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TRANSPORTATION

Getting in:

Amtrak - 30th St Station is a short cab ride from the hotel. (https://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=PHL)

You can arrive within a short walk to the hotel via MFL (Market-Frankford Line) to City Hall, or Septa Regional Rail to Suburban Station. (http://www.septa.org/maps/transit/mfl.html)

Automobile - The hotel has parking, and is fairly easy to get to. http://www.sheratonphiladelphiadowntown.com/hotel-directions

  • Self-parking is $38 per day
  • Valet-parking is $44 per day and includes full in and out privileges

Airport - A taxi to Center City is a fixed $28 or so, plus tip.  Uber is not allowed to pick up at the airport. There is a Regional Rail option to Suburban Station for about $7 each way, and the hotel is a short walk from Suburban Station.

Getting around:

Walking - You can walk to most of the central portions of the city from the hotel within an hour.

Metro/Bus - Philadelphia has a reasonable mass transit system.  You can purchase a day pass for an individual or a family. SEPTA (http://www.septa.org/)

  • Race-Vine BSL (subway) station (N Broad St; 19107)
  • City Hall (subway) station is slightly further, but is the intersection of two major lines, BSL/MFL and is located at approximately Broad & Market

Bike Share - Indego is Philly’s bicycle sharing system and has reasonable bike rental rates (https://www.rideindego.com/stations/)

Taxis - Fairly reliable in Philadelphia, also 215getacab.com for an Uber-like app

Uber/Lyft - Prevalent in the city

HOTEL INFORMATION

Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel
201 North 17th Street; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103
(215) 448-2000

Amenities:

  • Indoor Heated Pool
  • Fitness Center
  • 24-hour Business Center
  • Onsite Food & Beverage
    • Starbucks
    • Room Service 630A-11P
    • Terrace Cafe 630A-11A
    • Lobby Lounge & Resto 11A-12A

RESERVATIONS

https://www.m3aawg.org/events/hotelinformation

Individuals can make reservations directly to the Hotel by:

Cancellation Policy:

Credit cards are needed to guarantee reservations. Reservations cancelled 24 hours prior to arrival will receive a full refund of their deposit. Any reservation cancelled after 24 hours prior to arrival or no shows will forfeit 1 night’s room and tax revenue.

http://www.sheratonphiladelphiadowntown.com/

EATING

Walkable

  • Alla Spina - Italian Gastropub
  • City Tap House (Logan) - Lively craft beer bar
  • Con Murphy’s - Irish pub
  • Doma - Sushi
  • Kelliann’s - Standard Irish corner bar
  • King of Tandoor - Indian
  • Kite & Key - Gastropub,craft beer
  • McCrossen’s - Standard fare, neighborhood place
  • Osteria - Upscale Italian
  • Rex Pizza - standard pizza/sandwiches/hoagies
  • Sabrina’s - Breakfast/Brunch
  • South - Southern cuisine, jazz
  • Steve’s Prince of Steaks (get double meat if you get a beef cheesesteak)
  • Tir Na Nog - Irish Pub
  • Vetri Pizza - Upscale pizzeria
  • West’s - Dive Bar
  • Whirled Peace - Frozen Yogurt
  • Whole Foods - Grocery Store

 

Good/Interesting restaurants elsewhere in the city (on a map: http://tinyurl.com/restos-further)

  • Amada - Spanish restaurant, Iron Chef Jose Garces
  • City Tavern - Food cooked using styles from Colonial Era
  • Franklin Fountain - Soda/Ice Cream shop
  • Laurel - BYOB, Top Chef winner Nick Elmi
  • Morimoto - Iron Chef Morimoto, Japanese
  • Han Dynasty - Schezuan
  • Tinto - Also Garces, Tapas wine bar
  • Vedge - Upscale 100% vegetarian & vegan fare
  • Vernick - American Cuisine
  • Vetri - Same owner as Osteria/Alla Spina, $155 prix fixe Italian
  • Zahav - Israeli/Mediterranean

