I was a little worried staying at this hotel after reading the reviews on here. But the hotels is really nice and recently renovaded, staff was really nice, elevators where really nice from inside, the lobby was really modern, although their internet speed was really slow. The rooms were nice, loved the bedding. restroom nice and clean, they have a clock/cd player that came with a relaxing CD!, you can also hook up your MP3 or Ipod to it, just ask the front desk for the cable. overall we had no problem. would recommend this hotel to anyone. there is a target right next to the hotel very convinient, aswell as a starbucks, chipotle, fridays. Take bus 44 to downtown only a 20 min ride ($2.00) stop is right outside the door. cabs are always standing by around check out time.

I am a flight attendant and had a layover here. My room was not nice at all--it was your typical old, dumpy, dirty Holiday Inn. It is right
off a freeway and it seemed to be in a very undesirable area. I was too scared to leave the room (I had my own food with me). When I was getting for work in the morning the blow dryer in the bathroom didn't work. I called front desk and asked if housekeeping could send one up---the answer was no. So I went to work with wet hair. I have written up this hotel to my company and try to avoid any trip with this hotel as the layover. Many other crew members have had similar complaints. I would not stay here if I got a 20.00 rate --it is that bad.

I stayed here for several nights.

PROS:
-Location is convenient to both downtown Philly and the western suburbs (like the King of Prussia Mall) via I 76.
-Room had all conveniences like microwave, good sized, quiet fridge, (I think you have to pay a little extra to get those) hair dryer, iron. Full array of furniture.
-Liked the simple, clean, modern bedding. Comfortable bed.
-Free parking (sometimes the lot would get full in the evenings, but I managed to get a spot each time)
-Next to brand new Target and several convenient chain eateries like Pei Wei Asian Diner, Chipotle Mexican Grill, TGI Fridays. Also near some shoppng further down like Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord and Taylor. Also a short drive from the cute trendy district of Manayunk, and lovely Fairmount Park.
-Lucked out with a quiet end unit towards the back of the hotel

CONS:
-Bland somewhat outdated decor.
-The first night my bathroom reeked of cigarette smoke despite being a nonsmoking room. The fan just made it worse. Mysteriously, but fortunately, housekeeping was able to eliminate the odor when they came by the next day.
-Wireless internet was slow and had a poor signal in my room.
-Buffet breakfast was somewhat mediocre (some pancakes were literally rock hard and inedible).
-Renovations ongoing in the lobby although this should eventually improve the place.
-Stingy with giving new shampoo or soaps at times, variable service (sometimes you got newspaper, sometimes you didn't, etc.)

I seemed to have a somewhat better experience than others I know who stayed there, so I bet some of the rooms are variable. It's probably worth requesting one of the better, quieter locations on a renovated floor. I had no problems with the staff and found them cordial, but I think there are some glitches with their level of consistency at this hotel.

We arrived in Philly on a Saturday evening and had an early timeslot for the Barnes Foundation for Sunday morning so wanted a hotel close to the museum. After reading the 2007 positive reviews of remodeled Holiday Inn City Line (thru Aug 22 at that point), I booked through gophila site at a special rate. Our stay was just fine. The room was very nice with modern paint scheme, new furniture, and excellent bedding! The front desk staff was very friendly and gave us snack cakes and bottles of water as "part of the package." The front lobby area and a new bar area they are putting in were still under construction but they had signs posted. Elevators, too, being redone--one we rode in just beautiful, the other a work in progress. Construction caused no inconvenience, parking was free and near the door, and other than getting lost trying to find it (oh, that Philadelphia traffic), we had no problem whatsoever at this hotel and it made our short drive to Barnes stressfree the next morning. By the way, The Barnes is a must--fantastic!