Historic Philadelphia

Omni Hotel at Independence Park 401 Chestnut Street Tel.: 215-925-0000 www.omnihotels.com Sheraton Society Hill Hotel One Dock Street 2nd and Dock Streets Tel.: 215-238-6000 www.sheraton.com Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing 201 South Columbus Boulevard (at Dock Street) Tel.: 215-928-1234 pennslanding.hyatt.com

Located one block from Independence Hall, the Omni Hotel overlooks the picturesque lawns, monuments and historic buildings of Independence National Historic Park. Nearby, visitors can enjoy many of Philadelphia's most popular restaurants and nightspots, browse Old City's art galleries and shops or take in an art film in the cool comfort of one of the neighborhood's three Ritz Theatres.

The four-story Sheraton Society Hill, nestled along cobblestone Dock Street in the shadows of I.M. Pei's monumental Society Hill Towers, captures the quiet charm of a colonial inn through its proportions and decor. On display in the hotel are artifacts unearthed from the site during an archaeological dig that preceded the hotel's construction.

The Hyatt Regency, situated on the Delaware River overlooking Camden, New Jersey, offers convenient access to the Penn's Landing Festival Pier, the site of many cultural festivals throughout the summer months, as well as other attractions in historic Old City and along the waterfront.

Convention Center

Loews Philadelphia Hotel 1200 Market Street Tel.: 215-627-1200 www.loewshotels.com/hotels/philadelphia Clarion Suites, Pennsylvania Convention Center 1010 Race Street Tel.: 215-922-1730 www.hotelchoice.com Courtyard by Marriott, Philadelphia Downtown 21 North Juniper Street Tel.: 215-496-3200 www.courtyard.com

The most stylish of the convention center hotels, the Loews Philadelphia, which opened in the spring of 2000, inhabits the renovated and restored Philadelphia Saving Fund Society (PSFS) building, a masterpiece of modern architecture. Designed by architects George Howe and William Lescaze and completed in 1932, the building was the first International Style high-rise in the world.

The Clarion Suites, in the heart of Chinatown (about one block away from the Convention Center and Reading Terminal Market), puts visitors just steps from the city's best spots for sampling Asian cuisines.

On the west side of the Convention Center, the meticulously restored, historic City Hall Annex, built in 1926, has housed the Courtyard Hotel since 1999. Its central location is unbeatable, offering easy walking access to the Avenue of the Arts, Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Rittenhouse Row.

Where the stars stay

Rittenhouse Hotel 210 West Rittenhouse Square (at Walnut Street) Tel.: 215-546-9000 www.rittenhousehotel.com Four Seasons Hotel One Logan Square 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Tel.: 215-963-1500 www.fourseasons.com/philadelphia

The stomping ground of visiting celebrities and dignitaries, the Rittenhouse and Four Seasons hotels maintain the highest standards in hospitality, offering discerning guests uncompromising luxury, personalized service, security and discretion.

Both hotels provide a retreat from busy city streets and offer tranquil, inspiring views of Philadelphia: the Rittenhouse, with its commanding treetop views of Rittenhouse Square, and the Four Seasons, overlooking Logan Circle and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Nearby you'll find Philadelphia's finest restaurants, museums, concert halls and theaters, as well as the tiny boutiques and galleries near Rittenhouse Square.

On the Avenue of the Arts

Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia Ten Avenue ofthe Arts Broad and Chestnut Streets Tel.: 215-735-7700 www.ritzcarlton.com/hotels/philadelphia Park Hyatt at the Bellevue 1415 Chancellor Court Broad and Walnut Streets Tel.: 215-893-1234 parkphiladelphia.hyatt.com

Also known to attract high-profile guests, the Ritz-Carlton and Park Hyatt hotels, located on the Avenue of the Arts, put visitors within walking distance of many of Philadelphia's cultural attractions, including the new Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the Academy of Music, as well as the shops and restaurants on Rittenhouse Row.

Unveiled in the spring of 2000 following an $88 million renovation, the Ritz-Carlton comprises a stunning rotunda, modeled on the Pantheon in Rome, and an adjoining high-rise tower, which houses the guestrooms. Once home to the Girard Trust Company, the neoclassical buildings were designed by the acclaimed architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White, and built in the early 1900s.