Lonely Planet Reviewed Near West Side & Pilsen Hotels

Benedictine B&B

This is unusual for the city: a B&B run by monks. The B&B is two simple apartments, to be exact, which means you get loads of space and kitchen facilities.

Blackstone Hotel

South Loop & Near South Side

This 1910, neoclassical, beaux-arts landmark was shuttered for several years, until Marriott paid $128 million and restored it to its former glamour in 2008.