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Old Nov 26, 2014, 8:13 am
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Songer5
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: 212
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Hilton Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 502
Originally Posted by KENNECTED
What do you like to do that would help.

This property is close to:
  • Reading Terminal Market & Chinatown
  • Convention Center
  • Museums
  • Located inside the CBD (for business travelers)
  • Quick walk to historic sites (for leisure travelers)
  • Just north of restaurants, shopping and entertainment venues on Broad St., Chestnut, and Rittenhouse Sq.
  • Close to public transportation
Thank you for the list. I suppose your initial question is the right one to ask. For example, I live in Manhattan (as I think you do too). If someone asked me for a good hotel location, I wouldn't tell them Times Square or near the Empire State Building or Central Park. Those are fine for 10 minutes to take a photo, but not really where I'd want to spend most of my time if I were a visitor.

I'd probably opt for something in the Meatpacking District or Lower East Side or SoHo.

And perhaps relative to NYC, I view "close" as a 5 minute walk, not 30 minutes. Though I can see how anything in downtown Philly is better than the "Philadelphia" hotels that are really in Camden.

Thanks for the thoughts!
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