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14 NORTH FRONT ST
PHILADELPHIA 19106, UNITED STATES
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- Price Range:
Mid-range
- Neighbourhood:
Center City - Old City
- Atmosphere:
Boutique and Low-key
Lonely Planet Review
The independently owned Penn's View Hotel is an old-fashioned inn overlooking a freeway and the Delaware River. Rooms feature Chippendale-style furniture, and many rooms have exposed-brick walls and fireplace. You must investigate the wine bar. For many, this exceedingly well-stocked bar and the hotel's convenient access to Old City are the big draws.
This beautiful old hotel overlooks the Delaware River - too bad about that expressway out front, though. Some of the rooms have fireplaces and jacuzzis, and many contain interesting touches (such as rough-looking exposed-brick walls and dark rafters set in white plaster ceilings) which clash pleasantly with conventional, often floral, wallpaper. Aside from these moments of interest, the rooms are ultimately pretty typical. Ask for something on the top floor, as this provides the best possible view and the greatest distance from the interstate. The hotel contains the impressive and popular Il Bar, which offers 120 wines by the glass thanks to a specially designed wine preservation and dispensing system - the largest in the world.
Review by author John Spelman
How To Get There
- FROM PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FOLLOW I-95 NORTH AROUND THE AIRPORT UNTIL YOU SEE SIGNS
FOR EXIT 20 COLUMBUS BLVD AND WASHINGTON AVE. EXIT ONTO
COLUMBUS BLVD FORMERLY DELAWARE AVE. YOU WILL BE MAKING
A LEFT. REMAIN IN THE LEFT LANE UNTIL YOU REACH DOCK ST.
LEFT ONTO DOCK STREET AND THEN A RIGHT ONTO FRONT STREET.
TAKE FRONT STREET JUST PAST MARKET. HOTEL IS ON THE LEFT.
- FROM THE NORTH ON INTERSTATE 95
TAKE THE CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA HISTORIC AREA EXIT. AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE RAMP STAY TO YOUR LEFT WHICH WILL BE 2ND ST.
TAKE 2ND STREET TO MARKET STREET AND MAKE A LEFT. TRAVEL
ONE BLOCK EAST ON MARKET STREET TO FRONT STREET. HOTEL IS
THE FIRST PROPERTY ON THE LEFT ON FRONT STREET.
- FROM THE WEST AND VALLEY FORGE
FOLLOW INTERSTATE 76 EAST AND ALL SIGNS IN THE DIRECTION
OF CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA. BEAR LEFT WHEN APPROACHING THE
CITY AND ONTO THE CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA RAMP I-676 EAST.
FOLLOW UNTIL YOU SEE SIGNS FOR 8TH STREET EXIT. TAKE 8TH
TO MARKET AND MAKE A LEFT. TRAVEL 8 BLOCKS EAST ON MARKET
TO FRONT STREET AND TURN LEFT. HOTEL IS THE FIRST PROPERTY
ON YOUR LEFT ON FRONT STREET.
- FROM THE EAST AND NEW JERSEY
TAKE EXIT 4 OFF THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. FOLLOW HWY 73
NORTH TO HWY 38 WEST. TAKE HWY 38 WEST TO HWY 30 WEST.
FOLLOW ALL SIGNS THAT SAY CAMDEN AND PHILADELPHIA TO THE
BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE. GO OVER THE BRIDGE AND TAKE THE 6TH
STREET SOUTH INDEPENDENCE HALL EXIT. FOLLOW 6TH STREET
SOUTH 2.5 BLOCKS TO MARKET STREET AND MAKE A LEFT TURN.
TRAVEL 6 BLOCKS EAST ON MARKET STREET TO FRONT STREET.
MAKE A LEFT AND HOTEL IS FIRST PROPERTY ON YOUR LEFT.
Nearby Points of Interest
- DISTANCE DIRECTION FROM HOTEL
- BETSY ROSS HOUSE 0.0 MI WEST
- PENNS LANDING 0.0 MI EAST
- FEDERAL COURTHOUSE 0.0 MI WEST
- ART GALLERIES 0.0 MI NORTH
- CITY CENTER 1.0 MI WEST
- THEATERS 1.0 MI SOUTHWEST
- PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER 1.5 MI WEST
- PHILADELPHIA ART MUSEUM 3.0 MI WEST
- PHILADELPHIA ZOO 5.0 MI WEST
- WACHOVIA CENTER AND SPECTRUM 5.0 MI SOUTH
- VALLEY FORGE 25.0 MI NORTHWEST
- LIBERTY BELL 0.0 MI WEST
- INDEPENDENCE HALL 0.0 MI SOUTHWEST
- SOCIETY HILL 0.0 MI NORTHWEST
- MUSEUM SHUTTLE 0.0 MI SOUTH
- NIGHTLIFE 0.0 MI NORTHEAST
- ORCHESTRA 1.0 MI SOUTHWEST
- SHOPPING 1.0 MI WEST
- FRANKLIN INSTITUTE 3.0 MI WEST
- ADVENTURE AQUARIUM CAMDEN NJ 3.0 MI SOUTHEAST
- LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD 5.0 MI SOUTH
- FAIRMOUNT PARK 6.0 MI NORTHWEST
Check-in/Check-out
Earliest check-in:
3:00 PM
Latest check-out time:
12:00 AM
Author Tip
On the eastern edge of Old City, the hotel is well positioned near many of Philadelphia's most popular sites, such as Independence Hall and Elfreth's Alley. At night, 2nd Street south of Market Street becomes overrun with hoards of clubbers -- the Continental is a good place to observe the action while eating dumplings and lobster mashed potatoes.