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motherof5




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jul 18 2024, 9:32 am
Hi, I am looking to surprise my husband with a quick weekends away from the New York Tri-City area. Has to be budget friendly 🙂 , and walking distance to a shul, so anything too vacationy or outdoorsy seems to be ruled out. I was thinking about Philadelphia, I think there’s a river and a walk that runs through it, which would be nice for us on shabbos afternoon. Has anybody done a weekend there that could give me some pointers as to where to stay or if it would be feasible Shabbos getaway. Thanks!
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amother
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Post Sun, Jul 21 2024, 11:36 am
What about the poconos?
https://kvation.com/listings/h.....aking
This place looks nice. And you get some outdoorsy that you wanted.
Seems it’s like a 5 minute walk to a shul!
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amother
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Post Sun, Jul 21 2024, 11:40 am
We’ve done Philly for shabbos many times.
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amother
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Post Sun, Aug 18 2024, 10:25 pm
amother Cornsilk wrote:
We’ve done Philly for shabbos many times.


Can you point me to some places you've stayed at? Walking distance to shuls.
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amother
  Cornsilk  


 

Post Sun, Aug 18 2024, 10:29 pm
amother Bluebonnet wrote:
Can you point me to some places you've stayed at? Walking distance to shuls.


Yes of course. I’ve stayed at both the kimpton and the Wyndham in the historic district. Both are practically next door from Congregation Mikve Israel (who offers catered shabbos meals) Chabad is. A further walk but we’ve done it too
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amother
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Post Sun, Aug 18 2024, 11:41 pm
amother Cornsilk wrote:
Yes of course. I’ve stayed at both the kimpton and the Wyndham in the historic district. Both are practically next door from Congregation Mikve Israel (who offers catered shabbos meals) Chabad is. A further walk but we’ve done it too


While these hotels are nice, the actual downtown Phili area is full of heavy drug addicts and terrible stenches. Stayed overnight recently and it was a terrible experience. We were extremely fearful walking outside.
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amother
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Post Mon, Aug 19 2024, 6:05 am
amother DarkKhaki wrote:
While these hotels are nice, the actual downtown Phili area is full of heavy drug addicts and terrible stenches. Stayed overnight recently and it was a terrible experience. We were extremely fearful walking outside.


I was there recently and that wasn’t my experience at all. Could be because I’m less impressionable (I live in Manhattan) or could be the historic district isn’t the same as downtown Philly. We’re also very streetwise (given where we live) and some unsavory characters wouldn’t deter us from staying in (what we consider) an interesting neighborhood close to all the Attractions.
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