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Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel

4.0 star property

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Serves dinner and happy hour
Reception
Serves dinner and happy hour
Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
$187
includes taxes & fees
Dec 7 - Dec 8

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401 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA, 19106
  • Place, Independence Hall
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Liberty Bell Center
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Reading Terminal Market
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Airport, Philadelphia, PA (PHL-Philadelphia Intl.)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

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Room, 1 King Bed

7.6 out of 10
Good
(27 reviews)
  • 450 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed, Park View

7.6 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • 450 sq ft
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(21 reviews)
  • 450 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 2 Queen Beds

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 452 sq ft
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 2 Queen Beds

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 452 sq ft
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 1 King Bed, Park View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 463 sq ft
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Room, 1 King Bed, Park View

  • 463 sq ft
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel

4-star hotel in Center City
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness center and a bar/lounge. Additionally, valet parking, conference space, and concierge services are onsite. Change of towels is available on request.
Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel offers 150 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. 55-inch LCD televisions come with premium digital channels, pay movies, and Netflix. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Philadelphia hotel provides wireless Internet access for a surcharge. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Event facilities measuring 2704 square feet (251 square meters) include conference space. This Art Deco hotel also offers a fitness center, a vending machine, and multilingual staff. Concierge services and wedding services can be provided. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.

Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
First Daughter Oyster Co - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Only Son's Bar and Lounge - This bar specializes in American cuisine and serves dinner and light fare. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi (USD 9.95 per day)
  • Available in some public areas: Free internet

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Offsite parking available (USD 29 per day)
  • Valet parking on site (USD 65 per day; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: USD 13 to 27 for adults and USD 13 to 27 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • First Daughter Oyster Co
  • Only Son's Bar and Lounge

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • Children's games

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 2,704 square feet of conference space
  • 4 meeting rooms
  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator (42 inch wide door)
  • Grab bar near toilet (34 inches high)
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Low-height bed (22 inches high)
  • Low-height electrical outlets in bathroom
  • Low-height view port in door
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (30 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-width doorways
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • 1 building
  • 14 floors
  • Art Deco architecture
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Built in 1990
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Reception hall
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch LCD TV with premium digital channels
  • Netflix
  • Pay movies

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50.00 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total (up to 25 lbs per pet)
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 45.00 per stay
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 25.00 per stay

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately USD 13 to 27 for adults, and USD 13 to 27 for children
  • Fee for in-room wireless internet: USD 9.95 per day (rates may vary)
  • Valet parking fee: USD 65 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Nearby parking fee: USD 29 per day (1312 ft away)
  • Pet fee: USD 50.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 25.00 per stay
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 45.00 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Property Registration Number 199884

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 542 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 232 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 119 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 61 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 50 out of 1004 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Rene, Kingston

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Elevators broken…..weird hangers….installed for short people…
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

rebecca

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Austin

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Chikdu

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall really bad. I checked in. First the main elevator was not working so i had to use the staff elevator. That’s fine.. no big deal. But i get up to the room, and there is no bathroom door and the bathtub/shower does not drain, the room smells really bad and the air conditioner is really loud. I asked for a new room, and they give me one. When I get into the new room, the bed was not made and it looked like someone had slept in it and it was not cleaned. So I ask for a new room. Finally get into the 3rd room, and it’s not so bad, still smells, but whatever I can deal with that.. go to take a shower and the water does not get hot.. stays at most slightly warm.. after a long day traveling. That’s just the worst feeling. At this point I am too tired to ask for a new room. overall just a really bad hotel. Not clean, smells and just not a nice environment. Bad experience.. I never do reviews… but I really had to make this review to indicate how bad this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Eli

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were clean, buttons on elevators would go in and out. Pool is closed indefinitely! have to pay a fee for wifi even if you use the “free” wifi. staff was welcoming though just the ownership is very poor
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a great location that’s convenient to museums and the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall and the hop on hop off bus pickup locations. The staff is professional and courteous. We will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Thea

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom was a little dated; the sink didn’t drain properly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

JATHAN, Williamsport

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Nabeel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Maybe give this place a miss …

Disappointing stay with this well known brand. Elevators smelt of urine, room smelt of weed. Location is very good. Manager was sympathetic with our complaints and handled the matter to our satisfaction in the end. Unfortunately I would not stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jeffrey

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Riley

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness

Lots of good qualities

Great staff, great location, mildewey no draining shower, super noisy with thin walls & very nice towels.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Alastair

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I checked my girlfriend and my mother into the hotel, and the woman at the front desk was clearly on some kind of narcotic; I've never seen someone be so violent with a computer keyboard or speak so quickly. She was rude and condescending to both my mother and girlfriend. My mother's hotel room had a couch in it that was very obviously covered in semen stains that hadn't been cleaned; we're talking "still crusted on". We had her moved to another room, and it was even worse; there were semen stains on the couch in the new room, the curtains, and a very obvious imprint on the window from where someone was pressed up against it, no doubt in some kind of intimate position. My girlfriend and I shared a room separate from my mother, and I had to personally repair the toilet and the sink drainage. I suppose I should be grateful I didn't have semen stains in our room... that we could see.
Semen stain
More semen stains
Yet another semen stain
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No internet no breakfast unless you pay extra.

For the amount you pay per night they should at least offer free internet. It is reminiscent of that show Green Acres when Mr. Haney sells Oliver Douglass a tractor then says, "Now that you have the tractor how about buying the tires that go with it?". Internet is now something you need in every day life so to have to pay extra for it during a hotel stay I find to be intolerable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

John Edward

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was not up to the standard that I’d expect. The room was large, but some of the wood panelling was missing in the room. Additionally, the air conditioning was incredibly loud. A minor point was the layout as you enter the hotel, everyone seemed to have the same issue of not really knowing where to check-in. A big disappointment was the permanent swimming pool closure. No one warned me of that and it was one of the reasons for booking.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Carola

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
The carpet, chaise lounge, and cloth chair are stained and look disgusting. The staff were exceptional - very friendly and courteous. Check-in was a breeze.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Dorothy, Warren

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for walking around Philly
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Christine

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Christopher

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Kris

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dominique

Great
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 1 night in May 2025