Valerie Culiner

Review of Hotel Monaco Philadelphia, A K...

This is a beautiful hotel. The front desk staff is...

This is a beautiful hotel. The front desk staff is very friendly and it has a funky decor. The location is great - so close to lots of the main sightseeing spots in Philadelphia. The bed was unbelievably comfortable and we had a great view of the river. The website says you have to be Kimpton Rewards Member to get free wifi, so I joined, however neither of us were prompted for any sort of password and had free wifi. Being a rewards member also got us $10 toward the mini bar, which is equivalent to one beer. Still, free beer! The restaurant attached to the hotel is also fantastic and worth checking out. They have a free cocktail hour shortly after check in with all sorts of liquor, wine and sodas, but we missed it so I can't comment on that, but I believe you are limited to one drink, so don't go thinking it's like an open bar.

A few things bothered me about our stay. One, we actually had a gift certificate to use for our stay. Despite the fact that the gift giver had paid for this gift certificate almost a year ago, we were told we could not get the prepaid rate, but the higher room rate because it "wasn't paid for yet". We also had some confusion about the gift card upon our arrival, which caused my credit card to be charged instead, but it was quickly taken care of when I called. The room itself was very nice, but the toilet is literally three feet from the right side of the bed. I'm not sure why the room was laid out this way, but it's kind of strange and could be awkward. We checked in, wandered around and came back to find a crib in our room. We found a hotel employee in the hall way and they removed the crib.