<sod>The '''Omni William Penn Hotel''' is a 23 floor (3 underground) hotel located at 530 William Penn Place on [[Mellon Square]] in [[Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|downtown]] [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. A variety of luminaries have stayed at the hotel, including [[John F. Kennedy]].  The hotel staff innovated [[Lawrence Welk]]'s now famous bubble machine, and it was the site of [[Bob Hope]]'s marriage proposal in 1934.<ref>[http://www.omnihotels.com/findahotel/PittsburghWilliamPenn.aspx Omni William Penn], OmniHotels.com. Retrieved 6/15/08.</ref><ref>Ruff, D. (2005) ''60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Pittsburgh: And Allegheny and Surrounding Counties.'' Menasha Ridge Press. p 23.</ref><ref>Phillips, J., Oberlin, L.H. and Pattak, E.M. (2005) ''Insiders' Guide to Pittsburgh.'' Globe Pequot. p 222.</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=uYrS4OcfsYoC&lpg=PA24&ots=rfm_mnVRq-&dq=bob%20hope%20proposed%20to%20dolores%20william%20penn%20hotel&pg=PA24#v=snippet&q=hope&f=false</ref>  The hotel has won numerous awards including being named to the "Best of Weddings 2009" list by ''The Knot'' and receiving the Editor's Choice Award in the Business Hotels category on Suite101.com.<eod>
<sod>The '''Omni William Penn Hotel''' is a 23 floor (3 underground) hotel located at 530 William Penn Place on [[Mellon Square]] in [[Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|downtown]] [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. A variety of luminaries have stayed at the hotel, including [[John F. Kennedy]].  The hotel staff innovated [[Lawrence Welk]]'s now famous bubble machine, and it was the site of [[Bob Hope]]'s marriage proposal in 1934.<ref>[http://www.omnihotels.com/findahotel/PittsburghWilliamPenn.aspx Omni William Penn], OmniHotels.com. Retrieved 6/15/08.</ref><ref>Ruff, D. (2005) ''60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Pittsburgh: And Allegheny and Surrounding Counties.'' Menasha Ridge Press. p 23.</ref><ref>Phillips, J., Oberlin, L.H. and Pattak, E.M. (2005) ''Insiders' Guide to Pittsburgh.'' Globe Pequot. p 222.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uYrS4OcfsYoC&lpg=PA24&ots=rfm_mnVRq-&dq=bob%20hope%20proposed%20to%20dolores%20william%20penn%20hotel&pg=PA24#v=snippet&q=hope&f=false |title=Taste of Pennsylvania History - Debbie Nunley, Karen Jane Elliott - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2016-03-25}}</ref>  The hotel has won numerous awards including being named to the "Best of Weddings 2009" list by ''The Knot'' and receiving the Editor's Choice Award in the Business Hotels category on Suite101.com.<eod>