Google
“The room was so darn cute and clean and comfortable! It was so easy to check in and check out. The location is perfect. Walking distance to mostly everything. Highly recommend.”
Michelle L.
5 days ago
301 Chestnut · Old City, Philadelphia
Old City,
where the country
got its start.
Twelve rooms in a building that’s been standing since 1832, above Piccolina, a contemporary Italian restaurant. Walk up the stairs. Enter the code on your phone. Come down for dinner when you’re hungry.
Reserve a room
Mobile keycode check-in. No front desk.
The idea
Small, on purpose. Not minimal — layered.
There are twelve rooms at Society Hill Hotel — and there are supposed to be twelve. Dark walnut, brass fixtures, moody floral wallpaper, black-and-white tile in the bath. The kind of room that looks better at night than it does at noon.
What it is: a walk-up in an 1832 building on one of the best blocks in Philadelphia, a restaurant downstairs you’d walk to on its own, and a neighborhood you’ll want to be on foot in. Not the Four Seasons. Nothing like the Marriotts a few streets over.
Guests, recently
Small hotel. Big fans.
Google
“This is one of my favorite places to stay in Philly. The rooms are charming.”
Dwayne B.
1 week ago
Google
“Loved this hotel. Awesome amenities, loved the bathroom in particular — warm floors and heated toilet.”
Monique M.
2 weeks ago
Google
“We loved staying at the Society Hill Hotel! Check-in was super easy, the room was clean, comfortable and very cool vibes. We would definitely stay there again!”
Alexandra S.
2 weeks ago
Google
“Lovely rooms in the perfect location. Great attention to detail (heated bathroom floors, vinyl record player, etc.) that made my stay so enjoyable!”
Vanessa L.
2 months ago
Google
“Our stay was amazing. The building was perfect — quaint and aesthetic and comfortable. The room came with a working record player, heated bathroom floors and toilet seats. Everything was perfect with easy check-in, and we used the parking suggestions nearby.”
Hadley D.
3 months ago
Google
“This hotel was very clean and the decorations were so cute! A gentleman helped us on our first day and then remembered us for the rest of our trip. He was so helpful and so nice.”
Julie F.
4 months ago
Google
“The room was so darn cute and clean and comfortable! It was so easy to check in and check out. The location is perfect. Walking distance to mostly everything. Highly recommend.”
Michelle L.
5 days ago
Google
“This is one of my favorite places to stay in Philly. The rooms are charming.”
Dwayne B.
1 week ago
Google
“Loved this hotel. Awesome amenities, loved the bathroom in particular — warm floors and heated toilet.”
Monique M.
2 weeks ago
Google
“We loved staying at the Society Hill Hotel! Check-in was super easy, the room was clean, comfortable and very cool vibes. We would definitely stay there again!”
Alexandra S.
2 weeks ago
Google
“Lovely rooms in the perfect location. Great attention to detail (heated bathroom floors, vinyl record player, etc.) that made my stay so enjoyable!”
Vanessa L.
2 months ago
Google
“Our stay was amazing. The building was perfect — quaint and aesthetic and comfortable. The room came with a working record player, heated bathroom floors and toilet seats. Everything was perfect with easy check-in, and we used the parking suggestions nearby.”
Hadley D.
3 months ago
Google
“This hotel was very clean and the decorations were so cute! A gentleman helped us on our first day and then remembered us for the rest of our trip. He was so helpful and so nice.”
Julie F.
4 months ago
Downstairs
We don’t have a lobby.
We have Piccolina.
Piccolina is a contemporary Italian restaurant that shares our ground floor. It isn’t ours — separate team, separate kitchen, separate reservations — but it’s where most guests arrive, where the building comes to life at night, and where you can be at a table in under a minute.
Dinner daily at 5pm. Reserve directly with them.
Old City, on foot
You’re staying inside the city, not next to it.
Four minutes to Independence Hall. Six to Elfreth’s Alley. Ten to the river. Every major Old City landmark is within six minutes on foot.
Philadelphia · 2026
A big year to be in town.
Philadelphia is at the center of the 250th-anniversary calendar, the FIFA World Cup, and an MLB All-Star Game — all in the same twelve months. Rooms for the biggest dates will go first.
All Year 2026
America 250
Philadelphia is the official host city for the nation's 250th anniversary — year-long programming, parades, and exhibitions throughout the city.
June–July 2026
FIFA World Cup
Philadelphia hosts matches at Lincoln Financial Field, 15 minutes south of the hotel.
July 2026
MLB All-Star Game
Citizens Bank Park hosts the Midsummer Classic, Home Run Derby, and FanFest.
Labor Day
Made in America
The Ben Franklin Parkway turns into a two-day music festival — headliners, food, and a city-center crowd.
And if your dates fall between the headliners, don’t worry — Philadelphia doesn’t slow down. There’s something on every weekend: First Fridays in Old City, Phillies and Sixers home games, a new exhibit at the Museum of the American Revolution, a pop-up on the Parkway. Ask us when you check in.
Know before you book
The things a bigger hotel wouldn’t tell you until check-in.
- 01Walk-up, four stories, no elevator.
- 02No lobby, no front desk. Your keycode arrives by text before you do.
- 03Twelve rooms total. Reserve early on weekends.
- 04Not pet-friendly.
- 05Built in 1832 — older than the Civil War, the Phillies, and Philadelphia's City Hall.
Built 1832
The building has had more jobs than most people.
Before it was a hotel, 301 Chestnut was a longshoremen’s house, then:
- No. 01Oyster cellar
- No. 02Civil War recruiting station
- No. 03Railroad & steamship ticket office
- No. 04Cigar store
- No. 05Rubber stamp office
- No. 06Printing press
- No. 07Bank
- No. 08Flophouse
Now: twelve rooms and, on the ground floor, Piccolina. The full story →