Philadelphia International Airport (PHL): Approximate driving time is 45 minutes and distance is 26 miles.

Driving directions from PHL: From Airport Exit, turn right on Industrial Hwy and continue on Penrose Ave. Turn left on S 26th St and follow signs to take I-76 west. Take Exit 328 (W Dekalb Pike/Rte 202 north) and follow signs toward Mall Blvd. Bear right onto N Gulph Rd, then turn right on 1st Ave. The hotel is on the left.

Getting there: The best option from the airport is the Tropiano Shuttle ($16–$25; fees subject to change without notice), or a rental car.

Getting around: The hotel offers courtesy transportation within the immediate area, subject to availability. For other destinations, a rental car is the best option.

Sunflower Cafe - Steps away in the adjacent Radisson Hotel, this casual, all-day dining room serves a breakfast buffet and lunch that includes burgers, French fries, and hot dogs. Take-out also is available.

Chumley’s Steakhouse - Also in the Radisson, this club-like steakhouse offers an Italian pasta buffet with light fare at lunch, generously portioned steaks and seafood dishes at dinner, as well as an ample wine list.

Lily Langtry’s - The Radisson’s 450-seat Victorian dinner theater serves a nightly dinner and Sunday brunch just before its Las Vegas-style shows.

Amenity highlights: The Scanticon’s 24-hour business center offers a computer with high-speed Internet access, fax, copier, and printer. The hotel also provides complimentary shuttle service within a 5-mile radius. In addition, guests may enjoy the adjacent Radisson’s amenities, such as an outdoor pool and a 3,000-square-foot fitness center with a racquetball court. Many guests make reservations at Lily Langtry’s, the Radisson’s 450-seat Victorian dinner theater.

Insider tip: Valley Forge National Historical Park—with miles of trails for car, foot, or bike touring—beckons from less than 1 mile away. The park—the grounds where Washington’s Continental Army camped during the Revolutionary War—is open during daytime hours, and has a visitor center as well as replicas of the meager cabins where America’s first army endured the famously harsh winter of 1777-78.

Lily Langtry’s, the Radisson’s Victorian-style theater offering Las Vegas-style revues, is open for daily matinees, nightly dinner theater, and Sunday brunches. ICE is the Radisson’s nightclub, open September through June on Friday and Saturday nights, with top-40 music and a martini and cigar bar.

The hotel provides complimentary shuttle service within a 5-mile radius, on the half-hour and hour. Reservations can be made at the front desk. Open 24 hours, the self-serve business center offers a computer with high-speed Internet access, fax, copier, and printer (fee).