great value, service, and location
Stayed here a full week in September on vacation. The room (#602) for this single traveler was compact, but very well laid out and furnished - and meticulously clean. The staff, from desk attendants to chambermaids, were friendly and helpful. The breakfasts, with no pretension to hearty lumberjack heapings of hot artery-clogging goodies, nonetheless offered a selection to satisfy most tastes - from granola, yoghurt, and fresh fruit to Danish pastries and bagels. The small scale of the establishment meant that one was blissfully free of any commercial atmosphere. (Sure, there may have been some businessmen there, but if so they were relishing the moments before, or after, business meetings elsewhere.) The Inn's Center City neighborhood is engaging: for several blocks in all directions the buildings are mainly three or four story structures, rather than higher-rise buildings; and check out Quince Street, just around the corner, from Spruce up to Locust, for an alley of splendid Georgian and Federal homes. Convivial taverns and diverse restaurants abound in the area, and the Inn's staff are happy to direct you to one that may match your tastes. Then, of course, there are the larger attractions of Philadelphia. But you've probably done your own homework on that score.