Philadelphia Upated 12/13 About This Page:

[iamgrumpy]

If one was to be going to Philadelphia say to meet some people say from a group like ohh say just for ha ha's like passporter [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] and lets say that someone was looking for a hotel to stay at just for argument's sake...lets say it needs to be by the airport and near downtown as well. Where would you ummm say i mean Stay?

Ok Serious now...

I am going to Philadelphia in January with Magic_mickey to meet up with some passporters for lunch (ok guys so this is also a shameless plug and what a surprise that I'd be going to a meet [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]) and we are staying Saturday night and I have never been to Philadelphia before so I have no idea what its like there.

Where would you stay? any hotels or neighborhoods I should stay away from?

anyone who is going to the meet and staying in Philly where are you staying??

Just trying to do some research

Thanks

[debsta922]

I don't have an answer for you Amy, but I'm glad you posted this... I was kinda wondering the same thing hmmmm... must be something in the air!

[Straitlover]

I bumped an old trip report thread for a Philly meet. I believe it mentions the hotel they stayed in in it.

[Eeyoresmom]

There is a Marriott attached to the airport. It looks nice. You can also take the Regional Rail Line (R1) from the airport into "center city" if you want. There are tons of hotels in center city and most of the area is nice. Check places like hotwire or hotels.com to see if anything peaks your interest. Or, if you're coming to sight see, you may want to stay in "old city" or near "penns landing."
For an idea of the hotels in each section of town, go to www.gophila.com - it's Philadelphia's tourism site and has hotels grouped by neighborhood. Plus, you'll see what else is going on then. If you can get a good rate for it, I can tell you first hand that the Westin on 17th Street between Market and Chestnut streets is really nice. Once you have a few places narrowed down, feel free to PM me - I'll be happy to let you know if I know anything about each.

[KrisLuvsDisney]

[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img] Amy!

[iamgrumpy]

I was looking on-line and found this hotel Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia Center

I have stayed at Hilton Garden Inn before but as far as location and any experience with this hotel I am not sure. Any advice? is it in a good area? easy to find, get to?

Thanks

[WDWJim081963]

Hi, iamgrumpy!

I live right across the Delaware River from Philadelphia and work five blocks from that hotel. I would like to attend that January meet if there is one. Let me give you an idea of the layout of Center City Philadelphia so you can get your bearings. The city is very walkable thanks to the grid pattern laid out by William Penn's surveyer in the 1600s.

Numbered streets run north-south, and named streets (such as Market, Chestnut, Walnut, and Arch) run east-west. The Delaware River separates Philly from New Jersey and is the point from which all Center City (CC) streets originate. There is no "1st Street" or "14th Street"; they are known respectively as Front Street (because it's the first street west of the river, it "fronts" the river) and Broad Street (before they built the north-south, twelve-lane Roosevelt Boulevard in the mid-1960s, this six-lane road between 13th and 15th Streets was Philadelphia's widest). Market Street is the dividing line between north and south.

The Marriott Garden Inn is located at 1100 Arch Street in the heart of Philly's Chinatown. It's in a pretty good neighborhood a block from both the Pennsylvania Convention Center and Market Street (Sounds of Market is an outstanding CD store nearby), and minutes from attractions and good restaurants.

Generally, you won't need a car in Center City. You can either walk or take SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) buses 17 and 33. SEPTA's Market-Frankford Elevated ("the El" blue line) runs east-west in Center City between 2nd and 15th Streets. The Broad Street Subway ("the Subway" orange line) has stops at Broad and Locust, Broad and Walnut, and Broad and Market Streets; and runs north-south between the Pattison Avenue sports complex and the Fern Rock Transportation Center in North Philadelphia. SEPTA base fare is currently $2.00 a ride with transfers an extra 60 cents; tokens are $1.30 each, sold in pairs; a Daypass allowing unlimited access to all SEPTA transit in the city is $6.00.

Hope this helps!

Jim

[iamgrumpy]

Thanks Jim I appreicate the time you put into explaining that for me. Check out the Backyard Meet Forum for more info on the meet.