On two recent stays, I found the rooms at the Fairfield Inn near the Philadelphia Airport to be clean, if slightly in need of updating. The complimentary airport shuttle was a nice amenity, and the front desk staff were friendly and helpful. While the regional train stops about a 10-minute walk from the hotel, the sidewalk is discontinuous. The shuttle driver was willing to drop me off at the station on his way to the airport, which I appreciated. I walked back from the station to the hotel when finished in center city - it was a feasible walk, but the discontinuous sidewalk and possibility of heavy traffic makes it a little less convenient than one might imagine. During my second stay, I had a rental car - it was a quick drive to the University of Pennsylvania from the hotel. If I visit Philadelphia again on business, I'll be pretty likely to stay here again.

I stayed 4 nights there (139$/night). The rooms are excellent, clean and you don't hear anything. When arriving on Fridays or Saturdays, they ask you to sign a paper stating that there is a "no-party" policy so that the rooms are quiet, this was perfect! The staff is really nice and polite, the area is quiet even if you are near the airport. There is a rail station just 10 minutes away from the hotel where the R1 takes you to the city in 15 minutes (see the photo). The hotel has a free shuttle to the airport. The breakfast is really not at a level of a Marriott! You eat in plastic plates with plastic knives and forks and plastic cups. It closes early during the week so make sure you awake in time! They have donuts, toast bread, Philadelphia cheese, some marmelade, strange sandwiches in a freezer that you need to put in the microwave (horrible taste!), be careful if you take yoghurt since some are frozen (it's normal apparently!). And Americans eat waffles in the morning with whipped cream! (We have this for dessert normally, no?!) If you are European and look for bread and croissants, this is not he place to go. Also, the breakfast room is very busy on weekends so go early to get a table. Accross the street, there is a Ruby Tuesday restaurant: cheap and really good good, go there in the evening. (anyway, there is nothing else in the area ...)

Just returned from 3 nights while seeing sights in Philadelphia.
The train station is just a short walk away. If you are a senior you can show id and pay $1.00. What a deal. Hotel was quiet, breakfast was more than adequate, especially the waffles.

We just returned from a very pleasant three night stay at this hotel. We found the staff to be courteous, friendly and helpful--particularly George the van driver and the young lady on duty the evening of Tuesday, September 11. Our room was clean and quiet; and we were close to the historic district and other attractions. There was a good restaurant right across the street which we found convenient.