Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
Philadelphia, PAThe symbolic front door to the city from the Convention Center.
- Client
- Marriott International
- Completion
- 1995
- Size
- 1,050,000 sf
- Cost
- $110 Million
- Role
- Architect with Daroff Design serving as consulting Interior Designer
- Description
Philadelphia’s convention center hotel occupies the entire 1200 block of Market Street and serves as the symbolic front door to the city from the Convention Center. The 1,200-room hotel provides a full range of hospitality services including restaurants, a health/fitness center, and various-sized ballrooms and pre-function areas for meetings, convention activities, and other public and private events. Connected to the Market East Transportation Center via a skybridge to the historic Reading Terminal, the hotel supports street front retail to enliven the urban environment envisioned in the city’s mater plan for the area.