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Kimpton Hotel Palomar Philadelphia

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117 South 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, United States

+1 215 563 5006

$205+

Kimpton Hotel Palomar Philadelphia

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Overall guest ratings

9.0/10 Excellent

Based on 1753 reviews

Review highlights

Bar and Beverages

9.6
Location

9.5
Room

7.3
Breakfast

7.0

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Great shopping
Impressive bathroom
Stylish hotel
Friendly service

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About

Located in Center City, Philadelphia, this luxury hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Liberty Place, Ben Franklin National Memorial, and Reading Terminal Market. Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall are also within 1 mi (2 km).

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Amenities

Parking
Fitness center
Facilities for Disabled Guests
Spa
Babysitting or child care
Business center
Internet
Wi-Fi
Concierge service
Laundry service
Meeting/Banquet facilities
Room service
Bicycle rental
No smoking
Restaurant
Bar/Lounge
Air-conditioned
24 Hour Front Desk
Safe
Storage available
ATM on-site
Wedding services

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Overall Rating

9.0 Excellent

Based on 1,753 reviews

Bar and Beverages

9.6

Location

9.5

Vibe

9.3

Wellness Area

9.3

Service

9.3

Cleanliness

9.1

Amenities

8.2

WiFi

7.4

Room

7.3

Breakfast

7.0

Overall Rating

9.1 Excellent

Based on 1,121 reviews

Location

9.5

Wellness Area

9.4

Bar and Beverages

9.4

Service

9.4

Vibe

9.3

Breakfast

7.2

Room

7.2

WiFi

7.2

Overall Rating

9.0 Excellent

Based on 350 reviews

Location

9.6

Vibe

9.4

Service

9.2

Cleanliness

9.2

Room

6.9

Comfort

5.6

Overall Rating

8.6 Excellent

Based on 192 reviews

Location

9.5

Service

9.3

Vibe

9.2

Cleanliness

9.0

Value for money

7.0

Room

6.9

Comfort

6.0

Overall Rating

8.7 Excellent

Based on 87 reviews

Service

9.4

Location

9.4

Vibe

9.2

Room

7.3

Value for money

6.5

Comfort

6.2

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10.0

Pros: I liked a LOT on December 12 Santa klaus with all the dogs around It Was simple delightfull. For me a 10 Star hotel. We spend 3 weeks and we enjoyed

Reviewed Dec 2015

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8.8

Pros: Great located, clean and comfiy. pretty new rooms. Nice staff

Cons: No free wifi (pretty oldfashioned) No parking, 48 $ for one day valet was pretty expensive.

Reviewed Oct 2015

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10.0

Perfect

Pros: My hubby and infant stayed at this hotel for new years day, and we loved our experience. It was convenient to downtown philly, our city view king was spacious for a downtown hotel, and the hotel extras, like happy hour, morning coffee, and all day hot cocoa were lovely!

Reviewed Jan 2016

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7.1

Holiday weekend

Pros: My fiance and I visited for the holiday weekend. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Room ammentities were updated. Great views of city (of your on the right side of the building). king size bed was nice to have although it wasn't especially soft. Room was cleaned every afternoon for when we returned. They have decent free wine ever day between 6 and 7. The hotel lobby and elevators and hallways were nicely decorated, full of art.

Cons: Room size was just average, didn't have much if any more room compared to other hotels. The shower was nothing special, same size and same shower head I would find at a 2 or 3 star hotel. Nothing was inclusive except for a few toiletries you may have forgotten at home. We had a weird Brown smudge on one of our end table drawers that room service had to clean up. Only 4 elevators for 25 floors of rooms was bad, if your in the top floor like we were we had to stop at 4-5 floors going up or down before we arrived at our room or the lobby. Ice is Only on one flone which is extremely inconvenient. These negatives were a big let down, overshadowing the positives for the price you pay.

Reviewed May 2015

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10.0

Pros: The hotel was pet friendly

Cons: Hotel need a pool

Reviewed Jun 2016

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8.5

Pros: The staff was very good and the location was excellent.

Cons: Our room was not ready until 45 minutes after the check time. The bed was not comfortable.

Reviewed Apr 2015

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10.0

AMAZING Experience!

Pros: Absolutely LOVED staying here. My boyfriend and I stayed here after the marathon. Bottled water when we arrived, champagne and the staff upgraded our room! We got there 3 hours earlier for check-in and because our Queen room wasn't ready yet and my boyfriend was visibly exhausted from the marathon, they gave us a King room that was ready. The rooms are the perfect size, comfortable bed, clean bathroom with amenities, and room service was fantastic. Free wine social hour by the fire was incredible. Hotel is centrally located with a lot of great food surronding. We'lol be staying here anytime we're in Philly!

Cons: 18% gratuity and 5$ service charge placed on the food service is a bit excessive. The lady (who was so sweet) brought the tray into our room and had me sign a receipt that had a tip option on it. Just mad it a little uncomfortable. It didn't take away how amazing the food was though!

Reviewed Nov 2016

review from
10.0

Always an Excellent Stay

Pros: I have stayed at Kimpton hotels on the east and west coasts and I have always had an excellent stay. The rooms are clean and well decorated, the rates reasonable, the staff warm and welcoming and the customer service exemplary.

