Palomar Philadelphia - a Kimpton Hotel

I am a big fan of this hotel. We hold a business meeting here (small group - around 20 people) annually. While I rarely insist on staying at a particular property, this Kimpton is an exception to that rule. I judge a hotel used for a business meeting based on quality of the meeting space and catering for the meeting space. I judge any hotel based on rooms, restaurant and services offered to guests. The Kimpton is an older building well located in downtown Phildelphia, access to the hotel is a bit tricky, but the valet parking staff are outstanding as are the doormen. The front desk staff are unfailingly pleasant and anxious to assist with any reasonable request. The rooms are small but well appointed, and remarkably efficient in use of this limited space. The suites on the higher floors are particularly lovely. The restaurant is consistently busy and the bar are is lively and sometimes a bit loud; nevertheless, the food is high quality and flavorful, the wait staff are unfailingly friendly and processional and the bartenders particularly good. The meeting space is quite limited, they are limited to smaller groups. The catering is outstanding, the catering and AV folks are consistently professional. I rank this hotel as bets in city for small business meetings and believe it is the best - if not among the very best - of the boutique hotels in Philadelphia!

This was my first time at the Kimpton Hotel Palomar in Philadelphia and it's now my favorite Kimpton Hotel to date. From checking in with me before I arrived -- to see if I needed anything -- to the rest of the experience, this hotel and especially the employees are exemplary. It's a lovely (pretty and very clean, too) hotel, in a perfect location (City Center, but also very close to Rittenhouse Square. There are a lot of shops and restaurants within walking distance of the Palomar.). It has a truly outstanding staff (including the terrific woman who checked me in at the front desk, and the friendly and hard working doormen), a nice atmosphere, and everything you could need in the very pretty, well appointed (and good sized) room. Kudos to the management and the staff! Please excuse typos.

All of the staff were very helpful and friendly, especially Terrance. The restaurant serves excellent food for breakfast and dinner, though the dessert menu was not as interesting as that at some other Kimpton properties.