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Out of 177

City Center Philadelphia Best Western	Average Price: $138 Check Rates

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501 North 22nd Street

Philadelphia, 19130 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 8 of 22
Average review rating: 2.52

OpinionWell Value Index: 4

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (2) , Expedia (2) , MyTravelGuide (27) , Travelocity (8) , TripAdvisor (129) , YahooTravel (17)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. I do travel a lot for both work and pleasure and unfortunately this hotel is on the bottom of a very long list.

"Dump... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/27/2012 Vote

2. unfortunately, no other rooms were available in the hotel or the city.

"Scary, dirty, unfriendly... Worst hotel experience ever! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/9/2011 Vote

3. unfortunately, the entire city was booked (in the middle of the week with nothing special going on) so we had no choice but to stay (which is what this hotel must rely upon).

"Won't stay at another Best Western " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/15/2009 Vote

4. unfortunately, given Philly's notoriously high hotel prices (to which 15% must be added for taxes), there's little impetus for this hotel to shape up its act.

"Consider renaming it a LEAST Western " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/9/2009 Vote

5. unfortunately this was the reason why we booked this hotel.

"You get what you paid for " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/28/2008 Vote

6. I spent three unfortunate nights here, and the moldy/mildewy atmosphere has left me with a bad case of bronchitis and laryngitis.

"Not Best, but Worst Western Center City Hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/12/2007 Vote

7. unfortunately there was nothing else in the city available under $400/nt for my dates.

"Not Best, but Worst Western Center City Hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/12/2007 Vote

8. I freaked out when I read the previous reviews and tried to change hotels three days before we were to check in, but unfortunately the other hotel I tried didn`t have any VIP Dali tickets left, so we decided to grin and bear it.

"Served it`s basic purpose " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/9/2005 Vote