Anna & Bel

Style

Feminine revivalist retreat

Setting

Fishtown’s quieter corner

Anna & Bel is a design-led reworking of a historic Philadelphia address. Set in a restored 18th-century building in Fishtown, it trades its former life as a women’s residence for a softer sensibility. Original features such as the fireplaces and a grand central staircase anchor the space, while interiors lean into earthy tones, dark wood and curated objects. For those who like their city stays with character, this calm base sits just beyond the buzz.

Facilities

Rooms

46 rooms, including 23 suites.

Checkout

11am, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible within a one- to two-hour window, subject to availability.

More Details

Rates don’t include breakfast, but you can order elevated brunchy bits for an additional charge.

Also

Two rooms are accessible – one Studio King and One-Bedroom Queen – each with a roll-in showers and grab rails. There are also ramps throughout and all communal areas have been adapted for guests with limited mobility; although, unfortunately the swimming pool only has staired access.

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

Pet Friendly

Pool

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

At the Hotel

Gym, infrared sauna and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV with streaming, climate control, Tivoli radio and Bluetooth speaker, microwave, Nespresso machine, tea-making kit, minibar, yoga mat, clothes steamer (on request), organic-cotton bathrobes, Frette slippers and Le Labo bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

Rooms at Anna & Bel aren’t cookie-cutter, which is part of the appeal — layouts shift, details change, so it’s worth choosing with a bit of intent. If you can, angle for a corner room: though not the largest, they have more windows, more light, and an overall airier feel. For something more distinctive, the Bel Suite is a standout — and it’s the only room with a bath tub. Then there’s the more playful Anna Suite by Anthropologie, which brings the Philly-based brand’s signature mix of pattern, color and collected objects into the hotel’s otherwise more restrained palette. It’s a one-off — and understandably in demand.

Poolside

More Mediterranean escape than East Coast cool. Set in a tree-lined courtyard, the heated pool is framed by checkerboard tiles, sunloungers and parasols. It’s family-friendly but unsupervised (no lifeguard) and opens during between April and October from 8am until 8pm.

Spa

No spa, but do make use of the infrared sauna in the gym — which is open 24/7 — and the Wellness Room (must be booked in advance).

Packing Tips

Easy layers for city wandering, something a touch polished for Bastia after dark, and swimwear for the courtyard pool. Bring one book from your reading list; if you need more, there’s that nook we mentioned.

Also

There’s a curtained reading nook tucked just off the hallway, with an armchair and a picture shelf lined with magazines and books — sourced from neighborhood bookstore Ulisis.

Children

All ages are welcome. Complimentary pack-and-play cribs, baby toiletries, white-noise machines and toys are available on request — subject to availability.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Counter seats for the theatre, courtyard for the mood — or hedge your bets with a banquette where you can watch both the room and what’s on everyone else’s plates.

Dress Code

Elevated Fishtown nonchalance: worn-in denim, linen shirts, sculptural jewelery. Labels low-key, taste level high. If it looks too considered, it probably is.

Hotel Restaurant

At Bastia, the lens is firmly Sardinian and Corsican. Chef Tyler Akin leans into the island’s coastal, pastoral cooking — wood-fired flatbreads charred just so, seafood that tastes of flame and salt (try the skate cheeks), and dishes soused with citrus, herbs and seriously good olive oil. Expect fregola tangled with shellfish and plates that let a handful of vibrant ingredients do the work. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served here: by day, soft light filters through bistro curtains and by night, linen shades and glass lamps cast a gentle glow over marble-topped tables, contemporary bentwood chairs and pale wooden floors.

Hotel Bar

Caletta sits just off the main flow, drawing you in with its low lighting, oxblood and rust tones, and a mix of polished wood and soft upholstery that gives the room its cocooned feel. The list leans aperitivo-ward without spelling it out: spritzes lead (the cranberry version is a house favorite, all tart fruit and bittersweet lift), alongside seasonal cocktails with a savory edge. A short menu of Italian-inspired bar snacks — citrus-peel olives, cacio e pepe croquettes — keeps things ticking along. If you’re after a classic, the bartenders are happy to go off-menu — a properly cold dirty martini included.

Last Orders

Bastia serves breakfast 7am–11am (10am weekends); brunch runs 10am–2pm, Saturday and Sunday. Lunch is noon–2pm daily; dinner from 5pm (4.30pm Friday to Sunday) until 9pm (10pm Thursday to Saturday). Caletta pours 4pm–11pm, Wednesday to Sunday.

Room Service

A dedicated menu is available to order to your door between 7am to 10pm daily.

Planes

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is around a 30-minute drive from the hotel. Private transfers can’t be prearranged by the hotel, but there’ll be plenty of cabs to hail outside the arrivals hall.

Automobiles

Central Philadelphia and Fishtown are easy to explore on foot, but if you do arrive with a set of wheels, there’s a gated off-site carpark a five-minute walk away, with complimentary access.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Start slow, the Fishtown way: a morning coffee and wander along leafy streets where old-world brick meets a newer, artier edge. The Delaware River waterfront is close by — swing past Cherry Street Pier, a former municipal pier turned creative hub with artist studios, rotating installations and weekend markets — then stretch out on Race Street Pier’s lawns, made for skyline gazing and languid afternoons.

Back inland, dip into the neighborhood’s independent spirit: live music and late-night bites at Johnny Brenda’s, design-forward shopping along Frankford Avenue, or a gallery hop between converted warehouses. Culture calls, too — hop in a cab to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for a dose of grandeur (and those famous steps), or keep it local and let the staff point you towards under-the-radar exhibitions. Then retreat to Anna & Bel’s courtyard: a pool, a lounger, and no pressing plans.

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