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Penn's View Inn

  • Address: 14 N. Front St., Old City, Philadelphia, PA, 19106 | Map It
  • Phone: 215/922-7600; 800/331-7634
  • Fax: 215/922-7642
  • www.pennsviewhotel.com

Fodor's Review:

This cosmopolitan little hotel in a refurbished 19th-century commercial building on the fringe of Old City has its own brand of urban charm. The owner is a well-regarded Italian-born restaurateur who also runs Ristorante Panorama, the downstairs eatery, and Il Bar, with perhaps the best wine cellar in the city. Accommodations are comfortable and rather European looking, with Chippendale-style furniture, floral wallpaper, and queen beds; 20 rooms have fireplaces, and 12 of them also have whirlpool baths. Some have views of the Delaware River. Rooms facing the street can be noisy.

  • Hotel Details: 51 rooms, 2 suites
  • In-room: refrigerator (some), Internet, Wi-Fi.
  • In-hotel: restaurant, room service, bar, parking (paid), no-smoking rooms.
  • Rate includes: Continental breakfast
  • Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V

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