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Opening Date
July 1983

General Manager
Harry Gorstayn

Physical Features
Property Size: 330,000 square feet/30,600 square metres
Total Number of Rooms: 364
Guest Rooms: 264
Suites: 100
Number of Stories: 8
Design Aesthetic: Inspired by the Federalist period, with contemporary classic furnishings
Architect: A. Eugene Kohn
Interior Designer(s):
Cheryl Rowley Design (bathroom, lobby and guest rooms)
BBGM (specialty suites, Swann Lounge & Café, Fountain Restaurant, boardrooms and meeting rooms, Spa)
Location: On the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, surrounded by museums and cultural institutions, with major historic landmarks within walking distance, as well as the financial and business districts

Spa
Opening Date: July 1983
Interior Designer: BBGM
Design Aesthetic: An oasis of soft textures and natural tones accented by dark wood and marble, with modern chrome touches
Signature Treatment:
Philadelphia Freedom Hot Towel Infusion Massage (80 minutes)
Products:
Naturopathica
Zents
Special Features:
Indoor swimming pool
Spa Director: Verna Wormly

Dining
Executive Chef: Rafael Gonzalez
Sommelier: Scott Turnbull
Examples of Locally Sourced Ingredients: Greens, herbs, spring and summer vegetables and winter squash from Branch Creek Farms in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Restaurant: Fountain Restaurant
Cuisine: American with French influence
Signature Dish: Crab cake
Size: 10,000 sq ft / 92.9 sq m
Indoor Seating: 107, including the intimate 14-person private Logan Room
Designer: BBGM
Chef de Restaurant (a.m.): Ralph Costobile
Chef de Restaurant (p.m.): David Jansen
Lounge: Swann Lounge
Cuisine: American with French influence
Signature Dish: Philly cheesesteak spring roll with spicy ketchup
Indoor Seating: 82, with eight additional stools at the bar
Designer: BBGM
Chef de Restaurant: Denny Santiago
Lounge: Swann Café
Cuisine: American with French influence
Signature Dish: Philly cheesesteak spring roll with spicy ketchup
Indoor Seating: 26
Designer: BBGM

Recreation
Off-site Activities:
Golf
Pools:
Number of Pools: 1
Fitness Facilities:
Size: 1,700 sq ft / 158 sq m

Meeting Rooms
Total Size: 15,855 sq ft / 1,472 sq m
Largest Ballroom: 4,374 sq ft / 406 sq m
Meet and Feed Capacity: 150
Banquet Capacity: 380
Outdoor Banquet Capacity: 80
Breakout Spaces: 11
Private Dining Room Capacity: 16
Unique Meeting and Event Facilities: The only hotel in Philadelphia with outdoor courtyard space and garden for meetings and events

Corporate Social Responsibility
Recycling and composting – the Hotel is the largest composter in the city
Hosts annual Parkway Run to benefit the Cancer Center at the Children's Hospital Philadelphia