We read some not so great reviews and were leary. However, we travel a lot.....for pleasure.....and have visited 47 states and stayed in a wide variety of accomodations. So when the rubber met the road as they say and we needed to spend the night while a loved one was in the ICU across the street we figured we would... More

My father was undergoing open heart surgery. I read reviews and was very sceptical, "DONT BE". The Towers are fine. They provide a close and convenient access to the hospital or Childrens Hospital at a very resonable rate. It is safe, clean and very convenient. You can access the hospital ICU 24 hrs a day. Parking is safe, and the... More

loved the view, love the food,loved the rooms.. PERFECT More

When you have an ill family member in the ICU at Penn, the Penn Tower Hotel is the most convenient. Only a few floors are 'hotel' floors an the rest of the building is used as offices, etc for the Univ of Pa Hospital. The hotel has not been updated in many years ( I stayed there for a number... More

This place is awful. My father was in the ICU at HUP so we stayed here for convenience (2 min walk to hospital across sky bridge). If we hadn't been in a life or death situation, there is no way we would have stayed. I realize that you're not going to get a 4 star hotel for $150 a night... More

My child was in chop for 6 weeks.I spent my first two weeks at the Sheraton and Penn tower.Both were very disappointing to say the least. The Penn Tower was awful.The staff was rude...snide and non accomodating.The whole place was weird I felt like I was in the Twilight zone.It is old and stinky!! My child was dying in the... More

This hotel badly needs to be gutted and brought from the dark ages to modernity. The only redeeming feature is the fact that it is quite convenient for the Hospital at the University of Pennsslvania which is accessed by a walkway. Al the porter is the other redeeming feature. Advice: Use only if you need access to the hospital, and... More

My father had open heart surgery and mother and I are not familiar with Philadelphia, so we opted to stay here for the night of his surgery. The hotel itself is located on Penn Hospital grounds, so it was very convenient but you pay for that!!!! I've stayed at some less than three star places, but this was probably a... More

I stayed at the Penn Tower Hotel for a week (with my mom) because of an internship I have at UPenn. Coming here, I was hesitant about the quality of my stay because of the other reviews, but I was pleasantly surprised. The room was very spacious (a king bed), much bigger than anything I have seen at more upscale... More