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The French Quarter

An article on 6ABC.com shows a surprising winner of "Best Philadelphia Hotel" on the Trip Advisor travel site:

Beating out the Four Seasons, The Rittenhouse, the Ritz, etc.. was the Sofitel on South 17th St. in Center City.

178 people have voted for the European-accented hotel on Trip Advisor, so it's a pretty unscientific survey.

And, judging from the comments, a little slap-dash:

One happy patron awarded five stars, writing from Melbourne, Australia:

Tom Goodman
Posted 01/18/2007 10:47:21 AM
I don't know about your other readers, Dan, but I've always known there was a "French Quarter" in that part of town.  Why, just within a few blocks of the Sofitel there are at least two Au Bon Pain outlets.  You need to get out more!
Chris Krewson
Posted 01/18/2007 12:16:06 PM
FWIW, whenever I book trips via expedia, it plunks me in a Sofitel. I've stayed in 'em in NYC and DC ,and both are beeeeautiful. I mean fabulous. Plush carpets, well-appointed rooms, bathrobes, etc. V. nice. And that may account for its online popularity - it's where expedia/orbitz/et al dump people.
Matt
Posted 01/18/2007 12:29:13 PM
I could be wrong but isn't Walnut Street named as being part of a French Quarter district directly in front of Le Bec Fin? Maybe it includes Sansom Street too in the vicinity of the Sofitel.
daniel rubin
Posted 01/18/2007 12:30:33 PM
They are owned by the same people who run the Dorint hotels in Germany, which were the coolest places I've ever booked - very minimal, cool blue lighting, trippy music by the Notwist/Brian Eno coming out of everywhere. I would have gladly spent the night in one of their tubs.
Caroline
Posted 01/18/2007 01:31:10 PM
L'Hexagone was a cute little bar right next to the Sofitel... that was French. And I believe there is a creperie on that block of Sansom.

Bonte is nearby, too... is that French? They serve Belgian waffles though...

Ce La Vie (sp?)
Susie from Philly
Posted 01/21/2007 08:44:42 AM
There IS a street sign at 19th & Walnut that says "French Quarter" at the bottom. I just noticed it the other day.