Not bad
Its really not a bad hotel. Its got some good and bad points, but if you have a good rate i'd say go for it. Here's what I got:
Pro's: Good location in regards to downtown Philly, a quick drive to get to the city center. The front desk staff is very pleasant and personable to deal with. We asked for a mini-fridge and got it quickly. The maid staff were very sweet, always greeting you as you passed them, and they made up the room very well too! Comfortable beds, nice soft towels for the bathroom, great location next to a Target, Starbucks, Pot Belly, etc.. It was great to have control over the HVAC unit in our room, which has a digitalized thermostat and it worked great!
Con's: Parking is difficult on the weekends due to the hotel's parking lot adjacent to the TGI Fridays, which gets VERY busy. Good luck finding a spot after 6pm on a Friday or Saturday. The hotel really should consider figuring out how to enforce that its parking lot is for hotel guests only. The elevators are SLOW as molasses moving.
Mixed Feelings: The hotel rooms in general. You can tell that they are trying to keep up with modernizing the rooms, which is a good thing. Our room had a nice large king bed and the furnishings are more modern, but the wallpaper was already peeling off in several obvious sections of our room (and wallpaper, really?). The lighting is VERY poor in the entryway to the rooms (as evidenced by not only our room, but a few rooms we visited where friends were staying). There is actually no light in the entry way, which is where the closet is located. Its very difficult to see at all hours of the day in that area. because its just dark and quite drab. The hallways are also very, very dreary and humid (no good ventilation?) and could use some updating.