★★★★ 4-Star Luxury Hotel

Renaissance Properties 21 and Chestnut

Philadelphia  ·  United States  ·  2101 Chestnut Street

2.0 3 guest reviews

About Renaissance Properties 21 and Chestnut — Luxury Boutique Hotel in Philadelphia

Renaissance Properties 21 and Chestnut is an exceptional 4-star hotel in Philadelphia, United States. Guests enjoy a distinctive experience combining world-class facilities including co working, concierge, gym, and more with the personalised warmth that defines great boutique hospitality.

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Guest Reviews 2.0 / 5

Bijesh Sur
★☆☆☆☆ Sep 2019

IT'S PURELY A SCAM. BEWARE. I BOOKED IT THROUGH HOTWIRE. IT SHOWED AS A 3 STAR HOTEL. AFTER BOOKING I REALIZED IT IS AN APARTMENT BUILDING WITH ONE OF THE APARTMENT CONVERTED LIKE A HOTEL ROOM. THE PICTURES WERE NICE AND THE PLACE LOOKED SPACIOUS. I HAVE STAYED IN THIS BUILDING AT A FRIEND'S PLACE 2 MONTH'S AGO AND KNEW THE BASIC FLOOR PLAN. WAS PRETTY OK WITH THAT (ALTHOUGH I PAID 50% MORE THAN THE PRICE STATED TOWARDS TAXES AND FEES!). AFTER 2 HOURS GOT A CALL FROM SOMEONE CALLED HENRY FRIEDMAN, WHO APOLOGIZED AND SAID THAT PARTICULAR APARTMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE, BUT ANOTHER ONE ABOUT ONE AND HALF BLOCK AWAY IS AVAILABLE FOR THE SAME RATE AND THIS IS BIGGER AND NEWER PROPERTY. WITH IMPENDING TRIP COMING UP, I ACCEPTED. WHEN AT NIGHT I ARRIVED AT THE APARTMENT, IT WAS ALMOST 1/4TH OF THE SIZE OF THE BASIC APARTMENTS OF THE ACTUAL ADDRESS. MINUSCULE BEDROOM, MINUSCULE LIVING ROOM AND A TINY BATHROOM. CLEARLY AND APARTMENT CONVERTED FOR AIR BNB PURPOSE BUT ADVERTISED AS A HOTEL. CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT WE HAVE BEEN SCAMMED, PROBABLY THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A PLACE AT THE EARLIER ADDRESS AND USE FAKE PICTURES AND ADDRESS TO LURE TRAVELERS TO BOOK AND THEN DIVERT THEM WITH SOME PRETEXT TO THIS NEW ADDRESS OF 2135 WALNUT STREET, APT 301. BIGGER SURPRISE AWAITED ON OUR 2ND NIGHT. WAS RUDELY AWAKENED AT 11.30 BY A STRANGER, WHO CAME INSIDE OUR APARTMENT USING THE SAME MAIN DOOR KEY CODE AND THE APARTMENT KEYPAD (THERE IS NO SAFETY LOCK ON THE DOOR AND THE LATCH IS BROKEN). HE SAID THAT IT SEEMS HE HAS BEEN SCAMMED TOO AS HE HAS BOOKED THIS SAME APARTMENT ONLINE AND WAS PROVIDED THE SAME DETAILS AS ME FOR ENTRY. MY FRIEND SLEEPING ON THE COUCH WAS CLEARLY SHAKEN BY THIS INTRUSION BY A TOTAL STRANGER WHILE DEEP ASLEEP! THE STRANGER APOLOGIZED PROFUSELY AND LEFT WITH US WONDERING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF SOMEONE STEPPED IN THE APARTMENT LIKE HIM WHILE WE WERE AT WORK AND LEFT WITH ALL OUR PERSONAL POSSESSIONS?