 

Vegetarian

  • Vedge
  • Mama’s
  • V Street
  • Hip City Veg
  • Bar Bombom
  • Charlie was a sinner
  • Govinda’s
  • Various Chinese/Thai places

 

Services near meeting hotel

  • Wawa - 24 hour convenience store, feeless ATMs (1707 Arch St; 19103)
  • Hahnemann Hospital (230 N Broad St; 19102)
  • Walgreens - Drug store. 2 equidistant from hotel (https://www.google.com/maps/search/Walgreens/@39.9560682,-75.1699756,16z)
    • Longer hours :: 1617 John F Kennedy Blvd; 19103
    • Shorter hours :: 245 N Broad St; 19107
  • Staples (1500 Chestnut St; 19102)
  • Apple Store (1607 Walnut St; 19103)

Neighborhoods:

  • Center City - The core business district, plenty of restaurants and bars
  • Mid-Town - A bit more hip, restaurants, nightlife, traditionally LGBT neighborhood
  • Chinatown - A smaller version of famous Chinatowns.
  • Old City - Historic buildings, restaurants, nightlife
  • Northern Liberties/Fishtown - Where the cool kids are hanging out
  • Fairmount - Fairly quiet neighborhood, fair number of craft beer bars.  Near Art Museums and Eastern State Penitentiary (http://www.easternstate.org/)
  • East Passyunk - Plenty of eateries, boutiques, craft beer bars.  A mix of “hipsters” and traditionally southern Philadelphia families.  New restaurants, old-school Italian.  Home to the Italian Market, Ralph’s (America’s oldest Italian restaurant), and (if you must) Pat’s/Geno’s Steaks (cheesesteaks).

Things to do

Walkable
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Barnes Institute - Large holding of Impressionist/Modernist works
  • Franklin Institute - Kid-friendly Science Museum
  • Mutter Museum - Surgical Museum
  • Constitution Center & Independence Hall
  • Eastern State Penitentiary  - “Haunted” Prison
  • Academy of Natural Sciences
  • Reading Terminal Market - Historical city venue for food and shops.  Cheesesteaks. Famous DiNic’s Roast Pork.  Bassett’s, America’s oldest creamery.
 
Other
 
Amusement Parks
  • Dorney Park
  • Sesame Place
  • Dutch Wonderland
  • PA Renaissance Faire
  • Knoebels
  • Six Flags
 
 If you’re bored
  • There are tons of craft beer bars around Philadelphia, check http://www.phillytapfinder.com/ to see what’s available.
  • Yakatori Boy - Yakatori and karaoke
  • Barcade - Craft beer bar with 80s video games
  • Monk’s - Belgian beer bar
  • Cocktails/Speakeasies (check required dress for some)
  • Franklin Mortgage
  • Ranstead Room
  • Vesper Room
  • Southwark
  • Vernick
  • 1 Tippling Place
  • Hop Sing Laundromat
  • Olde Bar - You can also get turtle soup here
  • Charlie was a sinner
  • Trestle Inn (Whiskey Go-Go, fair warning)
 
Wine bars
  • Tria
  • Vintage
  • Jet
  • Panorama
  • Tredici Enoteca
  • Zavinos
  • Tinto
  • Paris Wine Bar
  • Jamonera
 
Breweries (not all serve food)
  • Dock Street
  • 2nd Story
  • Manayunk
  • Crime & Punishment
  • Bar Hygge
  • St Benjamin
  • Yards
 
After-hours

Pennsylvania has the concept of “members-only” after-hours clubs.  Typically, you pay a one-time fee to be a lifetime member or a costly cover.  Typically only open an hour or two past regular bar close (2am)

  • Pen & Pencil (This is a little harder to get into, supposedly requiring a journalist to be with you)
  • Zee Bar
  • Voyeur
 
Musical Venues
  • Trocadero
  • Mann Center
  • Milkboy
  • Johnny Brenda’s
  • XPN World Cafe Live
  • Twisted Tail
  • TLA
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