This is a nice club on the river. It's primarily geared to the sailing crowd (duh) but I am not a…read moremember and have only gone for events with other groups as a guest of the club. I've eaten dinner here at least 6 times, almost every time we've had lobster and steak, and it has always been very good. The bar is a great place to hang out with a view of the water and interesting yet understated nautical theme. The club also sports a single trap station and they do a nice job hosting a trap event. I've always found it amusing to shoot trap over the water as commercial airlines are coming up the river on approach to PHL. One obviously can't actually hit them with a shotgun round, they are not that close, but it just seems odd to point a shotgun at a US Airways 757, although for other reasons I've considered it.

I was at a friend's wedding recently and was highly surprised at the food quality. Overall it was…read moredefinitely a notch above what you get in other banquet halls in this part of Delco. Combine it with the antique feel of the inside, and a good river view, and you have a worthy choice for your function.

Attended the Kenn Kweder and the Men From W.A.W.A. gig at Ware3house 3. (Better Ducks opened)…read more First time attending this antique store/music venue in Swarthmore. It's BYOB with a few beverages & snacks sold on the premises. Chairs were set up in short rows for this gig. The sound & overall experience exceeded my expectations. And the salvaged pieces on display make for an eclectic visual experience. Tickets are sold at the place on the day of the show. So no PayPal or ordering over the phone. This is seemingly a labor of love for the owner to put these shows on here. If deciding to see a show out here, I'd have dinner at one of the few restaurants, & take a quick look in some of the more artsier shops beforehand. The War3house 3 is easily accessible from the Swarthmore train station if you plan to come by public transportation.

What an awesome place. I look forward to going back to concert that we want it was awesome This is…read morereally unique gem that I had no idea was in Swarthmore. So cool. Love it! Great music friendly people

Went to The Ridley House today and was really disappointed with the service. Our server took a long…read moretime to come over initially, and after that we barely saw her. Our drinks were empty for most of the meal, and we had to ask another server just to find her. One of our drinks was made wrong, and when we finally got her attention, she seemed annoyed she needed to come to our table and actually walked away while we were still talking, which felt really dismissive. What makes it more frustrating is that there's an automatic 18% gratuity even for small tables. I ended up having to tipping $22 total, and for only seeing her a handful of times, it definitely didn't feel deserved. To top it off, when I mentioned to the head bartender (who was acting as the manager) that I wouldn't be coming back, he pulled $40 cash out of his own wallet and offered it to me to "give them another chance." It honestly made me feel so uncomfortable and was not an appropriate way to handle the situation. The food was fine, but the service and overall experience were not. For the prices and the built-in tip, I expected much better. I will not be returning.

I'm not liking the service here. There appears to be one person working the tables in the bar area…read more We were seated at 2:28pm. We placed a drink order approximately 6 minutes in. I ordered the soft serve margarita but they were out of cherry so I settled for one flavor only to hear the server offering cherry flavor to the next table when they arrived maybe 35 minutes after we arrived. We placed our food order at 2:40pm. I received my margarita at 3:09pm. We received our food at 3:16pm. I ordered the fish and chips. The fish was really good. The thick steak like fries were fine. We asked for the bill and it took about 20 minutes and she has to be reminded when we saw her walk by to bring the check.

First, it's a pleasant day and we're grateful we all made it through and had a place to stay for…read morePenn Relays. The rooms at Candlewood Suites Chester, PA were average, but that was fine for us since we were out at the track meet all day. The upkeep could use more attention, though. Front desk staff was okay. The real problem was transportation. You can't advertise a shuttle service for a hotel and then give wrong information or deny service because you "can't find" the driver or say he isn't picking up. That's unacceptable when teams are on a tight meet schedule. Do better 1 ice cream Van ... advertise that you are running every 1 hr

in town needing a place to get some rest between late night cheese steaks and brunch cheese steaks…read morebefore heading to Jersey to pick up some stock rims for the Baja and this fit the bill as a budget friendly point-price price point. yea!! clean comfortable room and plenty of hot water at middling pressure, it's candlewood so you get a full sized fridge and freezer for the necessities plus real plates and flatware for dining with dignity (two steps up from the camping gear I carry) parking is abundant between the spot out front and the lot just across the street to the left which although not actually on site is closer and more visible than some situations I've encountered so I'm good here. the hotel sits between residential and industrial areas just off the main drag and is quiet at night. additionally, there is a state correctional facility with an interesting dickensian-ish facade just down the road so that's a plus. staff here is reasonably bright and attentive considering the hours I keep and helpful when I attempt to navigate the parking and elevating and checking (both in/out) my only real complaint is that the TV didn't work at first but when I got back from Pat's and Geno's I could sit and watch Perry Mason comfortably while enjoying a cup o' frenched fries and a couple caymans jack.

