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Located in the heart of Philadelphia on the Avenue of the Arts with access to the Kimmel Centre, the Academy of Music and Merriam Theatre, the Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia features 434 recently renovated, superbly appointed rooms and suites, all with generous work areas. All rooms feature views of stunning views of Philadelphia from the saw tooth design of the bay windows. The private-access Towers level includes complimentary continental breakfast and concierge service. Twenty meeting rooms taking up 25,000 square feet on three floors, including the Ormandy Ballroom that accommodates up to 660 guests, take up a separate wing of the hotel. The Standing O caters to the theatre crowds with its light fare.
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Located in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania’s campus, The Hilton Inn at Penn features technologically sophisticated rooms that include two dual- line telephones, data ports and high-speed internet access. The hotel’s diverse meetings and banquet accommodations offer almost 22,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, which features a divisible Grand Ballroom, two primary meeting rooms that open into a junior ballroom in addition to a boardroom with an attached private lounge area, pre-function space, and an additional 26 breakout rooms or small conference suites. Penne Restaurant and Wine Bar is University City’s newest Italian restaurant featuring innovative, regional Italian, cuisine made from the freshest ingredients. *IN SOME ROOMS
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By far the largest hotel in Philadelphia, the Marriott links to the Reading Terminal Shed of the Convention Centre. Inside, the five- storey atrium lobby features a 10,000- square foot water sculpture along with a lobby bar and a Starbucks. The rooms, decorated in dark woods and maroon and green drapes and bedspreads, offer guests data ports and comfortable working space. More than 117,000 square feet of meeting space, the largest of which can accommodate 2,800 people, can be sliced up into various configurations. The hotel features its JW’s Steakhouse, along with Champion’s, the American Sports Bar, and Allie’s American Grille for lighter fare.
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This European-style luxury hotel overlooks Independence National Historic Park is certainly the most posh hotel in Old City. Many of the rooms decorate with floral chintz curtains feature views of Independence National Park or the Greek Revival Second Bank of the US, and each has a newly renovated marble bath, two- line telephones and an executive desk with modem outlet. More than 3,500 square feet of function space includes six meeting and banquet rooms. Azalea Restaurant, with its attentive service and plush armchairs, serves American fare.
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The Westin Philadelphia combines traditional elegance with modern luxury. Connected to The Shops at Liberty Place, the hotel features bellhops dressed in long red jackets awaiting guests’ arrivals. Each guest room features a two-line telephone and data port, and suites and Westin Guest Office rooms have high-speed internet access The Grand Luxury suites are unusually spacious with marble baths. Seven meeting rooms taking up 7,500 square feet can accommodate from 30 to 720 guests. The Grill, the hotel’s upscale restaurant, features contemporary dining.
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