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The Arco powered by Sonder

3.5 star property

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Superior Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed | Living area | 50-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels, TV
Room, 1 King Bed | Bathroom | Shower, free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Exterior
Dining
Room, 1 King Bed | Individually furnished, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
1234 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107
  • Academy of Music
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL-Philadelphia Intl.)
    ‪29 min drive‬

Room options

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Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible | Individually furnished, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

  • 335 sq ft
  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed | Individually furnished, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 King Bed

  • 364 sq ft
  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed | Interior

Suite, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed

  • 771 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1.5 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed | Individually furnished, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • 453 sq ft
  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Double Room, 2 Queen Beds | Individually furnished, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 422 sq ft
  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Superior Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed | Living area | 50-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels, TV

Superior Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • 500 sq ft
  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Room, 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed | Individually furnished, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 344 sq ft
  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Feb 12 - Feb 13
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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire place to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

The Arco powered by Sonder

3.5-star hotel in Center City
Along with concierge services, this smoke-free hotel has a lobby fireplace and free WiFi in public areas. Housekeeping is available on request.
The Arco powered by Sonder offers 24 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished. 50-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is offered on request and change of towels can be requested.
The Arco powered by Sonder features concierge services and a fireplace in the lobby. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

The Arco powered by Sonder is a smoke-free property.

Languages

Catalan, English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Activities nearby

  • Gym

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email 72 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests
Guests are recommended to download the property's Sonder mobile app before check-in

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Property Registration Number 854026

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Independent Hotel
Independent Hotel Philadelphia
Independent Philadelphia

The Arco powered by Sonder Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 464 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 302 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 128 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 49 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 58 out of 1001 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ketyrah

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is in a great location and it is a short walk to everything. Make sure you do the online check in before arriving. We did it and used the app key entry was super easy. The free lockers were nice as we arrived before check in. The room was beautiful and clean and you get a white noise maker. There are two things you should be aware of. 1. There is an open karaoke cab that runs wwll into the night. It is loud and people can't sing. 2. Woodys is really close and they blare their music until 2am. So this is not a quiet hotel by any means. In my ppinion the karaoke cab was the worst of the two as it wasn't a constant noise and would come for a few minutes sound like a cat screaming and go. So it tended to wake me up. Where as I could tune out Woodys, which in general was a constant loud music.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

AISLYNN

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pretty dumpy, exceptionally loud, tv only works with phone streaming, outlets in stupid spots, coffee pot with nothing to stir sugar or creamer, elevator didn’t work so we had to haul luggage up three flights, pay to park only. The luggage storage area is like four cubbies which were all full. We just stayed at a Sonder in Montreal and it was LOVELY so this was extra disappointing
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Chihiro, Corning

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
I liked the property itself, except the coffee maker wouldn't shut properly so I had to be creative. My only issue was that I wish there was some kind of warning that there was a street festival happening this weekend, and it was sooooo loud all night especially in the room facing the street. Parking was not allowed on the street because of the street closure too.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Maria Paz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall a good experience. Negative points: The pre-verification process does not work, second time without receiving your sms verification, so I had to call twice! Bathroom door was damaged and sheets smelled too much of bleach. The rest was great and I would recommend it and come back there
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

dominick

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There were bugs everywhere
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Caterina

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed the look and feel of the room. I loved the style. It was convenient and just what I was looking for.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

MJ

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Rachel

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room was big and clean and comfy. A little "bare bones" in terms of amenities and the area is very noisy. But that was all to be expected!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not much nature light, but otherwise easy and practical. Very nice bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Olivia

Business traveler
room was spacious and fine. hallway smelled like pee.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brittney

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
It was right in the heart of center city...close to everything you needed and wanted to see. Room was clean. The only problem i had was the elevator broke one evening. The sonder chat person could not tell me where there was another way up to my room. Eventually another guest who couldn't get to their room found the emergency exit door but our codes wouldn't work. Finally with help from some random passerby we got the door open!! The elevator was working in the morning. Other than that it was a great stay...id still give it a 4.9 outta 5
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jan, Yanceyville

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
LGBT FRIENDLY
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Rakesh

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is my second stay and overall it is nice, but I saw an earwig plus I woke up with some big bites so it seems like there may be some type of bug in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the place to stay if you want to go out in Philly!! This area is where everyone goes to eat, drink, and party!! Apartment was beautiful- parking lot directly in front that charges $25 a day…
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joinaya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rakesh

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

krystale

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the contemporary layout and design of this space was so beautiful and put us in an entirely different environment. its true about the noise from the busy streets and late nights, but that's to be expected in the lively vicinity that Arco by Sonders lies. the surrounding shops, bars, and restaurants allow traveling folks a downtown Philadelphia experience. The bus lines and subways allow simple travel to basically get anywhere you need or want to go throughout the city. although they claim to have storage lockers available, they are super limited and get occupied early in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sonder is always a clean and beautiful space to stay at.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

mayra

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024