Where to Stay
Discover Philadelphia through its Hotels
The DNA of Philadelphia
Where American History Meets Industrial Creativity
| Philadelphia wears its history openly. Georgian row houses, cobbled streets and landmarks from the birth of the United States coexist with former factories, warehouses, grand Beaux-Arts buildings and an exceptional legacy of American Modernism. Louis Kahn was born here as an architect, while Frank Furness gave the city some of its most idiosyncratic 19th-century buildings. Today, neighbourhoods from Old City and Rittenhouse Square to Fishtown reveal a city where historic architecture is continually being adapted rather than preserved behind glass.
Food and drink have become one of Philadelphia’s strongest calling cards. The cheesesteak may get the headlines, but the city is far more interesting at the table. Reading Terminal Market, Italian bakeries and old-school neighbourhood institutions coexist with ambitious chef-led restaurants, natural wine bars, craft breweries and one of America’s strongest BYOB cultures. The city’s diverse communities have added everything from exceptional Vietnamese and Mexican cooking to a particularly vibrant contemporary Jewish food scene, while independent restaurants still feel refreshingly central to Philadelphia life. Philadelphia’s most interesting hotels share that independent spirit. Historic townhouses, former industrial buildings and architectural landmarks are being transformed into intimate stays that combine exposed brick, original details and contemporary American design. At DNA Hotels, we curate the places where architecture, food, history and neighbourhood culture come together—hotels that reveal Philadelphia not simply as the birthplace of America, but as one of its most characterful and underrated creative cities. |