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Your Insider's Guide to Philadelphia
The Windsor Suites is centrally located, with easy access to trendy restaurants, boutique shopping and iconic sights of Philadelphia. Come explore the best of the City of Brotherly Love.
Winter Activities
Embrace the winter weather with some of Philadelphia’s best outdoor events. Discover some of our favorites below:
- Center City Restaurant Week: January 19th - February 1st
- Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens: January 17th - March 23rd
- Body Worlds: Vital at the Franklin Institute: February 15th - September 1st
- Philly Home and Garden Show at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center: February 21st - February 23rd
- 2025 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center: February 28th - March 9th
Dining & Takeout Options
Restaurants are open for indoor and outdoor seating, and many offer great takeout options. Here are a few of our favorites:
- Vetri Cucina: Enjoy a four-course dinner tasting menu, also available for takeout daily.
- Harp and Crown: Open daily for outdoor dinner and happy hour, as well as takeout and delivery.
- Zahav: Offering a five-course tasting menu in our outdoor heated Yurt Village. Available to American Express cardholders only.
- Parc: Traditional French bistro with outdoor dining on the street in Rittenhouse Square, open for Lunch, Brunch and Dinner.
- Philadelphia Brewing Company: Outdoor beer garden open Saturday and Sunday. To-go beer also available.
- Via Locusta: Philly classic open for heated outdoor dining. Serving dinner daily and weekend brunch.
- Harper's Garden: Two unique outdoor dining experiences, including individual greenhouses for 2-4 guests.
Museums & Cultural Sites
Many of Philadelphia’s museums have begun to reopen with new health and safety measures in place to keep visitors safe.
- Philadelphia Museum of Art - Open Thursday-Monday, advance reservations are strongly recommended.
- Franklin Institute - Open daily, tickets must be purchased in advance.
- Mutter Museum - Open Wednesday-Monday, online tickets required.
- Barnes Foundation - Open Thursday-Monday, tickets must be purchased in advance.
- Independence Park - Indoor and outdoor spaces are open daily, no advance reservation required.
Local Markets
& Grocers
Perfect to pack a picnic or enjoy in our suites with full kitchens
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- Reading Terminal Market: One of the America’s oldest and largest public markets. Shop in person or order ahead through Mercato. Click here to see which vendors are open.
- Farmers Markets
- Rittenhouse Square: Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10am-2pm (0.6 miles away)
- Fairmount: Thursdays from 2pm-5pm (1.0 miles away)
- Fitler Square: Saturdays from 9am-2pm (1.1 miles away)
- Dibruno Brothers: European style marketplace offering fresh cheese, meat and seafood, as well as gourmet groceries, beer and wine. Open daily for curbside pickup and delivery.