-(L)-LUXURY HOTEL
PROPERTY TYPE - FULL SERVICE, HOTEL
RATINGS -
RITZ CARLTON HOTEL DESCRIPTION
THE CENTERPIECE OF PHILADELPHIA.S AVENUE OF THE
ARTS, THE HOTEL IS LOCATED AT TEN AVENUE OF THE
ARTS IN THE LANDMARK GIRARD TRUST COMPANY BANK
ROTUNDA AND TOWER. ORIGINALLY BUILT AS THE GIRARD
TRUST COMPANY AND HOME TO THE GIRARD BANK. MCKIM,
MEAD AND WHITE, WHO ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR BOSTON.S
SYMPHONY HALL, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND THE
WASHINGTON SQUARE ARCH IN NEW YORK, DESIGNED THE
BUILDING BETWEEN 1901 AND 1904. ACTUAL
CONSTRUCTION TOOK PLACE BETWEEN 1905 AND 1909.
THE TOWER WAS FURTHER MODIFIED IN THE 1930S. THE
CURRENT DESIGN MERGES PAST AND PRESENT WITH
ELEGANCE AND SENSITIVITY AND HAS BEEN COMPLETELY
RENOVATED TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF TODAY.S TRAVELER.
THE RITZ-CARLTON HOTELS IN THE US AND CANADA ARE
SMOKE-FREE. TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF GUESTS
WHO SMOKE, WE OFFER SPECIAL SMOKING AREAS OUTSIDE
OF THE HOTEL. PLEASE CONTACT THE HOTEL DIRECTLY
TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE DESIGNATED
SMOKING AREAS.
