The Gables Bed and Breakfast is located near downtown Philadelphia, just west of the University of Pennsylvania campus. This magnificently restored Victorian home is furnished in period antiques. Many historic sites are within a few miles, as well as the city center, the business district and the convention center. Guests are offered free, off the street parking, and there is a trolley/subway stop by the house, for a 12-minute commute into the city center. Guests will find a variety of restaurants nearby. <br> All of the guest rooms are furnished with period antiques from the 1890's, when the house was built. Nonetheless, each room comes equipped with all the comforts and amenities of the 21st century, such as new bathrooms with showers, modern phone and with data ports and even wireless DSL accessibility. Luxury linens compliment the quality bedding in the room. The Gables Bed and Breakfast is convenient to fine dining, shopping and entertainment venues. &nbsp;<br>&nbsp;