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Hotel AKA Rittenhouse Square

4.0 star property
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Exterior
Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets
Coffee/tea maker, eco-friendly cleaning products
Bar (on property)
Lobby

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • 24/7 front desk

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135 South 18th St., Philadelphia, PA, 19103
  • Rittenhouse Square
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Pennsylvania Convention Center
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Reading Terminal Market
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL-Philadelphia Intl.)
    ‪15 min drive‬
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Studio (Platinum Residence) | Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Studio (Platinum Residence)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Coffee/tea maker, eco-friendly cleaning products

Suite, 1 Bedroom

  • 63 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Grand Suite, 1 Bedroom (Platinum)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 1 Bedroom (with Den) | Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Suite, 1 Bedroom (with Den)

  • 91 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Penthouse, 2 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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55-inch TV with cable channels

Suite, 2 Bedrooms (Platinum)

  • 87 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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Suite, 2 Bedrooms | Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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Studio (Residence) | Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Studio (Residence)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 1 Bedroom (Platinum with Den) | Living room | 55-inch TV with cable channels

Suite, 1 Bedroom (Platinum with Den)

  • 91.0 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Suite, 1 Bedroom (Platinum with Library)

  • 102 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Suite, 1 Bedroom (Platinum)

  • 63 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Exterior

Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
4.5 out of 5, Wonderful, (1697)
The price is CHF 216
for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
22 May - 23 May
Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square

About this property

Hotel AKA Rittenhouse Square

Hotel with a fitness centre, steps from Rittenhouse Square
A restaurant, a fitness centre and a bar/lounge are available at this hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a business centre, concierge services and dry cleaning. Limited housekeeping is available.
Hotel AKA Rittenhouse Square offers 78 accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. Pillowtop beds feature Frette Italian sheets and down duvets. Premium cable televisions are provided. Bathrooms include a shower, designer toiletries and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered on a limited basis and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness centre.

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

Hotel AKA Rittenhouse Square's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Rittenhouse Square. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a gym.
  • Free WiFi
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast offered for a fee
  • Services include free food shopping service, dry cleaning/laundry and a concierge
  • On-site recreation includes a gym
  • Guests have great things to say about the location and the helpful staff
  • Steps from Rittenhouse Square and 15 minutes on foot from Pennsylvania Convention Center
  • Cats and dogs welcome for a fee
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Business amenities include a business centre and 2 meeting rooms.

A computer station is on site, and both WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. A fitness centre, a library, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the business-friendly Hotel AKA Rittenhouse Square.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Philadelphia hotel.

Guests can enjoy cooked-to-order breakfast for a fee.
A.kitchen – On-site restaurant.
A.bar – On-site bar. Open daily.
A complimentary food shopping service is offered and room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (USD 33 per night); discounts available

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee: USD 15 to 30 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • a.bar
  • a.kitchen

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Library

Family friendly

  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Free grocery shopping service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • 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.
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift (79 centimetre wide door)
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 12 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Local artist showcase
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Down comforter
  • Frette Italian sheets
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free local calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Reusable coffee/tea filters
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 100 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 35.0 per night.
  • Cots (infant beds) are available for USD 35.0 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Destination fee: USD 29.09 per accommodation, per night.
  • A damage deposit of USD 250 will be collected before check-in.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 15.00 to 30.00 per person
  • Nearby parking fee: USD 33 per night (75 ft away)
  • Pet fee: USD 100 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Cleaning/housekeeping/linen are available for an additional fee
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 35.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 35.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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/debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Long-term renters welcome
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a smoke detector and window guards
This property is professionally cleaned
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.
Property Registration Number 357998

Property is also known as

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Hotel AKA Rittenhouse Square Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 333 out of 456 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 69 out of 456 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 456 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 456 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 456 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Shante

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfortable and clean, definitely will return.

My stay was amazing! There was only one hiccup where the shower overflowed into yhe bedroom but other than that it was an amazing stay and I plan to return. I love how clean and cozy it was. The front desk representative was also amazing!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

N

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Enjoyable stay for a couple

Staff was excellent. Went above and beyond to make our stay comfortable. The tv was cracked (presumably by the previous guest) upon our arrival and maintenance beat my partner back to the room to replace it. He also brought us an extra cord to attach our laptop just because we mentioned it would be nice to watch some videos we were interested in. Additionally, our air conditioner wasn’t working properly and that was fixed quickly. Lots of extra towels by request. Overall good stay in an area where there is much to enjoy. Drug store and restaurants within a very short walking distance. Parking garage across the street albeit expensive. Would definitely return for another stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
AKA Rittenhouse is a beautiful building, nicely furnished suite, in a great location.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

MIchelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious room, large kitchen.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was outstanding. A service. Food is phenomenal. My suite was perfect
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful place, way better than I expected!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is one of my favorite hotels to stay at. The staff is always amazing and so accommodating.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Check in too slow and room not ready at 3pm. One elevator is a detriment and terribly inconvenient.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lincoln is the most service poritented, polite front door and concierge attendant. He is such a credit to your property.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Taryn

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff exceeded expectations
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

juan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

carol

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely 3 night stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was in town for marathon and the staff could not have been more accommodating. Can’t wait to come back - definitely my hotel of choice in Philadelphia.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Sabah

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

christiane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The first time I stayed here with a friend I loved it. We were upgraded to a two bedroom, so that helped. This time I only booked a studio and it was facing 18th on the second floor - super noisy outside and inside we could hear the staff opening and closing their door across from us early morning. Plus the TV wasn’t working well because the Internet was really slow. So I would not stay in 204 again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Albina, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
my favorite place to stay in Philly
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Brainerd

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The Staff at aka Rittenhouse is some of the most impressive I have ever seen at any property or any hotel. Kudos are absolutely deserved to the Team (and to the people who hired them). The issue is in the rooms, really. I came with a party that required two rooms. Each room was missing different obvious things and/or with maintenance issues. Room 1: The toilet ran after every flush unless you manually reached into the tank and replaced the flapper. Nobody was around for maintenance that weekend, so we just took off the lid and played with the flapper every flush. Also, the towel rod/rack in the bathroom fell off. The bathroom was the smallest I've ever seen. There was no safe. No luggage rack. No plastic, wrapped bathroom glasses (had to use the coffee mugs). Room 2: No refrigerator (pretty essential and standard these days). Very dark - there were 4 light switches which did nothing, and I am guessing they corresponded to unused outlets which could have used some UPLIGHT lamps/lighting. Instead of the kitchenette Room 1 had (with fridge and microwave and sink), Room 2 had a remarkable, enormous ~20 square foot shower "room." Lovely, but weird use of space. No plastic, wrapped bathroom glasses again (I used the included ceramic coffee mugs). I know there's likely nothing NOW which can be done, but the whole property only has 1 guest elevator for the 12 floors, which made wait times very hit-and-miss.

10/10 Excellent

Anna Maria, New York

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jocelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best Philly Aparthotel!

By far my favorite place to stay in Philly!
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Johnny

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property and staff were amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024