Be sure to make a reservation in advance. All classes comply with social-distancing guidelines, and space is limited. Led by expert craftsmen, its holiday workshops focus on everything from holiday décor to pastries to gingerbread houses to craft cocktails.

The hotel is offering a number of curated experiences for this atypical season. Those who prefer to dine closer to Earth can head to the ground floor, where Vernick Fish offers a seasonal menu that favors seafood.įour Seasons creative director Jeff Leatham has big plans for both lobbies, including Christmas trees, oversized ornaments, a sleek reflective reindeer, and a stunning floral display. The Parmesan-crusted organic chicken was excellent, and the signature Concord grape sundae, with port wine figs and peanut caramel, is a clever deconstruction of a classic. The 10,000-square-foot space was recently joined fewer than 100 luxury spas worldwide as a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star facility. Our favorite view of the city came while soaking in the infinity pool at the 57th-floor Spa & Wellness Centre, which has seven treatment rooms, a huge fitness center and a salon. Expect such social-distancing measures as appropriately spaced fitness equipment, modified spa services, and contactless check-in and housekeeping services.

Each room is equipped with masks, hand sanitizer and wipes. All guests undergo a temperature check daily as they walk into the ground-level entrance, and masks must be worn in all common areas. The Four Seasons’ COVID-19 safety measures are, in a word, meticulous. And the 65-inch flat-screen television is the perfect showcase for Comcast’s primary function as a cable provider. The locally based, family-owned Fessenden Hall supplied the rich birch-wood millwork that brings warm accents to every super-sleek room. The spacious bathrooms feature deep-soaking tubs, sleek fixtures and stone vanities. Window shades and lighting are controlled with the touch of a few buttons by the bed. We were high enough to clearly see the cooling towers of the Limerick Generating Station 37 miles away. Our meticulously appointed Landmark Room on the 56th floor afforded views of the Schulykill and Delaware rivers, Logan Circle, the Art Museum, Temple University and far beyond. The Four Seasons’ 219 rooms and suites begin at level 48. For an eerie sensation, look straight up toward its tip 1,121 feet above from a block or so away.Ĭhristian Horan / Four Seasons Philadelphia It’s the tallest building in the state, the 14th highest in the U.S., and the tallest outside New York City and Chicago. The Comcast Technology Center’s imposing glass-and-stainless-steel tower was designed by world-renowned British architect Lord Norman Foster and completed in 2017. Once ensconced in a state-of-the-art guest room or suite on one of the upper floors of Philadelphia’s tallest skyscraper, you’ll never want to close the blinds on your vast cityscape. At the new Four Seasons Philadelphia, the lobby is an ear-popping 60 floors up, via a glass elevator the gets you there at lightning speed. Our version of pandemic protocol dictates that you leave the kids at home and immerse yourself in the rarefied air of Center City’s most lavish hotel. Things will be different as many event organizers err on the side of caution or take a wait-and-see approach. This is likely to be a holiday season like no other. J, Fusco / Visit Philadelphia Treat yourself to stunning cityscape views and state-of-the-art amenities at Center City’s Four Seasons Philadelphia.

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