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Marriott

Old City

Hotel Room Block

A discounted room rate of $209/night has been reserved for our guests at:

Marriott Old City
One Dock St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 238-6000

If you would like to call to book your room, mention the Arnold-Small wedding.

We highly suggest booking early to ensure you can access the discount.

Travel

Transportation options to our wedding

We recommend booking a rideshare/taxi in advance so you don’t have to worry about timing and availability.

It’s about a 10 minute drive from the Marriott to Switch House without traffic. Please check for any sports games or events happening in the city that day, so you can leave yourself enough time. We will update here with any upcoming events we hear about.

We ask that you arrive to our venue by 3:30 p.m.

Uber/Lyft
Taxi

We recommend downloading the Curb App to easily access multiple cab companies.

Drink

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Dinner near hotel:

  • Zahav – delicious and upscale Middle Eastern spot; releases reservations on the first of each month

  • Positano Coast – solid Italian food, right across the street from the hotel

  • Royal Boucherie - French bistro

Jess and Taurean dine at Zahav after touring wedding venues.
Video: Taurean Small/ December 2024

Gluten-free restaurant options:

  • Giorgio on Pine — they have GF pasta

  • Mission Taqueria — pretty much everything is GF here

  • Kalaya — Thai restaurant with large selection of GF options

Food around the city:

  • Parc – Stephen Starr popular french restaurant

  • El Vez – good Mexican food

  • Barbuzzo — Mediterranean food in a cool, cozy spot

  • Gran Caffe L’Aquila — an Arnold family favorite for Italian food

  • The Dandelion – if you want an adorable and delicious afternoon tea

  • Dalessandro’s – the Arnold family favorite cheesesteak spot (farther out)

  • Pizzeria Beddia — really good pizza and gelato

  • Harper’s Garden – great for brunch downtown

  • DiBruno Brothers — great little market and deli with delicious sandwiches

  • Reading Terminal Market — a market full of food stalls — as much a classic Philly attraction as it is a spot to grab lunch, snacks, drinks, even groceries

Jess and Taurean tour the installation art at Magic Gardens.
Photo: Delaney Moro/ March 2022

Coffee shops:

  • Talula’s Garden — great local coffee spot with really good lattes

  • Old City Coffee

  • Coffee Zeit

Bars:

  • Time – jazz club downstairs with a more college vibe upstairs

  • Tria Wine cafe — Arnold parents’ favorite wine spot

  • El Techo — fun, spacious rooftop bar

  • Skyhigh — indoor rooftop bar with beautiful views of the city

Activities/things to see:

  • Magic Gardens – a photogenic maze of mosaics; need reservations

  • The Liberty Bell

  • Philadelphia Museum of Art — this is also where you’ll find the Rocky steps if you want to run up them

  • Independence Hall

  • Boathouse Row — gorgeous view of the rowing houses along the Schuylkill River