Hospitality and Housing for Annual Sessions 2012

There are several housing options available for Friends traveling from out of town to  Annual Sessions 2012 in Philadelphia:

• An effort is underway to organize Radical Hospitality among Philadelphia Friends who would  host one or two or more at their own homes this coming summer.
• There will  be dorm rooms available for rent at Temple University, including a Family Neighborhhood where families with children will be housed together in one hallway with a central lounge. A shuttle bus will make traveling easier from the Temple Campus to central Philadelphia.
• Friends may also choose to stay at other area facilities, such as  Pendle Hill, and local hostels and hotels. A limited number of hotel rooms are available at a discounted rate at the Holiday Inn Express, across the street from Arch Street Meeting House. You must reserve at the Holiday Inn by June 20, however we recommend you reserve as soon as possible! A list of some housing options and contact information is listed at the bottom of this page. 

How to sign up for housing:

The Radical Hospitality committee is looking for hosts who are within easy walking, transit, or driving distance to Center City Philadelphia and who would enjoy providing hospitality to others for the 2012 sessions.

They are also collecting names of those who may want to stay with a local Friend. Contact Hollister Knowlton (hollisterknowlton [at] gmail [dot] com) or Paula Cell (hpcell2 [at] gmail [dot] com) to let us know if you’d like to help or what sort of accommodations you need or can offer (i.e. number and size of beds, rooms, access to shared or private bath etc). Click here to read more about Radical Hospitality.

Rooms in dorms at Temple may be reserved during the registration process.  Sessions participants will stay together in Residence Hall 1940, right on Liacouris Walk in the heart of campus, close to the dining hall and public transportation.  Click here for more about the dorm at Temple.

Housing Alternatives to reserve on your own:

Holiday Inn Historic District- A limited number of hotel rooms are available at a discounted rate of $129 per night, at the Holiday Inn Express, across the street from Arch Street Meeting House. To make a reservation call           1 800-THE BELL and identify yourself as part of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting group. You must reserve at the Holiday Inn by June 20, however we recommend you reserve as soon as possible!

 Pendle Hill is taking reservations independent from Sessions registration and offers home-like hospitality and a warm welcome into our Quaker community life. Pendle Hill is close to Swarthmore and Haverford Colleges, public transportation to Philadelphia, Longwood Gardens, and other attractions in the Delaware Valley and Brandywine Country.

• Offers homemade meals with local and organic ingredients

•  23-acre “arboretum” with 148 varieties of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants,  mile-long woodchip perimeter path and our outdoor labyrinth

• bookstore and art studio on campus.

• Research in our library or at nearby Swarthmore College 

• Easy access to local mass transit (SEPTA) and the Philadelphia International Airport

For more information, visit our website www.pendlehill.org/bandb or call 610.566.4507, ext. 3 or 800.742-3150, ext. 3.

Other housing alternatives in the city of Philadelphia:

Philadelphia Hostels:

• Apple Hostels of Philadelphia, 32 Bank Street, (215) 922-0222

• Chamounix Mansion International Hostel & Meeting Center, 3250 Chamounix Drive, West Fairmount Park, (215) 878-3676

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