We came to Philly to see the King Tut exhibit (which was great), but I wish we had stayed someplace else. The parking garage was deceiving and we thought we were parking in someone else's lot because there was no sign for the Hilton. It took several trips around the block for my friend to even find it. Check-in took forever, but the concierge was extremely helpful and even got us a map and told us the best ways to get around. The biggest problem for me was when we first opened the door to our room and got a wiff of an overwhelming stench. It was the air conditioner which was spewing out rancid, moldy air. It was then a choice to either deal with it or open the windows and endure the noisy, hot August night. We didn't want to have to endure another long wait for a room, so we just dealt with it.
On the plus side, the location was good, and was walking distance to almost everything, but the bus station in front of the hotel yielded some shady characters. There was one guy who thought that everyone walking by would enjoy being yelled at while he banged something metal against a pole. (I wonder if there's an institution nearby)? The Wawa across the street from the station had the closest ATM, and I was shocked when I didn't get mugged. Our last night there, the only restaurant in the hotel was closed for a private party, so we walked around and found a fantastic Italian place (wish I could remember the name). We never tried the hotel breakfast because the Reading Market was right around the corner where we could get practically anything we wanted much cheaper. We must have gone back there 6 or 7 times throughout the trip. Overall the trip was fun, but the hotel wasn't......
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