Why book?
Yowie is a boutique hotel with 13 individually curated suites. If you are not moved to Philly, it may be closest to be brought into the historic quarter of the city's queen.
Set the scene
Yowie is a restored building from the 19th century on a corner of the historic South Street and with its red jagged facade and the café on the ground floor das boutique hotel fits seamlessly into the neighborhood. Also on the ground floor of the building is the Yowie-Boutique with small batch ceramics, art books and most articles in the 13 rooms and suites on the upper floor. The hotel attracts a mixture of travelers, including creative people, expanding working trips in weekends, couples on urban short curls who want to immerse themselves in the neighborhood, and groups of friends who use the hotel as a launchpad to explore this on the food and art scene of the city.
The background story
The Yowie Hotel developed from the beloved lifestyle shop and the design studio of the same name by the founder Shannon Maldonado, which has been working in Philadelphia since 2016. Together with their business partners Everett and Valerie Abitbol and the Bill vessels, the trained fashion designer converted a former real estate office, which dealt with the trained in a boutique maker and motif, on the motatorial outdoor building and the training shed. Ceramicist Domenic Frunzi.
The rooms
All 13 suites are equipped with Wright mattress beds, kitchens with hobs and Malin + Goetz bathroom products, but Maldonado has each designed their own personality who have the different tile colors in the bathroom and the stacking of art books in the seating area. I love Suite 203, the legendary corner of King, cut bathroom, an Audo-Kopenhagen sofa and an electric orange table in front of spacious Bay windows that overlook the South Street.
Food and drink
The hotel has no full-service restaurant, but on the ground floor is Forin Café is a bright and minimalistic space that is open to the neighborhood for breakfast and lunch. The UBE latte is popular, but my favorite is the Salzig-Süß Miso caramel latte.
The neighborhood/area
This section of the South Street and its surrounding blocks are located near the Delaware River Waterfront and flooded in independent restaurants and shops in general. Do not miss one of the city's best cheese steaks at the newly opened Jims less than two blocks west in the south. A little further down the street, you will tattoo a popular mom from the beloved neighborhood. Also nearby is the 4th Street near great vintage shopping opportunities, including Moore Vintage Archive. Yowie is also a perfect home base to explore the Italian market of Philly or countless historical sites. The Liberty Bell and the independence hall are about 20 minutes on foot-and have the advantage that they are a little away from the frenetic epicenter of the old town.
The service
Yowie is an invisible service hotel, which means that there is no reception, but you will receive a building and suite access code to check in. It is all the more impressive that you manage to deliver a warm hospitality with small details. There is a drawer in the hallway with everything you may have forgotten, such as earplugs or toothpaste. And a particularly charming grade: If you check in your room, look for one or two Yowie subsequent vestibution threads such as “Our favorite french fries at the moment” or “Philadelphia is for art lovers” with a curated list of personnel recommendations.
For families
Spacious rooms with living areas and kitchens make Yowie a very family -friendly choice. Room 304 and 305 can be booked together, for example, to connect to a 700 square meter room with two private bedrooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen with a dining table with a dining room that is suitable for ordering and eating Reubens from the nearby famous fourth street deli.
accessibility
The quiet and cool room 101 is accessible on the first floor behind the shop – with a blue standards -Kopenhagen chair, a dining table and a kitchen.
Is there anything else to be mentioned?
If you feel inspired by Maldonado's state-of-the-art aesthetics in one of the best parts of Philly-Sich-Yowie is her place. In this sense, everything you see in the room can be bought from sculptural soap dispenser in the bathroom to the bedside tables, in the shop below.