Developer Roland Kassis plans to build a 114-room boutique hotel next to Frankford Hall in Fishtown. The news circulated throughout 2015, and his plans have only changed slightly since then. He plans for a pool on top of the building, and for a restaurant inside. Most recently, permits were issued in 2018 for the demolition of part of the current structure.

Since 2014, a proposal by Peebles Corp. to convert the historic Family Court building into a boutique hotel has been floated around. But a couple of snags had stalled the project: The National Parks Service rejected the developer's initial proposal, saying that it would downgrade the building's historic character too much. Now, it looks like plans are moving forward. The Peebles Corp. received $2 million more in state funding to finish the project, which will have 220 rooms, a lounge, and a spa. They plan to preserve much of the historic main floor and the facade.

This is arguably one of the newest planned hotels on this list. U3 Ventures leased the space this month, with plans to turn it into a mixed-use development, including residences, a restaurant, and a hotel with seven rooms.

The Four Seasons luxury hotel will open this summer on the top floors of the Comcast Innovation and Technology Center. Designed by Norman Foster, and interiors by Gensler, the hotel will include about 24 rooms per floor, starting at around $600 a night. Most recently, Curbed Philly took a tour of the rooms, which mainly look out over the Parkway, and range from 350 to 450 square feet. There’s also a Four Seasons restaurant opening along with the hotel in the summer.

A representative for the project said in March that they’ll be holding an official job fair later this month to hire staff for the hotel.

The Aramark Headquarters is moving into a site along the Schuylkill River and bringing with it a private lifestyle club and hotel called Fitler Club. The club, which will sit on the lower levels of the building, will have an indoor pool, a boutique hotel, a high-end restaurant, and a bowling alley. There will be 14 luxury hotel rooms included in the space when it opens this year.

Now for something completely different (or at least a little unique): A pod hotel is opening in Center City this summer, bringing 252 bedroom-sized rooms. It’s described as a micro-hotel, which means it’ll be about 100,000 square feet and 11 stories tall. The rooms will sit around 170 square feet each. It’s being developed by Modus Hotels, which has brought similar concepts to New York and D.C. The hotel will feature a number of attractions, like a restaurant and coffee shop, communal work space, and a rooftop with a greenhouse-style bar.

Another plan still in its infancy (like #3) is this spot at the site of the former Midtown II diner, which has been closed since 2016. It’s likely to be turned into a 14-story hotel with 86 rooms and restaurants on the first and second floors.

After more than a year of "will it or won’t it," Hyatt Centric Hotel confirmed in September 2016 that it would be opening a 13-story hotel at 16th and Chancellor streets, the former site of Little Pete's diner. The ground floor will feature either a high-end retailer or a restaurant, and the second floor will be the lobby and main public space, as well as another potential restaurant. Construction on the hotel is currently underway, with plans to top off this summer, according to a source with Harman Group, which provided structural engineering and parking planning & design for the project.