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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 12:41 pm
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tudorcity
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: PHL/KOA - SU '03 M BB NCAA Champs/Phillies '08 WS Champs/Eagles '18 SB Champs
Programs: AA EXP (3MM)/HH Diamond
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We just checked out yesterday. Overall, we were very pleased and would stay there again. The rooms are quite large, with a balcony off the "living room" and the bedroom. Each room has a kitchenette, with mini-fridge and microwave, two tvs and a pull-out couch.

We stayed on a point-stretcher for one night - 18,000 points. At check-in, the desk clerk tried to charge me $20 for the night, then apologized and said that was the amount that the hotel charges HHonors. I remarked that $20 seemed pretty low, but she just shrugged her shoulders.

The manager's reception was pretty nice, a little crowded for a Sunday night (although it was a holiday weekend). Many different types of wine, Yeungling and Coors light on tap, Bud and Bud light in cans, and a number of bottles of medium shelf liquor. Breakfast was in TGIFriday's, which is attached to the hotel. Standard hot buffet, with an omelet and made-to-order egg station. I thought the breakfast was pretty decent. There were 5 of us, 2 adults and 3 kids, and we received certs for each of us. We were at breakfast from around 7:30-8:00 and there was hardly anyone around.

The only negative of the stay was the wait for the elevator when we were leaving our room around 9:00 am - it took about 15 minutes for an elevator to show up. Apparently the TGIFriday's on the second floor gets really busy by 9:00 am, and there are only three elevators for the entire 23 floor building. We did not have any elevator issues at any other time.

I was able to get late checkout at 2:00 without any problem. In addition, I'm Gold, so we also received two extra bottles of water (there were already two bottles in the fridge) along with a two-pack of Milano cookies.

Overall, a good stay and we'll be back.
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