I stayed at the Hampton Inn lats year for the King Tut Exhibit.I found the hotel to be clean and the staff very friendly.We arrived at 12 noon and our room wouldn't be ready until 3 pm.They would have given us an earlier check in if they could have, but they were totally booked and had to clean the rooms.We had the valet parking from the hotel and they were so friendly and could not do enough for you.The hotel took our luggage and held it until we went to the King Tut Exhibit and checked in at 8 pm that night.The front desk staff was very friendly.Our room was very clean and the mattresses and pillows were so comfortable it was the best nite's sleep i had in a long time.The pool and hot tub were small and nothing fancy however the hottub was very relaxing.There was internet access with free computer use.There was a free continental breakfast which was good . Only wish they had juices available and not just coffee after the breakfast closed.The food was hot and they had a wide selection of breakfast foods which appealed to my kid's and they are fussy eaters.Check out was easy we had our bill slipped under our door when we woke up so no need to stop at the desk and wait.All we did was drop the key off and request our car.We did have to wait about 10 minutes to get our car but that's understandable since there were so many people checking out at once.It is about 3-4 blocks walking distance to City Hall in Center City.Although it may not be a ritzy hotel it was a very modern and clean hotel and a good value considering the prices of hotels in Philadelphia .I"m going back to Philly for 3 days in May and needless to say i'm staying at the Hampton Inn again.I called the hotel and made reservations and the staff was so freindly and informative when i asked all sorts of questions about colleges in the area that i am visiting with my daughter in May.Jim was on staff that night and i called him back numerous times with questions before i made the reservations and he was always friendly and imformative.I would definatley recommend this hotel to everyone and it's easy to find and you don't have to park down the street in parking lots as i have read in one review, they have valet parking for 23 dollars a night which is the average price for parking in Philly , some hotels even charge higher.

We booked a 2 night stay at the Hampton Inn just 4 days prior to our arrival and we got a very good price for our stay. We really weren't expecting much considering what we paid, however we were very impressed. The staff were very friendly and the standard of the room was excellent...very clean and everything seemed new or at least very well maintaned. The location was great, only a couple minutes walk to the main streets of Philly. Shame we didn't make it down for the complimentary breakfast as a result of the great Philly nightlife! Would definately recommend it and would stay there again.

We booked into Hampton Inn because it was a block from the Convention Center, had breakfast provided, and we've stayed at Hampton Inns previously. It was booked through the Convention Hotel Group for the meeting . Our plane arrival was about 7 hrs late, so arrived at the hotel about 1am. We had called to let them know we were coming and they informed us that our room would be there for us. The room on the 7th floor looked like it had not been refurnished in quite some time. It was across from the elevators, but soundproofing was pretty good. There was about a whole city block under demolition right outside our window. If we had arrived earlier, we might have asked for a new room, but since we were so late and exhausted,and had to be at meetings at 8am, we just went to bed. The hotel was full, so figured we could not get any better room the next evening.
The breakfast room was great. There were 2 hot choices every morning, lots of fruit, yogurt, rolls danish, as well as coffee and tea available all day. When we came in after a long day, there were pretzels with mustard and lemonade in the lobby. The desk and other employees were all very friendly, esp the breakfast room crew. For a meeting at the Convention Center, this was much better than our friends at the Marriott*Convention Hotel) who had the lobby torn up and most of the eating areas closed...for 2-3 times the price.

My family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids ages 4 & 6) stayed in a 2 double room over Easter weekend. The hotel was within easy walking distance of the convention center and Reading Terminal Market. It was a longer walk to the Franklin Institute but still manageable. Parking is about 100 yards up the street in an uncovered lot but the price was very reasonable ($20/night) compared to others we'd looked at.

The complimentary breakfast was very good - fresh fruit, hot waffles and the usual collection of yogurt, cereals, muffins, etc. The room itself was fine - we found the walls to be a little thin and could hear some activity around us but it was very clean and well maintained. It was a little small but was fine for our purposes. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We checked out the pool but didn't go in - the pictures on the website make it look bigger than it is but we did see a lot of people using it.