The Block is the intimate concert venue (read 823 occupancy) inside of Harrah's Chester casino, and…read moremy main draw to make the trip. The good: -The venue was small. Even the back is good (although the front is best). -It was an extremely easy GA experience. I've spent many hours waiting for GA shows in my lifetime, but that wasn't the case. -Drinks were dirt cheap in comparison to other casinos and venues. The vodka club was made with Sky and Absolute (depending on the flavor) and were only $6 a pop. -The sound quality was clear, even from the front row. The band complained it was loud, but I thought it was good. The bad: -The bathroom was located in the casino and a hike. That's unfortunate with drink prices being so low. -The smell. Sometimes it smelled like garbage. Sometimes it smelled like bacon. Sometimes it smelled like incense. It was gross and distracting. All and all, I'd return for the right act.

Definitely impressed by this venue. Saw Weezer here which was great because of how intimate it is…read more It's not tiny by any means, but anywhere you are you can see the band. I think it holds under 1,000. Sound quality is definitely good. The staff throughout the casino was very friendly also! I would go back.. and this is coming from a Fillmore Philly regular. (I'm picky about my venues.) I would give a 4.5 if I could.. not going for the 5 star mainly Bc I wasn't feeling the beer selection.

It pains me greatly to downgrade the Inn from its previously lofty perch as the near-perfect…read moreno-fuss hotel to merely adequate, and at the price, not such a great deal anymore. What confused me during our stay was we had two rooms, one an accessible room on the third floor, and the other a queen double on the second. I have stayed in both these areas before. The accessible room seemed unchanged. The second floor was very odd. First off, the fantastic soundproofing seems to have vanished -- at least, inside the hotel. The outside is still inaudible, as it was built to shield guests from the sounds of trains. But inside? I could hear our neighbors talk, I could hear their alarms, I could hear the elevator ding and the machinery (it was four doors down, so not that close). There were odd sounds from machinery in the walls and the HVAC systems I don't remember. Then we had a weekend with basically no hot water and no water pressure. Oh, the water trickled out, but it did so at a very tepid temperature and with less pressure than even any water-restricted California shower I've ever seen. I've never ever had such a problem here before. Then a local friend said they'd had renovations and added capacity. Did they -- gut the rooms and subdivide? That would account for the fact the room seemed smaller than I remembered; it would account for having lost the internal soundproofing but not the external, if they did a terrible job at the renovation; and perhaps they didn't bother to upgrade the floor hot water heater (our family member in the accessible room on the third floor did not seem to have this problem), or the plumbing capacity, and what we were getting was water at low pressure after everybody else on the floor had used it. (Although I had the same problem the middle of the day Saturday as I did Saturday and Sunday morning). I won't hold the pathetic EV charger situation against the Inn per se, since it apparently is a college problem: the chargers are limited to four hours! At a slow level 2 J-1772, this meant we got about 15% charge a day. This is ludicrous. I am willing to pay for the charge (the four hours a day is free) if I can, you know, actually charge the car. Limiting it to four hours on the basis of demand is pointless; all the spots were filled on Friday, and none of them charging, because it turns out they were all occupied by staff members of the college who went home at the end of the day and occupied the spot for eight hours, charging only four. The college's commitment to EVs seems -- I can't use a word that expresses this properly. Inconsistent with its avowed Zero by 2035 goals. (All the chargers on campus are the same, and there aren't that many of them, plus you can't use them if you're a visitor, anyway.) The location is perfect if you are visiting the college, but there's a lot going wrong here right now and I'm very, very disappointed. The staff are still extremely nice (especially housekeeping) so I can't downgrade it all the way, but this is worse than the Hampton Inn in Media now, for half again as much each night. There's only so much I'm willing to pay for location.

The Inn at Swarthmore has been my "go-to" hotel for staycations and need respite's from the city…read more I've also previously recommended this hotel to others who seek a more quiet experience than what's offered via the hotels in Philly. However, the most recent renovations made at the hotel have negatively impacted my opinion of the establishment. ROOMS Let me first start by saying The Inn at Swarthmore had some of the largest rooms I encountered in a hotel establishment. In layout, they closely resembled a dorm which made sense because of the relative closeness to Swarthmore college. The hotel recently made renovations that decreased the size of the standard rooms by at least 50%. In addition, I encountered an issue with the bathroom no longer having working exhaust fans which can create an issue in the future for a buildup of bacteria, mold and mildew. SERVICE The service I received at The Inn at Swarthmore has always consistently been a top above average and I've never encountered an issue. Besides the issue with the room, I always marvel at the wood used throughout the establishment. Despite the beauty of the establishment , the changes made to the rooms have changed my perspective of the establishment and I can no longer recommend it as the greatest value proposition.

I really enjoyed the venue here last night it was . when I walked in it was nice and cool, the…read moredecor was amazing and I really enjoyed myself together with the other guests. Tysha put her foot into this event!!

Awesome service. Beautiful decorations A+++ quality…read morematerials Definitely calling Natasha for my wedding 2025