$139 Avg/night
Rate based on Check-in: May 31, 2013 Check-out: Jun 1, 2013

BEST WESTERN Center City Hotel

3 stars
501 N 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130-3507
Hotel Overview
Reviewer score
2.8
out of 5
81 reviews
best western

Great hotel clean at a great location went to eastern state and did some of the ghost tours See full review

  • mike Perri
  • Oct 15, 2012
Philly Weekend

Front desk personal was very professional and courteous...was the only hotel downtown with free... See full review

  • kmk.fitnfun
  • Mar 26, 2013
Budget hotel with free parking in the heart of museum district

The Best Western Center City Hotel, located just off of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and a short walk to the Rodin Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Franklin Institute, and the Academy of Natural Sciences, is a budget-friendly choice for Philadelphia visitors. Hotel amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness center, an on-site restaurant and sports bar, laundry facility, free parking and complimentary high-speed Internet access throughout the hotel. Small pets are welcome for a fee.

 

Highlights:

  • Located in the heart of the museum district, within walking distance to top tourist destinations
  • Large outdoor pool and on-site fitness center
  • Free parking
  • Complimentary high-speed Internet access

 

Rooms:

The Best Western Center City Hotel is a classic near-highway budget hotel, with four floors and 183 smoking and nonsmoking guestrooms, including four suites. Furnishings and decor are simple, and all rooms include complimentary high-speed Internet access, a television with cable/satellite channels, a telephone with voice mail, and a coffee and tea maker.

 

Features:

The on-site Rodin Restaurant is open for breakfast, while the B & W Sports Bar serves lunch and dinner, as well as beer, wine and liquor.


 

Transportation:

  • SEPTA Spring Garden Station (0.8 mi/1.3 km)
  • Amtrak 30th Street Station (1 mi/1.6 km)
  • Greyhound Bus Terminal (1.7 mi/0.2 km)
  • Philadelphia International Airport (10 mi/16 km)
Attractions:
  • Rodin Museum (across the street)
  • The Philadelphia Museum of Art (0.3 mi/0.5 km)
  • Please Touch Museum (0.5 mi/0.8 km)
  • The Franklin Institute (0.6 mi/1 km)
  • The Academy of Natural Sciences (0.7 mi/1.1 km)
  • Pennsylvania Convention Center (1.6 mi/2.6 km)
  • Historic District (2.8 mi/4.5 km)
  • Sports/Concert Venues (7 mi/11.3 km)

 

Business:

 

BEST WESTERN Center City Hotel Rooms

1 DOUBLE BED
1 DOUBLE BED,SMOKING,HI SPEED NET,COFFEEMKR,HAIR,IRON
1 DOUBLE BED
1 DOUBLE BED,NOSMOKE,HI SPEED NET,COFFEMAKR,HAIR,IRON
2 DOUBLE BEDS
2 DOUBLE BEDS,SMOKING,HI SPEED NET,COFFEEMKR,HAIR,IRON
2 DOUBLE BEDS
2 DOUBLE BEDS,NOSMOKE,HI SPEED NET,COFFEMAKR,HAIR,IRON
1 KING BED
1 KING BED,SMOKING,HI SPEED NET,COFFEEMKR,HAIR,IRON
1 KING BED
1 KING BED,NOSMOKE,HI SPEED NET,COFFEMAKR,HAIR,IRON
SUITE-1 KING BED
SUITE-1 KING BED,NSMK,COUCH,2 WINGBACK CHAIRS,DESK,HISPD
2 DOUBLE BEDS
2 DOUBLE BEDS,MOBILITY ACCESSIBLE,BATHTUB,NSMK

Amenities

  • High-speed internet
  • FREE parking
  • Outdoor pool
  • No smoking rooms/facilities
General
No smoking rooms/facilities
Free local telephone calls
Activities
Outdoor pool
Exercise gym
Dining
Restaurant
Coffee maker in room
Services
24 hour front desk
Guest laundromat
Security
Multilingual
Safe deposit box
Meeting/Banquet facilities
Internet
High-speed internet
Parking
FREE parking
Accessibility
Accessible facilities
Room
Television with cable
AM/FM alarm clock
Hairdryer in room
Electronic door locks
Ironing board

