The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia

The Ritz-Carlton sits on the Avenue of the Arts, housed within the historic former Girard Trust Building. It is a five-minute walk from the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

This hotel is a grand base for those prioritizing proximity to the city's concert halls and theatres. While the surrounding Avenue of the Arts is often defined by its busy, utilitarian transit flow, this building holds onto a stillness that the more modern, retail-heavy blocks near The Shops at Liberty Place cannot replicate. Staying here is a choice for scale and architecture over the intimacy of the boutiques found closer to City Hall. It is a dressier, more imposing environment than neighbouring hotels, fitting for those who prefer their stay to feel as heavy and permanent as the stone rotunda that greets them in the lobby.