Hotel Palomar Philadelphia

The 230 guest rooms are just as inviting, with white and zebra-print Frette linens on the beds and L’Occitane amenities, marble vanities and recycled glass tiles in the lavish bathrooms. Leopard-print bathrobes are a playful touch, and they’re all the better after a soak in one of the Spa Suites’ Japanese-style tubs. Children get special gifts on arrival, and their parents can request child-size animal-print robes to match the grown-up versions. Register a pet (feline and canine friends of all sizes are welcome) and your room will be ready with a bowl and a doggie- or kitty-bed. Grooming, walking, pet-sitting, and even pet-massage services are all available as well.

For the rest of us, nightly wine tastings, Wednesday yoga classes, jogging maps and bike rentals are all free of charge. Business travelers are within easy range of Philadelphia’s largest concentration of office buildings, in Center City. Alternatively, let associates come to you at the hotel’s own 24th and 25th floor meeting rooms, its enormous penthouse ballroom with views of Philadelphia’s skyline on three sides, or in the two-story bar and restaurant, Square 1682.