This is the type of place you'd want to stay at for no more than one night, just to sleep for a few hours. It's really motel-grade in terms of professionalism and quality. While checking in, Albert, the front desk agent, asked, "What type of room did you request?" Having flown all night and being a little out of it, I wasn't sure how to answer, and just confirmed I was one person and any size bed would be fine. Only when I opened the door to the room and was assaulted by the stench of smoke did I realize what he was asking. Thanks, bud. Later that day, an overwhelmed but pleasant female manager-type did change my room...also, Gabriel, another front-desk agent, was very courteous. I hope the two of them start looking for other jobs, though, as they are the exceptions among the obnoxious, self-focused staff. Hotel is also on a real run-down, skid-row strip, and aside from the Reading Terminal Market and Chinatown, you're trapped in the lowbrow, discount-shopping area of Center City. Bottom line: stay elsewhere, unless you get a really low rate or only plan to spend a short night there.
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