Depressing, but good location. Good for Last Resort.
I traveled from out of town to Philadelphia for a few days and after one night, I decided to just go home. There were several mixed reviews about the property, but at the time I was not worried because I am generally pretty minimalistic and easy to please at a hotel, especially knowing that I will only be there for 8 hours of sleep. It couldn’t be terrible, right? Hmm…
Situated next to a homeless shelter near the “rougher” part of town, the Travelodge looks everything but inviting. Once I arrive at the check-in counter after a long day, all I want to do is get into my PJs and go to bed. I then notice that the property looks more like a warehouse than a hotel, and 80% of the rooms in the hotel do not have an exterior window. I politely requested a room with an exterior window, saying I really enjoy natural light, especially when I had to wake up super early. The woman at check in said that there weren’t any rooms with windows available. I sighed, but accepted that I’ll be having to experience my first windowless room that night.
When I got to my room, it felt anything but comfortable. It was very dated, stale, depressing, had irritating florescent light, a prison window with lovely views of the hallway, thin blankets filled with holes, and my sink was less than a foot from the bed. Was I in a hospital? No, I’m just living my worst hotel experience to date.
OK well there were a few perks: since I walked, I didn’t have to pay for on-site parking ($18), there was free wifi, and the bathroom was surprisingly very clean.
The exterior of the Travelodge Philadelphia Convention Center
I didn’t sleep well that night (who would have thought?). The next night, I ditched the hotel idea all together ended up making the 4-hour round trip commute home just to sleep in my own bed for a few hours.
For the complete review including pictures, please visit my blog post at : http://boardingarea.com/blogs/justanotherpointstraveler/2012/05/05/unintended-use-of-wyndham-rewards-points-actorproblems/