The Franklin on Rittenhouse, A Boutique Hotel

Rated 8.4 in 176 reviews. 20 rooms.

★★★★

Located 2 blocks from the Locust Train Station and the historic Rittenhouse Square, this boutique hotel features 24-hour concierge service, nightly turndown service, and rooms with plasma flat-screen TVs.

The accommodations at Rittenhouse 1715 are equipped with free Wi-Fi and iPod docking stations. They offer traditional décor and marble bathrooms. Some rooms are furnished with fireplaces.

Tea, coffee and pastries are served daily at this smoke-free Philadelphia hotel. Nightly wine receptions take place in the evenings and the front desk is open 24 hours a day.

Thomas Jefferson University and the Benjamin Franklin House are one mile from Rittenhouse 1715. Independence Hall is less than 10 minutes away by car.

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A guide to great places near The Franklin on Rittenhouse, A Boutique Hotel

  1. Parc

    Stephen Starr serves up heaping servings of solid people watching from this perfectly positioned French Bistro. Indulge in the steak frites.

    105 m from hotel
    227 S 18th St

  2. Rittenhouse Square

    Give a shine to the head, horns, and spine of Albert Laessle’s Billy, a two-foot-high bronze billy goat in a small plaza halfway down the southwest walk.

    187 m from hotel
    210 W Rittenhouse Sq

  3. Monk's Cafe

    Because when that bus drove through it last year, our first worry was actually the beer collection.

    197 m from hotel
    264 S 16th St

  4. HipCityVeg

    Crispy HipCity Ranch. Yes! That's all I can say!

    279 m from hotel
    127 S 18th St

  5. The Dandelion

    Go for oysters and English staples, all of which will make you question British grub's bad rap.

    304 m from hotel
    124 S 18th St

  6. Elixr Coffee Roasters

    A 2011 New York Times article calls this Rittenhouse Square coffee shop (with their Kansas-based small batch roasted PT’s Coffee Roasting Company beans) “Southpaw Espresso at its finest.”

    309 m from hotel
    207 S Sydenham St

  7. Good Dog Bar & Restaurant

    Go to Good Dog for good beer and great burgers. Solid Happy Hour spot.

    346 m from hotel
    224 S 15th St

  8. Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

    Pretty cool in here isn't it? It gets better. Check out the Dorrance H. Hamilton Roof Garden built on top of the Perelman Theater - it's spectacular.

    459 m from hotel
    400 S Broad St

  9. McGillin's Olde Ale House

    Take off your hat and show some respect, they’ve been serving ale in this spot for 150 years. Try the McGillin’s 1860 IPA.

    0.7 km from hotel
    1310 Drury Street

  10. El Vez

    A great place to stop for drinks, forget about the featured cocktail list — everybody drinks margaritas.

    0.7 km from hotel
    121 S 13th St

  11. Vedge

    Don't worry, their vegan menu is prepped with non-vegetarians in mind. So don't be afraid of the actually-delicious steak spice tofu w/ parsnips & a walnut picada.

    0.7 km from hotel
    1221 Locust St

  12. The Franklin Fountain

    Get the Mt. Vesuvius -- a mountain of homemade chocolate ice cream erupting with hot fudge, brownie chunks and whipped cream. --Adam Richman, Man v Food Nation

    2.3 km from hotel
    116 Market St