The Bellevue can host a gala or conference of up to 1,450 guests in its Grand Ballroom and smaller meetings, dinners and receptions in eight further rooms, with more than 30,000 square feet of event space over three floors and 184 guest rooms above. The hotel fills an entire block at South Broad and Walnut Streets in Center City Philadelphia, in a building that marked 120 years since its founding.
Seminars and company events
The hotel takes meeting requests through its own form and covers groups from 15 to nearly 1,500 people. Cliveden, at 1,051 square feet, is set up as a conference room for 100 with screen and podium. The Clover Room takes 250, shown in classroom layout. The 19th-floor Event Suite suits a board meeting or reception for up to 80, and the Presidential Suite has a dining room with a custom marble table for 20. For a full conference, the Grand Ballroom can host the plenary while the Cameo and Pearl Rooms serve as breakouts. Guests can use The Sporting Club, more than 100,000 square feet of athletic and wellness facilities, during their stay.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are planned with Cescaphe, the hotel's wedding partner, which has organized Philadelphia weddings for more than 30 years. Services include private tastings, custom menus and day-of coordination. Receptions start with a cocktail hour and continue through courses tailored to the event. The Rose Garden, with high ceilings, ornate moldings, a balcony and a chandelier, takes 400, and the Grand Ballroom takes the largest parties.
Rooms and capacities
The Grand Ballroom covers 11,616 square feet for up to 1,450 guests. The Rose Garden takes 400 in 2,714 square feet. The Clover Room takes 250 in 1,396 square feet, and the Cameo Room and Pearl Room each take 200 in 2,116 square feet. The State Drawing Room, a French salon with a fireplace, takes 105 in 846 square feet, and Cliveden takes 100. The Event Suite takes 80 in 700 square feet, and the Presidential Suite 20 in 1,832 square feet.
Accommodation
The hotel has 184 renovated guest rooms, from king and two-queen rooms to junior and one-bedroom suites, which gives a conference or wedding party a room block in the same building.
Catering
Event catering is in-house, by Cescaphe. The hotel's own restaurants, Pergola for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late cocktails, and Mr. Edison, serve guests outside the event program.
History and setting
The building opened in 1904 as the Bellevue-Stratford, designed by G. W. and W. D. Hewitt in the Renaissance Revival style, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It remains one of the best-known addresses on Broad Street.
Getting there
The address is 200 South Broad Street. Walnut-Locust station on the Broad Street Line is at the corner, and Philadelphia International Airport is the closest airport.
