Aloft Philadelphia Downtown

Teddy Force

Great location, convenient to Reading Terminal and city hall - both 2-3 min walks. Hotel lobby is very nice, has a Starbucks attached, and the rooms are pretty nice, albeit a bit small - but that’s to be expected in a city. Very friendly hotel staff, just had a few experiences with not great follow through. Overall, we would stay again, but recommend booking as early as possible or using points because it is PRICY.

Kevin Dahl

Great experience with the front desk folks, one of whom suggested a breakfast place down the street. Helpful, courteous, good team to have out in front. Rooms are clean and modern, if a bit small. One thing knocked them down a star - I went to check in to my room at 1545 and it wasn't ready until 1630. After redeye flight and a full day at a professional conference, this was quite disappointing.

Amanda Boyce

The first night I didn’t sleep well because the mattress is uncomfortable. The second night the fire alarm went off at 12:30am and 6:00am. We evacuated both times. Both false alarms. They have an amazing Mirror workout thing in the gym, but the front desk doesn’t know the hotel’s log in. When I hopped in the shower, I was happy to see big bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and shower gel. I hate those wasteful little plastic bottles. However 2 of 3 were empty. I called the front desk for conditioner and shower gel. The guy came up (with no mask) and tried to leave with the shampoo bottle. I told him I needed to keep that shampoo and replace the conditioner. He argued with me that shampoo and conditioner are the same thing. I showed him in the sink that conditioner is not shampoo! It of course didn’t lather. He wasn’t budging. I insisted on keeping the shampoo, so at least I had what I needed. He left muddy footprints on the bath mat. After that, things went better. No one ever figured out the Mirror, though. They really do need to change their mattresses. Most corporate hotel chains have terrific mattresses these days. The bathroom products are incredible. The space itself is beautiful, though the hallways are dreary. They could definitely use more lighting. My room had 3 huge windows overlooking City Hall. I love the gym in the vault. There’s a Trader Joe’s across the street if you’re trying to avoid eating out every meal. There’s a mini fridge in the room, and you can use the microwave in the lobby. The bar has limited bar food, but the staff is great.

Kelly Patterson

Perfect hotel for work travel. The room shades completely black out the room. There is no annoying light on any appliances to bother you when you are trying to sleep. My room was very quiet. The heating and cooling was perfect. You could set the fan to circulate and never be bothered by the unit kicking on and waking you up. Nice amenities in the bathroom. It was clean and there were plenty of outlets plus nice reading lights above the bed. The location was great. The staff was friendly and helpful.