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AKA Rittenhouse Square

4.0 star property

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Exterior
Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets
Coffee/tea maker, eco-friendly cleaning products
Bar (on property)
Lobby

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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135 South 18th St., Philadelphia, PA, 19103
  • Place, Rittenhouse Square
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Pennsylvania Convention Center
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Reading Terminal Market
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Airport, Philadelphia, PA (PHL-Philadelphia Intl.)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

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Room (Platinum Residence)

Room (Platinum Residence)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(6 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Suite, 1 Bedroom

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • 63 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Grand Suite, 1 Bedroom (Platinum)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Suite, 1 Bedroom (with Den)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 91 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite (Rittenhouse Residence)

Suite (Rittenhouse Residence)

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 King Bed

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Suite, 2 Bedrooms

Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Suite, 2 Bedrooms (Platinum)

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 87 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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Suite, 2 Bedrooms

Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (Residence)

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (Residence)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Suite, 1 Bedroom (Platinum with Den)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 91 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Suite, 1 Bedroom (Platinum with Library)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 102 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, hypo-allergenic bedding, down duvets

Suite, 1 Bedroom (Platinum)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • 63 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Exterior

Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
4.5 out of 5, Wonderful, 2,055 reviews
The price is AU$432
includes taxes & fees
27 Oct - 28 Oct
Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square

About the area

Philadelphia

With a stay at AKA Rittenhouse Square, you'll be centrally located in Philadelphia, steps from Rittenhouse Square and 15 minutes by foot from Pennsylvania Convention Center. .This hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from University of Pennsylvania and 1.5 mi (2.5 km) from Philadelphia Museum of Art.

What's nearby

  • Rittenhouse Square - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Pennsylvania Convention Center - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Reading Terminal Market - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • University of Pennsylvania - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art - 2 min drive - 2.1 km

Getting around

  • 19th St Station - 6 min walk
  • Philadelphia, PA (ZFV-30th Street Rail Station) - 18 min walk
  • Philadelphia Intl. Airport (PHL) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Dandelion - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pietro’s Coal Oven Pizzeria - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Cleavers - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Rouge - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Love - ‬1 min walk

About this property

AKA Rittenhouse Square

Hotel with a restaurant, steps from Rittenhouse Square
AKA Rittenhouse Square offers 78 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Pillowtop beds feature Frette Italian sheets and down comforters. Premium cable television is provided. Bathrooms include showers, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered on a limited basis and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 78 guestrooms. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and Frette Italian sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature designer toiletries and toothbrushes and toothpaste.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. Additional features at this hotel include a banquet hall and bike parking.
Enjoy a meal at a.kitchen, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and dry cleaning/laundry services. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
A.kitchen - Onsite restaurant.
A.bar - Onsite bar. Open daily.
A complimentary grocery shopping service is offered and room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (USD 33 per night); discounts available

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee: USD 15 to 30 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • a.bar
  • a.kitchen

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Library

Family friendly

  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Free grocery shopping service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift (79 centimetre wide door)
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 12 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Local artist showcase
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Down comforter
  • Frette Italian sheets
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free local calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Reusable coffee/tea filters
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 100 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 35.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 35.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Destination fee: USD 29.09 per accommodation, per night
  • A damage deposit of USD 250 will be collected before check-in.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 15.00 to 30.00 per person
  • Nearby parking fee: USD 33 per night (75 ft away)
  • Pet fee: USD 100 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Housekeeping is available for an additional fee
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 35.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 35.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
This property accepts credit/debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Long-term renters welcome
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a smoke detector, and window guards
This property is professionally cleaned
Property Registration Number 357998

Property is also known as

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AKA Rittenhouse Square Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 353 out of 484 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 75 out of 484 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 484 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 484 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 484 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Stanton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent suite-lots of room and nice view
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Terrell

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

5 star service!

Wister was 5 star! His customer service was beyond excellent! I’d be inclined to only book with AKA because of his five star service.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shawntel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Door clean property
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great customer service. Highly recommend this hotel. Amazing location.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Oguz

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
There was cockroach in the room
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location! Great staff, clean room. The hotel bar went out of their way to accommodate us at closing time. We had a blast and look forward to returning.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was super friendly and helpful. Room excellent esp the shower. TV great. COuld have more frequent room upkeep. Great central location.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Virginia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfectly located. Lovely and accomodating staff. Huge rooms furnished with every need. Would stay there again for sure.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel! We’ll be back :)

We stayed for 3 nights and were soooo happy with our room :) 2 bed/2 bath right on Rittenhouse Square. The staff was wonderful!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Read review and weigh what's important to you.

Positive: -Staff was super friendly and helpful. A+ for all of them. -Location was fantastic. -Rooms were very clean. Negative: -A lot of rooms don't have blackout blinds so they're bright. They offered to move us without us asking so that goes on the positive list. They moved us to a room they said was an upgrade but we lost our huge kitchen, seating and big counter space. Felt very much like a downgrade but it was still worth it for the blinds, so we didn't complain. -our bathroom toilet was broken. Maintenance supposedly fixed it but it wasn't. It needed the internal flapper replaced. My husband had to fix it after every time we flushed. For three days.... -Bathrooms TINY. I mean seriously small. Also, no surface room to set things down. -Bathroom sinks too small so they splash water all over, flooding the miniscule shelf they have. We would not stay there again but if clean rooms and great staff is all you need to be happy this hotel will fulfill your requirements.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Dan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Felt homey
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Will

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Front desk staff were very friendly and courteous, but the hotel itself is definitely not 4 star. The kitchenette floor was sticky, the TV remote felt grimy, only one body towel in the bathroom, etc. The finer details are what separates the best hotels from the average. Not much attention is paid to details here. Plus I object to the policy of openly welcoming the general public to use the bathrooms. That said, I slept comfortably.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shanelle

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Felicia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My stay at AKA Rittenhouse was nothing short of exceptional. From the moment I arrived, I was greeted with warmth, professionalism, and true hospitality. Wister, the front desk representative, went above and beyond to ensure every detail of my stay was seamless. Their attentiveness, kindness, and efficiency made me feel genuinely valued as a guest. Equally impressive was the support and insight provided by the hotel’s budget analyst. Tony, whose behind-the-scenes excellence clearly contributes to the smooth and elevated experience AKA Rittenhouse is known for. He provided great recommendations and made this experience a blast. To mention, Juliet was adorable. The attention to both personal service and operational excellence reflects a team that truly cares about the guest experience. This was more than just a stay—it was a memorable experience rooted in hospitality at its finest. Five stars, well deserved. If I could give 10 stars, I would.
Gorgeous living space
Exquisite bathroom
Perfect bedroom
Very nice living room
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Richard

Underwhelmed

Good location. Old building. Unimpressive lobby, reasonable, and helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Francis John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I will be coming back to this hotel again. Location is perfect. Everything is within walking distance. Bars and Lounges are amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Brittany

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marcus

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

robert, Santa Monica

Locked out of front door, no one at desk, both nights, just before midnight and just after. Had to convince aka bar employees to let me in
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
always love coming back to stay here
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Denis

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
NA
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025