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Hotel Map

39.9632 -75.1747
Nearby airports
(PHL), 8.00, MI, NE;
Area description
Downtown

Nearby points of interest

  • Rodin Museum: 0.1 mi
  • The Barnes Foundation: 0.2 mi
  • Eastern State Penitentiary: 0.3 mi
  • The Franklin Institute: 0.3 mi
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art: 0.4 mi
  • Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul: 0.5 mi
  • Mutter Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Pennsylvania Academly of the Fine Arts: 0.8 mi
  • Masonic Temple: 0.9 mi
  • Walnut Street Theatre: 1 mi
  • Rosenbach Museum and Library: 1.1 mi
  • University of Pennsylvania: 1.2 mi
  • Rittenhouse Square: 1.2 mi
  • Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts: 1.2 mi
  • Penn Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Rodin Museum: 0.1 mi
  • The Barnes Foundation: 0.2 mi
  • Eastern State Penitentiary: 0.3 mi
  • The Franklin Institute: 0.3 mi
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art: 0.4 mi
  • Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul: 0.5 mi
  • Mutter Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Pennsylvania Academly of the Fine Arts: 0.8 mi
  • Masonic Temple: 0.9 mi
  • Walnut Street Theatre: 1 mi
  • Rosenbach Museum and Library: 1.1 mi
  • University of Pennsylvania: 1.2 mi
  • Rittenhouse Square: 1.2 mi
  • Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts: 1.2 mi
  • Penn Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Philadelphia Zoo: 1.4 mi
  • National Constitution Center: 1.5 mi
  • Libery Bell Center: 1.6 mi
  • Christ Church: 1.6 mi
  • Independence Hall: 1.6 mi
  • National Museum of American Jewish History: 1.6 mi
  • Fireman's Hall: 1.8 mi
  • Arden Theatre Company: 1.9 mi
  • Independence National Historical Park: 1.9 mi
  • Please Touch Museum: 2.1 mi
  • Citizens Bank Park: 4 mi
  • Veterans Stadium: 4.3 mi
  • Wells Fargo Center: 4.3 mi
  • Lincoln Financial Field: 4.4 mi
  • Philadelphia Cruise Terminal: 4.6 mi
  • Morris Arboretum: 9.3 mi

Dining

B & W Sports Bar
B & W Sports Bar, on premises, liquor service, 12:00 Noon - 2:00 a.m. serving your favorite drinks, beer or wine. There are 7 beers on draft and over 30 bottled. Lunch and dinner, 12:00 Noon - 10:00 p.m. All-day menu featuring burgers, cheese
The Rodin Restaurant
The Rodin Restaurant, on premises, open for: breakfast, continental breakfast, a full hot buffet and an a la carte menu is available. Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Saturday and Sunday 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Hotel Policies

Check-in:
03:00 PM
Check-out:
12:00 PM

Terms and conditions

Rates quoted in currencies other than the hotel's base currency are subject to the rate of the international exchange. Rate may change throughout stay. Rate may reflect average nightly rate. Extra charges may apply. Incidental charges, such as room service, are not included in the rate.

The amenities and/or facilities may not be located at the hotel, but within a reasonable distance, and additional charges may apply for use.

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Guest Reviews (81)

Ratings and reviews for BEST WESTERN Center City Hotel

Overall score

2.8 / 5
81 out of 81
Amenities:
2.6
Room cleanliness:
3.4
Hotel staff:
3.6
Room comfort:
3.1
Location:
4
Value:
3.2

69% would recommend to a friend.

