Hotel rooms are available throughout the city for the Pope’s visit. The hotels aren’t saying why rooms are available i.e. cancellations, but a quick look online found rooms available at Sofitel, Sonesta & Radisson. Prices were also lower than last week, with room rates in the $250 to $500 range per night. Visit the travel… Read More Hotel Rooms are suprisingly widely available for Pope Francis’ visit
Visitors who need a place to stay can live aboard the Battleship New Jersey, docked in Camden directly across the river from Philadelphia. There are 400 bunks for $75 per person for a night between Sept. 22 and Sept. 26. Those are the same bunks where sailors slept. The price includes breakfast and dinner. Guests also will… Read More Places to Stay – Sleep on The Battleship New Jersey during Pope’s Visit to Philadelphia
A quick online hotel search this morning shows there are still hotel rooms available for the weekend of September 25-27, 2015 in the city. All seem to have a 3 night minimum with nightly rates around $400 per nite or $1,200 for the weekend.
The World Meeting of Families is inviting local residents to open their homes to guests via the Host a Family Program provided by global travel company, Homestay.com
To keep costs down for those traveling from all over the world to see Pope Francis in Philadelphia, many people will opt for sleeping on someone’s floor. There aren’t enough beds for the more than 2 million visitors expected to flood Philadelphia when Pope Francis visits in September, particularly for those trying to be frugal. They’ll be… Read More Thousands will be sleeping on floors for Pope’s visit
With many world class hospitals in Philadelphia and patients traveling from all over the country for treatment, there are no hotel rooms left for visiting patients or their families during the Pope’s visit. If you are interested in helping and hosing a family, contact www.hostforhospitals.org
Philadelphia is looking into the possibility of adding temporary RV parks around the outskirts of the city during the papal visit. In addition to legalizing online room-renting service BnB, and allowing camping on city streets, the city is now considering adding some RV parks to make the papal visit accessible to as many people as… Read More RV Parks may be available during the Pope’s visit
The City is looking into allowing “camping” on city streets during the Pope’s visit in September.
Airbnb is now legal — and taxable — in Philadelphia. A law allowing short-term home and room rentals in the city went into effect on Wednesday. They’ll be taxed at the 8½-percent hotel rate. Innovation and change have always been driving factors in the evolution of travel, but now it’s happening…in Philadelphia. City council unanimously… Read More Thousands of more room available as City of Philadelphia legalizes AirbNb
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