The Bar/Lounge at Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel

"Once past the classic lobby with its huge vases of flowers and a clubby adjacent bar with a player piano, newly refurbished guest rooms are of modest size and cheerful, with park views, original pastels, and live plants"

"The "mix of historic feel and modern comforts" and other "innlike" qualities of this small hotel provide an oasis in the "middle of the hustle and bustle" of Old City, with Independence National Historical Park across the street; couples enjoying a "weekend away" or road warriors needing a "quiet stay for a business trip" report "pleasant" rooms done up in European style, most with sitting areas and work desks, plus a "great" lobby bar, "accommodating" staffers and a health club with an indoor pool and spa"

"The large windows in the cocktail lounge offer stunning views of the city, while Azalea restaurant serves city vistas with a complement of continental cuisine"

"Enjoy cocktails in the adjoining lounge"

"Also worth noting, the lobby lounge now offers light dinner service, and new mattresses are in the accommodations"

"Standard are dual-line phones with data ports and voice mail, minibars, coffeemakers, in-room safes, robes, mostly king beds (30 have doubles), and baths with marble vanities, magnifying mirrors, hair dryers and phones"