Philadelphia · Hotel shortlist
Hotels with an indoor pool near the station in Philadelphia
Gerald Whitfield The American northeast and Canada
These are my five favourites in Philadelphia, out of the 20 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.4.
Hampton Inn & Suites Warrington Horsham is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
Hampton Inn & Suites Warrington Horsham
★★★★★4.5 from 645 reviews
Hampton Inn & Suites Warrington Horsham comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 645 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 3 star property, found under the station and around $163 a night on the dates we checked.
20 hotels in Philadelphia qualified for this list and five made it. Homewood Suites by Hilton Horsham Willow Grove is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
All five, ranked
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1
Hampton Inn & Suites Warrington Horsham
★★★★★4.5 from 645 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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2Homewood Suites by Hilton Horsham Willow Grove
★★★★★4.5 from 494 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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3Hampton Inn & Suites Philadelphia/Bensalem
★★★★★4.4 from 1,133 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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4SpringHill Suites by Marriott Mt. Laurel Cherry Hill
★★★★★4.4 from 880 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Pet friendly
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5Home2 Suites by Hilton Warminster Horsham
★★★★★4.4 from 563 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
How this list was put together
20 Philadelphia hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Gerald Whitfield The American northeast and Canada
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