Reviewed Dec 2016

review from
9.4

Nice boutique hotel

Pros: Friendly and accommodating staff Plenty of nearby restaurants

Cons: No business center (but front desk was helpful)

Reviewed Jan 2016

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10.0

Pros: We loved the service and the wine hour. Great ambiance in the lobby. Will definitely stay at Kimpton hotels again.

Cons: None.

Reviewed Jan 2017

review from
8.8

Pros: Friendly staff. Good location.

Cons: $50 for valet parking. Still not sure where they parked the car....

Reviewed Aug 2016

review from
10.0

Newlywed Gift

Pros: We were in town for a wedding and gifted our reservation for Hotel Palomar to the newlyweds for the evening after their wedding. The staff at Hotel Palomar was fantastic- they quickly and easily added names to the reservation and a bottle of prosecco and lovely note was in the room when they arrived. They loved the room and we loved knowing they were well taken care of!

Cons: No complaints!

Reviewed Jan 2017

review from

10.0

Pros: I liked a LOT on December 12 Santa klaus with all the dogs around It Was simple delightfull. For me a 10 Star hotel. We spend 3 weeks and we enjoyed

Reviewed Dec 2015

review from
8.8

Pros: Great located, clean and comfiy. pretty new rooms. Nice staff

Cons: No free wifi (pretty oldfashioned) No parking, 48 $ for one day valet was pretty expensive.

Reviewed Oct 2015

review from
10.0

Perfect

Pros: My hubby and infant stayed at this hotel for new years day, and we loved our experience. It was convenient to downtown philly, our city view king was spacious for a downtown hotel, and the hotel extras, like happy hour, morning coffee, and all day hot cocoa were lovely!

Reviewed Jan 2016

review from
10.0

Pros: The hotel was pet friendly

Cons: Hotel need a pool

Reviewed Jun 2016

review from
8.5

Pros: The staff was very good and the location was excellent.

Cons: Our room was not ready until 45 minutes after the check time. The bed was not comfortable.

Reviewed Apr 2015

review from
10.0

AMAZING Experience!

Pros: Absolutely LOVED staying here. My boyfriend and I stayed here after the marathon. Bottled water when we arrived, champagne and the staff upgraded our room! We got there 3 hours earlier for check-in and because our Queen room wasn't ready yet and my boyfriend was visibly exhausted from the marathon, they gave us a King room that was ready. The rooms are the perfect size, comfortable bed, clean bathroom with amenities, and room service was fantastic. Free wine social hour by the fire was incredible. Hotel is centrally located with a lot of great food surronding. We'lol be staying here anytime we're in Philly!

Cons: 18% gratuity and 5$ service charge placed on the food service is a bit excessive. The lady (who was so sweet) brought the tray into our room and had me sign a receipt that had a tip option on it. Just mad it a little uncomfortable. It didn't take away how amazing the food was though!

Reviewed Nov 2016

review from
10.0

Always an Excellent Stay

Pros: I have stayed at Kimpton hotels on the east and west coasts and I have always had an excellent stay. The rooms are clean and well decorated, the rates reasonable, the staff warm and welcoming and the customer service exemplary.

Reviewed Dec 2016

review from
9.4

Nice boutique hotel

Pros: Friendly and accommodating staff Plenty of nearby restaurants

Cons: No business center (but front desk was helpful)

Reviewed Jan 2016

review from
10.0

Pros: We loved the service and the wine hour. Great ambiance in the lobby. Will definitely stay at Kimpton hotels again.

Cons: None.

Reviewed Jan 2017

review from
8.8

Pros: Friendly staff. Good location.

Cons: $50 for valet parking. Still not sure where they parked the car....

Reviewed Aug 2016

review from
10.0

Newlywed Gift

Pros: We were in town for a wedding and gifted our reservation for Hotel Palomar to the newlyweds for the evening after their wedding. The staff at Hotel Palomar was fantastic- they quickly and easily added names to the reservation and a bottle of prosecco and lovely note was in the room when they arrived. They loved the room and we loved knowing they were well taken care of!

Cons: No complaints!

Reviewed Jan 2017

review from

7.1

Holiday weekend

Pros: My fiance and I visited for the holiday weekend. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Room ammentities were updated. Great views of city (of your on the right side of the building). king size bed was nice to have although it wasn't especially soft. Room was cleaned every afternoon for when we returned. They have decent free wine ever day between 6 and 7. The hotel lobby and elevators and hallways were nicely decorated, full of art.

Cons: Room size was just average, didn't have much if any more room compared to other hotels. The shower was nothing special, same size and same shower head I would find at a 2 or 3 star hotel. Nothing was inclusive except for a few toiletries you may have forgotten at home. We had a weird Brown smudge on one of our end table drawers that room service had to clean up. Only 4 elevators for 25 floors of rooms was bad, if your in the top floor like we were we had to stop at 4-5 floors going up or down before we arrived at our room or the lobby. Ice is Only on one flone which is extremely inconvenient. These negatives were a big let down, overshadowing the positives for the price you pay.

Reviewed May 2015

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