The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a public service that provides transport to citizens and visitors of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is the fifth-largest system of its kind in the United States and provides a combination of bus routes, light rail trains and elevated subway lines. To add to the system's convenience, visitors can pick from a selection of motels that sit just a short distance from pickup points.
The Rodeway Inn sits near the heart of downtown and is centrally located for business or leisure travel. Guests have access to 32 rooms, which run between about $80 and $150 per person per night as of February 2011. Each guest receives no-cost continental breakfast and the SEPTA rail line is less than a block from the front door. Guests are within a few blocks of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the business district and the Avenue of the Arts entertainment district. Each room includes 24-hour concierge service and free wireless Internet, while the hotel offers its own swimming pool, sauna and hot tub. All rooms are nonsmoking and are equipped with cable television.
The Best Western at Independence Park sits within a few blocks of some of the city's most historic destination. Rooms start at about $139 per person per night as of February 2011. Guests are just a few minutes' walk from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, and are within a few yards of a SEPTA station. The hotel is housed in a historic landmark building in one of the oldest parts of the city. Each room is complete with cable television and guests are provided high-speed Internet access for no charge. The hotel offers a low cost breakfast buffet each morning and an afternoon tea served with cookies.
Days Inn at Roosevelt Boulevard is a centrally located motel near much of downtown and within a block of SEPTA lines. Each guest room, which runs between $100 and about $108 per person per night as of February 2011, is complete with premium cable channels, and the hotel offers free continental breakfast, a 24-hour front desk and a selection of nonsmoking rooms. Guests are within minutes of downtown and can easily get to historic destinations with public transportation.
The Microtel Inn is located just a short distance from the airport and within a few blocks of some of the city's best attractions. The SEPTA stop is just a few minutes' walk, and makes traveling around the city convenient. Visitors are within a few blocks of the convention center, business district and historic monuments and sites. Rooms, as of February 2011, start at about $70 per person per night, and this includes free local and long distance calls, cable television, continental breakfast and high-speed Internet access.
