Americas Best Value Inn Media Philadelphia

"All the reviews were spot on. It's a room with a bed that keeps you from sleeping on the street. Rooms are dirty but not dirty to the point of neglect. Cleaning seems rushed and a lot doesn't get done. The place is falling apart. Paint flaking from the ceiling in the bathroom, poorly done patch work on many items. The bed is insanely unfortunately. The toilet was leaking all over the bathroom floor. It's cheap but not cheap enough. Forty dollars a night seems like the high end price point. Sixty dollars, which is the rate, is outrageous."

"Problems at the hotel: First Morning the Hotel Manager ask me if Housekeeping was treating me well, my response to him-“I have not seen Housekeeping). I notice that evening that they did not sweep up the bathroom floor. I also notice a body hairs on the bathtub edge. I continue to notice it was there for a couple of days. (They have not clean the bathtub.) I continue to notice that the room rug has not be vacuum while I was there, there was trash under the desk that was never clean up also. The morning of the third day, when I was cleaning up. I grab one of the wash cloth to wash my face, it was dirty black, stain with orange spots also. On the third day, when I return to my room, I notice the glass top on the desk was never clean, and the trash was still on the floor. I then call down for the Hotel Manger to come to my room, I show him that nothing has been clean. I also complain to him about what happen in the morning with the wash cloth. His excuse was that he fire the old people. Also stated, that he took over the hotel on May 8. I told him that was not my problem. On the same day, that evening I was washing up to go out to dinner. I grab a towel to dry my face and the towel was filled with hole and shredded. I was very angry and went down stairs to look for him. I gave him the towel and told him that should never been place in my room. I also told him I want some money back for all my troubles. He stated he had to speak to someone. That never happen. Also, during my week there-the front desk never had anyone there. Anyone call walk in to the hotel, there was a lot of vagrants hanging around the hotel. I felt very unsafe while I was staying there. Also the electrical outlet either don't work or don't hold on to the plugs, very unsafe. Stay away from this place Instead of an apology, you should of answer my request for compensation for all the trouble you put me through. This is terrible place, and everyone needs to stay away from your hotel."

"The best part was checking out. There really was nothing positive about our stay at this hotel, other than it was in a decent location with plenty of shopping and restaurants in the area. That, and the shower had very hot water. The room was cheap, but it wasn't even worth the cheap price. The poor experience started before we even got to the front desk. There is limited parking, so we had to park in a cramped space behind the hotel. The front desk was anything but inviting. It was covered by glass and we had to use a phone at the desk to get a hold of someone at check-in. The whole facility smells moldy, with not so subtle hints of smoke and weed. Finding our room was a challenge, not only because of the poor signage that made little sense, but also because the hotel is just set up horribly. Then we actually got clapped at by the man running the place because we headed the wrong way... Once we were in the room, it was made abundantly clear that little to no renovation was done to the place in years, or likely decades. There was artwork missing from the wall, a mirror that was about to fall out of its frame, and a sticky door. Not sticky at the hinges or handle, but on the door itself. So cleanliness is not a priority here. If it wasn't clear enough by that point, finding an odd substance on the toilet seat would definitely do the trick. Oh, and there was a different odd substance on the toilet paper roll too. Then the bathroom door wouldn't close all the way. The bed could not have been any harder, unless it was a rock. My wife woke up with back pain because of how bad it was. She would have slept on the floor if we weren't concerned about how dirty it was. In the morning, a man came by to ask if we needed anything. We said just fresh towels would be nice, and he said he would come back with them later. Well when we got back, sure enough, we got just bath towels. The bed was not made. Now this wasn't a huge deal, but one would think it would be a common courtesy for housekeeping to make the bed if they are going to be in your room. Oh well... The real issue is that the "new" towels did not seem very clean. Mine had spots on it, and a hair that belonged to neither me nor my wife. So basically, you could not pay us to go back. Ever. Trust the poor reviews, and pay a bit extra for a better stay elsewhere."

"I stayed here for 3 nights. The pictures aren't very accurate. The place needs to be fixed up desperately... sink literally falling away from the wall, very damp in the room, shower floor needs a good scrubbing but bathroom looked clean overall with wonderful shower pressure, towels/ sheets stained although they smelled clean. There was a nice flat screen tv and firm bed which I found comfortable. I feel bad writing this bc the people running the hotel were extremely nice and accommodating, even allowing me an early check in/out due to my flights. I loved the convenience of being able to walk to stores and restaurants. This could be a really nice place to stay with a little help."

"If you’re looking for an overnight stay at a shady place that’s cheap this is the spot for you. Bed sheets had holes and burn marks. Watch out for bed bugs. I found one crawling on me in the middle of the night and immediately checked out. Staff and manager refused to give me a refund but offered another questionable room. Not sure how true the manager statement was but he did say pest control came through and found no trace of bed bugs. They also offered me 50% off my next stay but I respectfully declined."