We stayed in room 502, Large Extended Suite. It is not in the main building, but rather across the garden in the building that houses the restaurant. It is a large room, but don’t expect any of the charm that you’ll see in the pictures of the rooms posted on their website. It is decorated in IKEA clearance sale items. NOTE: the queen size bed in the living room is a sleeper sofa. The Jacuzzi is a regular tub with whirlpool jets. The TV and cable tended to shut down for no reason about every 20 minutes. The room overlooks the air-conditioning units of the building next door. The breakfast complaints are valid – cold cereal and muffins, nothing hot. One morning we waited for 20 minutes for coffee to show up, but finally gave up and walked to Starbucks. The location, however, cannot be beat. It is an easy walk to all the main attractions, so if you’re willing to pay the price of the rooms for the location, then you’ll get your money’s worth.

If I'm ever anywhere near Philadelphia, you can bet I'll stay at the Morris House. Pleasant staff, beautiful quarters. And the beds were so comfortable! I've stayed there twice now, once in the suite adjoining, and once on the 3rd floor. Now I've got to warn you, there is no elevator, so lugging your suitcase up 3 flights of stairs can be a little difficult, but I'm glad they've preserved the place as is, rather than tear it up for the amenity of an elevator.

It's amazing to look around the house and see all the history. Peruse the bookcase in your room, and you'll probably find century old books on every subject. Imagine the history that this house witnessed - Thomas Jefferson returning from a stroll to his house blocks away, George Washington arriving into town in his carriage, the bell of Independance Hall ringing to signal the signing of the Declaration of Independance... If you want to set the mood right, stay here!

My room was spacious and nicely furnished. The best thing was the bed – by far the softest, most comfortable hotel bed I've ever experienced. Simply heaven for someone like me who tends to find hotel beds insufferably hard. That would be reason enough for me to return. The breakfast, though, is another matter. I felt cheated by the ridiculously poor selection of two types of cereal, horrible "fruit salad" (in reality, just chunks of underripe, hard melon with zero flavor), and godawful coffee and tea. If they don't want to do breakfast properly, they shouldn't do it at all.
The service was not as bad as many other reviewers found it but certainly lacking in professionalism and courtesy. They should all be fired. Note on room: it included books which I thought added a nice visual touch – until I discovered tomes like the autobiography of Billy Graham and a book on Ronald Reagan. I find this highly offensive. Plus, the place is very noisy with lots of traffic, including the underground train which can be heard clearly plus ambulances from the hospital accross the street. So bring earplugs, otherwise even the wonderful bed is not much good.

We used to live a few blocks from the Morris House, so on a recent return trip to Philadelphia we decided to revisit our old neighborhood and stay in the B&B for one night. It's a beautifully restored house that backs on to Washington Square and is within a five minute walk of the Liberty Bell. However, it's definitely not on the tourist trail, and in fact can be difficult to find. Fellow guests we met at breakfast told us their taxi driver had had difficulty. Tell your taxi driver that the Morris House is across the street from the Wills Eye Hospital and that might help.

Our room was large, in the old part of the house (there is a modern extension) with a less attractive view of the hospital, and a beautiful one of the courtyard garden. A CD player, bottled water, chocolates, soft bath robes and fresh flowers were provided.

We spent an hour in the afternoon in one of the parlors, drinking tea, eating cookies and reading magazines in front of the open fire. Breakfast the next morning was a little disappointing: heavy on the carbs with bagels, pastries and granola. But it's arranged family style on a long table, where you sit with other guests. We met some very interesting people who were attending the Philadelphia Flower Show that week.

This is a beautiful, restful place with great amenities. The garden is lovely in the summertime, and still attractive at other times of year.