The Restaurant at The Rittenhouse Hotel

"Centrally located, it edges the city's toniest square and is around the corner from Walnut Street boutiques and the fail-safe restaurants Le Bec-Fin and Striped Bass"

"The modern French restaurant, Lacroix, is among the most elegant dining experiences in the city, and it's also known for its opulent buffet brunch"

"This top-of-the-line luxury hotel is one of the city’s finest and boasts two award-winning restaurants, the Lacroix and the Smith & Wollensky steakhouse"

"While the hotel accommodates business travelers with high-speed Internet access, speaker phones and fax machines available in-room, they'd better keep a close eye on their expense accounts, since the property is home to excellent restaurants, including the Mary Cassatt Tearoom and Lounge with views of a cloistered garden, the renowned Lacroix at The Rittenhouse serving French cuisine, and Scott Conant's Italian restaurant Scarpetta"

""You'll "feel like royalty" at this "beautiful" hotel in prime quarters on Rittenhouse Square, where a "first-class" staff "treats you with genuine respect, charm and professionalism" amid "elegant" surroundings that "perfectly and uncannily blend extravagance and homeyness"; "lovely", plush rooms equipped with marble bathrooms, free WiFi and laptop safes provide "peaceful respite from the hectic city", and though tabs can be "expensive", most agree the "fabulous" experience is "money well spent", especially when you consider "top-notch" afternoon tea and "wonderful" Lacroix restaurant"

"Philadelphia is a city of many stories, and a stay at The Rittenhouse reflects the area’s multifaceted vibe: historic and elegant, yet modern and full of life, with a central location that gives quick access to all of the city’s sites, restaurants and neighborhoods"

"This mosaicked sculpture garden made from recycled glass, handmade tiles, bicycle wheels, metal scraps and other miscellany stretches for more than half a block of bustling South Street, Philadelphia’s strip of bars, restaurants, galleries and boutiques"

"Colossal rooms, a modern restaurant and a sanctuary-like spa make it one of the best places to stay in town"

"Service is excellent, with a celebrated sommelier the face of the restaurant's extensive wine list"

"This mosaicked sculpture garden made from recycled glass, handmade tiles, bicycle wheels, metal scraps and other miscellany stretches for more than half a block of bustling South Street, Philadelphia’s strip of bars, restaurants, galleries and boutiques"