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Review of BEST WESTERN Center City Hotel

Reviewer score

5
Anonymous
Not Provided
Nov 9, 2010

If you are not concerned with

If you are not concerned with luxury, and you have location and budget in mind, then this is the hotel for you. Just a 5-minute walk to the Philadelphia Art Museum and other attractions, along with free parking and free internet, as well as a on-site bar, make this hotel a no brainer.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
3
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
No rating
Location:
5
Value:
5
Review of BEST WESTERN Center City Hotel

Reviewer score

5
Dari
Bethesda, MD, USA
Oct 4, 2011

great stay at great location

The room was great and the location was fantastic. The staff was overall very professional and polite and I am overall very pleased with the ones I had real contact with.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
5
Location:
5
Value:
5
Review of BEST WESTERN Center City Hotel

Reviewer score

5
mike Perri
Staten island ny
Oct 15, 2012

best western

Great hotel clean at a great location went to eastern state and did some of the ghost tours

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
5
Location:
5
Value:
5
Sightseeing tip: Short walk from hotel

Eastern state Penn.

Review of BEST WESTERN Center City Hotel

Reviewer score

4
Anonymous
Business
USA
Jun 11, 2007

Great location

The Best Western was comfortable, the room very good, with two tables, TV, coffee machine, access to internet. The location was very good in the center of the city.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
3
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel staff:
4
Room comfort:
5
Location:
5
Value:
2
Trip purpose:

Business

Time-saving tip: Short walk from hotel

There are many historical places and bisness center just a few blocks from the hotel.

Review of BEST WESTERN Center City Hotel

Reviewer score

4
Anonymous
USA
Nov 14, 2007

So So Hotel

Older Motel on the edge of the city downtown area. Reasonable distance to shopping and recreation, probably a cab. Hotel needs a renovation. While we were there a ceiling leak developed in the hotel corridor. However, the room and the bedding were clean. The breakfast in the dining area was served buffet style. Eggs and bacon were pretty dryed out at 9:00 AM. Overall, my rating is just so-so.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
2
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
4
Location:
3
Value:
4
Dining tip: Short drive from hotel

Art Institute is just a short distance away.

Review of BEST WESTERN Center City Hotel

Reviewer score

4
Anonymous
maryland
Apr 29, 2010

good

good

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
3
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
5
Location:
5
Value:
5
Review of BEST WESTERN Center City Hotel

Reviewer score

4
Anonymous
Brooklyn, NY
May 13, 2010

Fun escape from daily grind

My family and I enjoyed our visit to Philly, the hotel was in a great central location to all that we needed.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
4
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel staff:
4
Room comfort:
4
Location:
4
Value:
4
Review of BEST WESTERN Center City Hotel

Reviewer score

4
Traveling Realtor
Hackensack, NJ
Apr 21, 2011

Two-Day Trip

Parking was great. No problem with the check in. Room was relatively clean. The room and hallway carpet needs changing. Just wished the room had a microwave oven and a small refrigerator. Street view from the window. I would certainly visit again. The staff was professional and pleasant. We walked to all the major tourist sites such as the Philadelphia Bourse, the Liberty Bell, etc.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
3
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel staff:
4
Room comfort:
3
Location:
4
Value:
3
Time-saving tip: Short walk from hotel

Take the kids across the street to the park.

Review of BEST WESTERN Center City Hotel

Reviewer score

4
Ohio-Philly Gal
Columbus,Ohio
Jul 10, 2011

Great Adventure

My Hotel room was very clean and the staff was very professional

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
4
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
5
Location:
5
Value:
5
Shopping tip: Short walk from hotel

This Hotel is location along all of the sites and Mall

Review of BEST WESTERN Center City Hotel

Reviewer score

4
Marnne
Long Neck, DE
Aug 6, 2011

unbeatable location for the price

Free City parking. Independent check-in and check-out for traveler who does not want or need assistance with luggage, etc. and no tipping.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
3
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
4
Location:
4
Value:
5
Time-saving tip: Short walk from hotel

You can walk, take City bus transportation or cabs.

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