The Study at University City

"What a beautiful hotel in a wonderful, centralized location! We enjoyed our very brief visit on 12/31/23 to be closer to Sesame Place as we were visiting the next day to celebrate our little one’s 3rd birthday. Our room was gorgeous and a book lover’s dream!!! We big, beautiful windows across two walls and were able to see many different NYE fireworks across the skyline(such a bonus). The staff was extremely friendly, courteous and thoughtful, as they gave our son a cute little birthday card and snacks. This hotel will be our new go to hotel every time we visit Philly now!"

"Booked a couple of rooms for family visiting from Singapore and Canada during the Christmas season. The service was great. Staff was very friendly and accommodating. Rooms were comfortable. The lobby was very welcoming with multiple comfortable conversational areas for guests. Highly recommended! And the food was delicious at The Co-op Restaurant located inside the hotel."

"I stayed here for three nights for a conference at Penn. Having attended Penn before, I knew that the area would be noisy and that most places would not be able to block out all of the noise, so I decided to take a chance on a hotel presumably dedicated to helping people study. It had a lot of pros including being very clean/nice facilities, staff being responsive to preferences and requests, and the excellent room service from the wonderfully delicious Co-op restaurant that delivered delicious omelettes to me at 7AM-7:15AM as promised so that I could make my sessions in time. The bed was also extremely comfortable. The valet parking, though expensive like everywhere else, did their job reliably and well. It isn't their fault that there was a gas leak and jackhammering until 10:20PM on Thursday night. Or that I am a light sleeper. The walls were slightly thinner than I liked, and I could lightly hear my neighbor's tv and sneeze, although I did not hear any noises after 8PM thankfully. The AC does make a loud noise to start (which woke me up), so I resorted to lowering the room temperature excessively before bed, and then turning off the cool function--keeping the fan on steadily all night, which worked beautifully. The one noise that I found to be extremely challenging was that the doors are extremely loud upon closing, so this would be heard anytime anyone in the hall closed their door. The blackout curtain is behind the sheer one, and it is decent, but still leaves light around the edges, so remember your eye mask if you care. Other attendees staying at the Inn at Penn (Hilton) and the Sheraton, said that their hotels were "ok," but from what I read there are facility issues and sound issues on those reviews. If given a choice today, I would stay at the Study again due to their reliability."

"Our room was nice, clean and modern. The big issue was the A/C unit would make a loud rattling sound every time it cycled on. It was so loud that it could wake you up out of a sound sleep at night. So for that reason only 3 stars."

"Check-in was very easy, the room was ready upon arrival. The bed was very comfortable and I slept like a baby. The lobby was great, I found a fantastic book and enjoyed by tea in a comfy lounge chair. My only gripe is that I forgot to put the DND tag on the door and was woken up at 8:30 am to a knock of staff asking to put the tag on the knob. I have never done that as I'm usually up and about before cleaning starts so maybe that's my ignorance. However, knocking at 8:30 on a Sunday seems a bit early."