The Latham Hotel

Address

3.5 Star Hotel
135 S 17th St Center City - Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia
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Lonely Planet review

This European-style oldie sits close to Rittenhouse Square, and a few of the rooms on the highest floors provide a glimpse of the park. The staff are friendly and helpful, but rooms are diminutive and garishly coloured.

Though this Victorian old-timer wins points for its proximity to Rittenhouse Square and its small, pretty marble lobby, the rooms in this 14-storey tower victimise their guests with garish green carpet, deeply contrasting red chairs and vivid floral bed coverings. Merry year-round Christmas! Rooms and bath facilities are small, clean and generic. Should you be arriving by horse, well-mannered doormen wear riding boots and look like technicolour footmen from any number of colourised miniseries being broadcast on cable TV, itself available in each room.

Services & facilities

  • Recreation
    • Fitness facilities
  • Cards accepted
    • Discover
    • Visa
    • Mastercard
    • Diners club
    • American express
  • Transport/transfers
    • Limo or town car service available
  • Parking
    • Valet parking
    • Secure parking
  • Guest services
    • Room service (24 hours)
    • Express check-out
    • Porter/bellhop
    • 24-hour front desk
  • Wi-Fi/internet access
    • Free Wi-Fi
  • Pets
    • Pets allowed
    • Pet policy - dogs only
  • Non-smoking
    • Smoke-free property (fines apply)
    • Smoke-free property
  • Accessibility
    • Elevator/lift
  • Bar
    • Bar/lounge
  • Bureau de Change/ATM
    • Atm/banking
  • Air Conditioning
    • Air-conditioned public areas
  • Restaurant/CafĂ©
    • Restaurant
  • Luggage storage
    • Available
  • Housekeeping
    • Dry cleaning/laundry service

Description

Location. The Latham Hotel is located in central Philadelphia, close to Art Institute of Philadelphia, Reading Terminal Market, and Ben Franklin National Memorial. Nearby points of interest also include Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall.

Hotel Features. The Latham Hotel's restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A bar/lounge is open for drinks. Room service is available 24 hours a day. The hotel serves full breakfasts each morning in the restaurant (surcharges apply). Recreational amenities include a fitness facility. This 3.5-star property has a business center and offers limo/town car service. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Guest parking is available for a surcharge. Additional property amenities include express check-out, secure parking, and ATM/banking services. This is a smoke-free property. A total renovation of this property was completed in June 2012.

Guestrooms. 139 air-conditioned guestrooms at The Latham Hotel feature minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Accommodations offer city views. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. In addition to desks and complimentary weekday newspapers, guestrooms offer cordless phones with voice mail. High-definition televisions have premium cable channels. Also included are complimentary bottled water and windows that open. Guests may request hypo-allergenic bedding and wake-up calls. Housekeeping is available daily.

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