Luxury Women Led Historical Boutique Hotel

Welcome to the Guild House Hotel. We are a 12 room luxury Boutique Hotel in Washington Square West operating in a Historical Landmark. Our 12 unique rooms all offer different moods, personalities, natural light, and photoshoot or small gathering opportunities. Our lounge space can accommodate meetings, seminars, retreats, photoshoots, dinners, etc up to 35 guests. At Guild House Hotel, we’ve taken great care to balance historic character with modern amenities seamlessly in every room and suite so our guests have everything they need to feel at home and relaxed. Guest satisfaction is our top priority and that’s why we offer additional services such as room service, daily housekeeping, and a concierge desk so our guests enjoy a comfortable, peaceful stay. The Guild House Hotel is conveniently located near Washington Square where you can visit local Philadelphia museums like Benjamin Franklin Museum and Elfreth’s Alley Museum. You may enjoy a stroll alongside the Schuylkill River or visit the many rare and endangered animals at the charming Philadelphia Zoo. Within walking distance is easy access to various parking lot garages, popular restaurants such as Bud & Marilyn’s or Hard Rock Cafe, and many trendy shopping centers like The Shops at Liberty Place. The Guild House is conveniently just footsteps away from City Hall and Philadelphia’s Convention Center – making it your perfect destination spot for any of life’s celebrations. Our story begins in the early 1880s, at a moment the nation was speeding toward a progressive new century. Well, some of the nation was speeding forward — for American women, progress was still a struggle. They couldn’t vote, couldn’t own property once married, and were regularly refused service in hotels, clubs, restaurants and stores … unless, of course, they were accompanied by a man. And even as more and more women had begun to enter the workforce, the idea of women working outside the home was still a controversial prospect. Enter, the New Century Guild, which debuted here in Philadelphia in 1882 as one of the first groups in the United States supporting working women. The Guild’s founder, an indomitable woman named Eliza Sproat Turner, was a writer, mother, teacher, abolitionist, suffragist, and feminist with a long history of involvement in progressive causes. Eliza envisioned a club that would take on the needs of modern working women — offering trade classes, for instance, as well as a safe, beautiful gathering space for rest, for meals, for entertainment, for activism and more. And that’s just what the Guild do over the years, playing a vital role not just in the lives of the women it served, but in the course of American history.