I have just returned from a 1 night stay at the Residence Inn Center City. This hotel is a great hotel with great service and helpful staff.
I stayed in a one bedroom suite, which had two queen size beds. The room was nice, I liked the fact that it had two TV's. The room was big enough for our needs (3 adults.) When we arrived the room was clean as a whistle. Hotel staff were helpful by giving good directions. We stayed on a weekend so I can't comment on the evening social. Breakfast was OK, but considering the price we paid for it (free), it was excellent. I paid $154 for the room (with a governement discount) and I paid $32 for one night of parking.
I thought this hotel was a pretty good value for the money, but parking was a bit pricey.
Will definitely stay there again.

We stayed here May 19-22, 2006. This hotel is located in a great location and is right next to the Courtyard Marriott and the Downtown Marriott. The rooms were nice and clean and the bed was the most comfortable hotel bed I have ever stayed in. The breakfast buffet included was nice and had all you needed to eat. It was really nice that you could go down in your PJ's and bring the food back to the room if you needed to. The breakfast buffet saved at least $15.00 P/P per day. Another great service is their grocery store service. All you have to do is drop off a list of what you want at the front desk and they will do our shopping for you free of charge, no service charge that is, you still have to pay for the groceries.

The only downside to this hotel is the concierge, there is none. We asked employees several questions and they could not help. The valet guys tried to help but didn't seem to know the area either. We had to walk next door to the Downtown Marriott which was beautiful.

You are only about 8 blocks away from all the tourist stuff, Liberty Bell and Independance Hall. All are within walking distance. There are some great restaurants around the hotel and City Hall is beautiful at night.

The residence inn is very nice and would stay here again.

This is the perfect place to stay if you're in Philly for more than a night and need some space to move. The room was fantastic (lounge, kitchen, dining table, separate bedroom). The kitchen was fitted with everything you would need. Breakfast was great (and included in the price of the room) and staff were courteous and helpful. Location was superb - 2 blocks from Reading Terminal Market and Conference Centre. Recommend The Astral Plane and Maggiannos as great places to eat.

We stayed at the Residence Inn from April 13-15th with a room rate of $139.00 per night. For two adults and two children (ages 9 & 12), this was a great choice for us! The room had two double beds, a pullout sofa, kitchen area with full size refridgerator, small dining area and desk with chair. The beds were the most comfortable hotel beds I have every slept in! It is worth staying there just for the beds! Room was very clean when we arrived and engineering adjusted room temp. for us within 15 min. of calling them.

Breakfast which is included in the room rate, consisted of make your own belgum waffles, eggs, sausage, bisquits, real oatmeal, fresh fruit, muffins, bagels, cereal, etc. They change it slightly everyday. Monday thru Thursday they have some kind of snack in the early evening. Breakfast was a big plus for us because we didn't have to spend $20 and up on breakfast everyday.

The staff at the Residence in was very professional and pleasant. It is nice to speak to employees who actually like what they do.

The Philly Phlash (purple trolley) stops right in front of the hotel. It is a $1.00 per ride and it stops at all the local attractions or you can pay $3.00 and ride all day.

Two places I have to mention that we really enjoyed, El Vez (hip mexican) great drinks and food. Also The Fountain (real old fashion ice cream parlor), excellent ice cream!

Two nights was not enough time in Philly for us but we still had a great time and would stay again at the Residence Inn!