The Bellevue Hotel

The place

A 1900s French Renaissance landmark on Philadelphia's Avenue of the Arts, recently reopened. The 184 rooms sit under lofty ceilings — white and jewel tones, refined furnishings, marble in the bathrooms. The grandeur is old; the update is quiet.

Pergola, the all-day restaurant, cooks comforting classics drawn from the city's own culinary culture. Freshly baked pastries and morning coffee at the lobby bar. Next door, the 100,000-square-foot Sporting Club — a lap pool, hot and cold plunges, saunas, steam rooms, and a vast fitness floor.