I've never been too keen on DoubleTree. Stayed in several and the room was
either dirty/carpet or bathroom dirty. We hold our Mrs. Georgia pageant at
a local DT here and the Front Desk is very rude and will not transfer calls
unless you know the room  number.

On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM Dennis Dura <[email protected]> wrote:

> A couple links on the Hotel and Mall:
>
>
> https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2026/02/18/doubletree-plymouth-meeting-apartment-conversion.html
>
> https://montco.today/2026/01/plymouth-meeting-mall-redevelopment/
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 11:37 Richard Cuff <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Yes indeed Mike - hope you are well!  Will have details out 1-2 days
>> for the 2026 Fest.  It will be both in-person and hybrid.  Similar to
>> last year.
>>
>> RC
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 11:27 AM Mike <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > Those were good times.....if one were to know such things.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> >
>> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 7:46 AM Richard Cuff <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I had not seen that, Ed - thanks for sending!
>> >>
>> >> We had an overall good run there.  There is also talk that the
>> >> Plymouth Meeting Mall itself has been sold to a developer who plans to
>> >> raze it, but I don't have a primary source to confirm that.
>> >>
>> >> Folks who haven't been to Kulpsville itself (where the Inn At
>> >> Towamencin was) would see some vestiges of its old self there
>> >> (specifically the hotel, the sandwich shop, and the beer distributor)
>> >> but much of the surrounding 1/2 mile radius is quite a bit different.
>> >> Offices, hotel, a couple restaurants.  Gone are the Kulpsville Kitchen
>> >> and the barn with the smiley face.  Also the small,
>> >> convenience-store-only Wawa.
>> >>
>> >> RC
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 10:18 AM david goren <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --But who will get the Listening Lounge & Hospitality Suite with
>> balcony and roof access for DXing?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > ‘Word has it Charlie Loudenboomer put in a bid.
>> >> >
>> >> > Hope they’ll fix the elevators.
>> >> >
>> >> > That said…I always felt the Doubletree was a real upgrade from the
>> Inn at Towamencin…more places to socialize, suites, easy access to food and
>> supplies at the mall for those of us without vehicles…at least at first
>> until it started to fall apart, elevators as mentioned, late night
>> ‘security’ dude who wouldn’t let us sit in certain spots in the lobby, the
>> faulty ventilation system, and the attendant Fest Flu which I got in the
>> later years more often than not.
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