The Rittenhouse is a AAA Five Diamond hotel ranked among the top hotels of the world by Conde Nast and the official hotel guide. The hotels premier location on Rittenhouse Square is in the heart of Philadelphia's most prestigious, residential, business, cultural and retail area-only 8 miles from Philadelphia International Airport and a quick 10 blocks from the train station and convention center. Guests reside in 98 beautifully appointed accommodations, including 11 suites. Spacious guestrooms measuring from 450 to 600 square feet with pillow-top mattresses/310 thread count sheets and additional sitting area. Armoire with a refrigerated stocked minibar, 25-inch color television with remote control, laptop size in room safe, iron/ironing board and a clock radio with CD player. Two dual line speakerphones with voice mail, complimentary High Speed Internet Access. Lavish marble bathroom with oversized bathtub, separate shower, mini television, phone and Aveda amenities. The features of the hotel include three distinct dining venues: Lacroix at the Rittenhouse, Boathouse Row Bar, Cassatt Lounge and Tea Room and Smith and Wollensky and Wollenskys Grill. Guests can also enjoy our full service fitness facility with state-of-the-art Cybex equipment, indoor pool, massages, facials and Aroma Therapy treatments.

A bank for nearly a century, The Ritz-Carlton remains a monument to opulence. The hotel meticulously restored original woodwork, marble, and brass fixtures throughout to open in 2000 for a luxury-seeking clientele of well-heeled executives and families. The lobby has 140-foot-high dome, $2 million in artwork and antiques, and turn-of-the-century-style furnishings.

This Center City hotel, a mainstay in Philadelphia since the 1920s, offers a panoply of business amenities in a refined residential-style package. The lobby provides a grand introduction with its double-height ceiling, huge mullioned windows, chandeliers and sconces, potted palms, Oriental rugs on stone floors, and comfortable sitting areas. Lounges and restaurants ring the space.

• This hotel in the heart of the Brandywine Valley is 24 miles from downtown Philadelphia.
• All 223 suites offer high-speed Internet access, cable TV with premium channels, complimentary newspapers, refrigerators, microwaves, and coffeemakers.
• The hotel also has a full-service restaurant, an indoor pool, a fitness room, and a business center.

Travelers appreciate this modern high-rise hotel's corner location, which provides quick access to businesses, hospitals, the University of Pennsylvania, and Drexel University.

Travelers looking for turn-of-the-century opulence and Philadelphians attending social events emerge from the elevator into the 19th-floor lobby, where they're greeted with fine views of the city from Palladium windows. This soaring space, like the grand ballroom with its ornate elliptical staircase and the hotel's other public rooms, has been lavishly restored.

A lobby with rose-marble floors, crystal chandeliers, wall tapestries, and a working fireplace provides a warm welcome to this 14-story hotel. From the friendly, khaki-clad valet at the front door to the accommodating concierge and housekeeping staff, the Omni prides itself on service. Conference attendees as well as families stay at the Omni because of its ideal location in the historic district and its child-friendly policies.

This busy hotel offsets its always-moving clientele in addition to the occasional university rowing team in town for a Cooper River regatta—with a comfortable lobby atmosphere that includes multiple chandeliers, paneled wooden columns, gilded mirrors, oversized couches and armchairs, and marble tile floors.

Located six blocks from City Hall and a half-mile from the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the 28-story Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel is popular with travelers, tour groups, and conventioneers. The spacious atrium lobby has marble floors, live trees, and a two-story grandfather clock.