Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

CONTACT:

Alexandra Weinberg

GPTMC

(215) 599-7430

PHILADELPHIA SUMMER’S END SALE
August 2000

PHILADELPHIA, August 11, 2000 – Savor the final weeks of summer in Philadelphia with special hotel rates as low as $89 per night through August. Enjoy Philadelphia’s historic attractions, as well as special exhibitions produced for the Republican National Convention, including Presidential Voices/Campaign Choices at Atwater Kent Museum, Political Clay at The Clay Studio and A Celebration of the Republic at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The following prices are based on a one-night stay through August 31, 2000.

Latham Hotel: Rate is $129 per night, with American breakfast buffet and parking.(215) 563-7424.

Doubletree Hotel-Philadelphia: Rate is $99 per night. Thursday through Sunday only.(215) 893-1600.

Comfort Inn Historic Area: Rate is $89 per night. (215) 627-7900.

Alexander Inn: Rate is $99 per night, with continental breakfast. (215) 923-3535.

Sofitel Philadelphia: Rate is $129 per night, with French continental breakfast. Weekends only. (215) 569-8300.

Hilton Valley Forge: Rate is $109 per night, with continental breakfast. (610) 337-1200.

Radnor Hotel: Rate is $89 per night, with breakfast buffet and parking. (610) 688-5800.

Hampton Inn Philadelphia, Northeast: Rate is $159 per night, with continental breakfast and two tickets to Sesame Place. (215) 545-5222.

Hotel Windsor: Rate is $89 per night, with continental breakfast. (877) 784-8379.

Four Seasons: Rate is $280 per night, with club breakfast and parking. (215) 963-1500.

Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue: Rate is $159 per night, with morning coffee and pastries. (215) 893-1234.

Warwick Hotel & Towers: Rate is $99 per night. Weekends only. (215) 790-7781.

Holiday Inn Philadelphia Stadium: Rate is $89 per night, with breakfast and parking.

(215) 755-9500.

Visitors may also experience Philadelphia’s finest with "The Heart of Philadelphia" hotel package. The package is available 365 days a year (assuming availability) at 25 of the city’s finest hotels with prices starting at $99 per night. The Heart of Philadelphia Package includes overnight accommodations for two, a Culture Pass, two-day Phlash sightseeing transportation pass for the price of a one-day pass, a gift card from LAGOS redeemable for a free "Heart of Philadelphia" necklace or a $100 gift certificate, a choice of the hotel’s standard breakfast or parking and a free soda at Jim Steaks.

Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation is a non-profit organization dedicated to generating awareness of and visitation to Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties. For more information about travel to Philadelphia visit www.gophila.com or call (888) GO-PHILA.

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