Wm. Mulherin's Sons Hotel

The hotel and its rooms are absolutely gorgeously designed, and the bed is one of the most comfortable I've ever slept in. It was great to have ample room to spread out, host guests, and decompress from busy days! The location is highly walkable and it's extremely well-suited to discovering Fishtown and the surrounding areas; there's a La Colombe across the street if you need an early-AM coffee, but the kitchen in the room is also stocked if you'd like to make your own. I'll never complain about having Aesop in the bathroom, either! If you're used to city noise, the sound of the El might even help lull you to sleep, as it did us. That said there are a few little details that could be better - i.e., no ledge in the shower for putting your toiletries on, doors that can still be opened a few inches even when they're locked, and not all of our rooms had a full-length mirror. We also had to go poking around to find our bath towels (they're under the bathroom sink) and to find the garbage cans. Small details but the doors / locks especially made me a little uncomfortable, and to be honest, the price is about $100 too much per night for what you get. That said, it's absolutely worth the experience, especially if you're planning to have friends hang out in your room.

Do not stay here unless you want to stay up past midnight listening to loud music and a bar scene. While it’s a beautifully designed hotel, there were not nearly enough warnings about the noise of the restaurant below. There must’ve been no sound proofing done at all between their restaurant and hotel (same owners). Also the water pressure is quite bad and the pillows were horrendous. Definitely would only recommend if you plan to be out late partying and you’ll miss the entirety of the noise made by the restaurant. It baffles my mind that they made zero accommodations for trying to manage two properties together.