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Society Hill Hotel

301 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (City Center East)
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Society Hill Hotel
Ranked #65 of 84 hotels in Philadelphia
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Saba
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

Located in the heart of Old City Philadelphia, this historic building provides a clean, safe, albeit small place to call home for your visit. The building and rooms are very clean, very small, but with surprisingly high ceilings which negates a feeling of claustrophobia. Because of it's age, I didn't expect a huge room with ample luxuries. The room came... More

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2013

This was the worst hotel I ever stayed at. It was clean and the location was good, but the room was postage stamp small and the service was horrible. The TV did not work and the WIFI service only worked occasionally. The soap was enough for 1 shower and the shampoo for 1 hair wash. The hotel is located above... More

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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Soooooooooooo Noisey could not get to sleep until 3:45 AM. No one to call and no one answered the phone! Terrible experience. Thick layer of dust under table. No chair in room so only place to sit was on the bed. The room itself so hot we were sweating while in the hall it was very cool. We walked away... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2013 via mobile

Never again! I warn you all! I ´m completelly destroyed after 2 nights! It´s without any service at all, the lights don ´t work, the awful technical noise during the night, ugly rooms, locks don ´t work - it´ s the worst hotel I ´ve ever been in.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2013 via mobile

We stayed at the society hill hotel for 3 nights. The location was great, only a 5 or so minute walk to the liberty bell and city hall (liberty hall). A shopping center is also within walking distance, which was good. The room was small, but it's an older building so totally understandable...the ceiling was high which was cute, overall... More

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Treviso, Italy
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2012

The room was the size of a walk-in closet, the bathroom almost non-existent, the bed so small you couldn't turn into it, the air conditioning noisy as an airplane. In four days they never made the room (not even the bed) or changed the towels. The reception was always closed and nobody answered the phone, so it was impossible to... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2012

Concur with other reviews...clean, great location, good price, NO amenities. One thing I wanted to emphasize was that the rooms are SMALL. At least 301, which was a tiny bedroom, connected to a tiny sitting room by a really tiny bathroom. My sister and I are both pretty small (under 5'6" and thin) and there was no place in either... More

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Hamburg, Germany
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 September 2012

This is for sure the worst "hotel" I've ever been in. First of all, there is no service at all; from time to time somebody is showing up in a sort of office they have on the first floor. Whatever you ask them, be sure that you won't get it, also because the previously mentioned office is always closed (I... More

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New Jersey
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4 reviews 4 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 September 2012

This is a great hotel if you just want a clean inexpensive place to stay in the Society Hill area of Philadelphia. Built in 1860, the overall structure of the hotel has changed very little since that time . It gives a unique perspective as to what it must have been like to travel and stay in Philadelphia during that... More

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Shreveport
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4 reviews 4 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 August 2012

I was very pleased with the comfort of my room; however, the purpose of this e-mail is to compliment the staff member who certainly went out of his way to accomodate me - Mr. Nelson Taveras !! Very impressive, courtesou, always welcome me with a smile and very professional when there was a "slight" problem with a business transaction. Therefore,... More

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Also Known As:
Society Hill Philadelphia
Hotel Society Hill
Society Hill Hotel Philadelphia
Address: 301 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Region: United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > City Center East
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Ranked #65 of 84 hotels in Philadelphia
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