In a restored Victorian-era rowhome that’s a national historic landmark, the Guild House Hotel was once a meeting place for the New Century Guild, a 19th-century women’s group that gave assistance to women entering the labor force. Members included artists, poets, and leaders from the NAACP and Pennsylvania Suffrage Association.
The luxury boutique hotel in Washington Square West — designed by Rohe Creative, a woman-owned, Philadelphia-based interior design firm — has 12 guest rooms, each paying tribute to one of the former Guild members. It’s also an “invisible service” hotel, which means the staff is off-site during guests’ stays, but on call 24/7.
