Much Ado About Very Little
What can I say? For Graduation Weekend, this is, unfortunately, the only game in town. Staying in Philadelphia proper is too far away (due to traffic), and to get to UPenn graduation sites quickly, this is the hotel to choose. But that’s the only reason. During Graduation Week, the hotel doubles its prices. This is a complete rip-off. The rooms are smallish and while the beds are good to sleep in, the wood frames have sharp corners that are unfortunately very hard to avoid and painful to encounter. The closets are tiny and about four hangers are provided. The bathrooms: we had a King bed room, which had a large shower. The door only opened out, so that after leaving the shower, the bathroom floor flooded, with water dripping down the door. We changed to a room with a tub/shower, but those rooms do not have King beds. There is only one sink. Worst of all, the walls are thin as paper. The entertainment is constant. We were treated to the sounds of our neighbors talking on the phone, using the bathroom, having friends over till late at night, fighting, making up….and the only thing we were not treated to were the sounds of silence. Parking costs $39 per night. Our car is parked on the street outside of the hotel (yes, we are still here while I am writing this). We are told that there is Security watching the cars. Right. The housekeeping has been good on some days, and for the past two days has been lousy. I hate having to call up for missing items and then having to tip the person bringing those items, when they should have been in the room in the first place. Breakfast (at $40/pp) has been decent but not worth the price. Thank goodness our son graduated. This is not a hotel we would ever stay at again. Give me The Rittenhouse any day, even if it is not near the University (and if only they had had rooms available). Oh, and by the way, that IPad? Nothing but a useless gimmick.