Beautiful, but a bit short of RC standards
The Philadelphia RC has a very impressive lobby. I was fully able to enjoy it, as my room was not ready as of 4:30 pm (4:30PM!) on the day of my arrival. Indeed, I admired the lobby as I waited until 5:30 pm for my room. There is no easy way to get from the lobby to the room elevators without descending steps. This was an inconvenience with luggage. I don't usually carry my own luggage at a Ritz Carlton, but the Bell staff was nowhere to be found when my cab pulled up.
I stayed in Room 1401, which was a nice one bedroom suite, but which appeared to be far short of the advertised 1000 square feet. More importantly, the room was relatively noisy, with rolling noises coming from the floor above well into the night.
I ate a breakfast and lunch at the Eric Rippert managed restaurant. There was nothing special about the breakfast, although the sausage, while very tasty, was formed into an unappealing shape (use your imagination here). The side salad at lunch was not dressed at all, and the entire lunch was over salted.
On checkout day, I needed late (2 pm) checkout. This was initially refused, and it was only after I complained about the unfairness of my room not being ready until 5 that late checkout was begrudgingly granted.
I would not stay at this property again.