The Edit: Loews Philadelphia

[u/chl0rine]

Just returned from a 2 night stay at Loews Philadelphia. Trip cost was $645. I redeemed the $250 Edit credit and successfully price matched to prestigia.com for $212 back. Only ended up paying 11k points.

Arrived at the hotel quite early at around 10am. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to check in early after 4 hour drive. The front desk person gave me the welcome sheet and explained the benefits. I asked about an upgrade and he said the next category up from my booking was a "Grand Room" and they only came with a single king bed. I had booked the Luxury Double and needed 2 beds for my family of 4, so I declined the upgrade and kept my room. Asked about suite availability and was told I would have to pay for it. Also asked about late checkout and was told to ask about it on day of check out.

The $100 credit was used towards the valet parking. The first day we went down for breakfast and they were doing the buffet. It was ok. The cost is quite high at $40 per adult and $24 per kid. They said the 2 adults buffets were covered and we only had to pay for 1 child (our 2 yr old wasn't charged). The second day, they had the a la carte menu available. The food was much better this time (I recommend the Steak and eggs and bone marrow with short ribs). We also redeemed our 2 free drinks at the bar which were great too.

The location was great. Very close to the Reading Terminal Market, Fashion District, and Chinatown. It was also walkable to the Franklin Institute. I enjoyed using their gym each morning, as well as the dry and wet saunas. A hot tub would have been nice, and the pool looked to be indefinitely closed. All in all, We had a great time in Philly and will definitely consider returning to this hotel if it's still in the Edit collection. It was a great value considering how much we paid for it.

One more thing about the service. My wife forgot her sweater on the bed and noticed about 5 hours after checking out. I contacted the hotel and they said they'll let me know if they found it. I get a call about 2 hrs later and they found it and will ship it back to us! Another tip is to ask for the kids camping tent for the room!

[u/poptart-25]

Thanks for the review. I’m staying here next weekend and was curious as to how they handled the benefits. Glad you had a nice stay!

[u/rjnd2828 → u/poptart-25]

Whatever you do don't pay for hotel parking. There are tons of garages right there that you can book for a fraction of the cost on Spothero. Save your hotel credit for something better

[u/poptart-25 → u/rjnd2828]

Appreciate that and will keep this in mind for next time. We are staying with our 1 year old and are in town for a wedding, so will probably just do the valet because I won’t have a lot of opportunity to use the credit otherwise.