Chicago
With 337 rooms spread over 19 floors, this is the world's largest Aloft. Colorful paintings scatter throughout in homage to the building's history as the…
Must-see hotels in Illinois
Chicago
The former Morton Salt headquarters building (1896) has found new life as a boutique hotel at the Loop’s southern edge. It’s a unique location midway…
Chicago
This unobtrusive hostel, located in a converted apartment block, is practically within home-run distance of Wrigley Field (and its rowdy nightlife). The…
Chicago
The fun, social Getaway Hostel attracts mostly a twenty-something crowd who strum the house guitars, lounge on the leather couches, sip beer on the patio…
Chicago
They sure don't make 'em like they used to. When built in 1927, this was the world’s largest hotel – practically a miniature city – with some 3000 rooms…
Chicago
The colorful, art deco–tinged rooms and lobby buzzing just off Belmont Ave are vaguely reminiscent of a European city hotel. The L train races by quite…
Chicago
Sure the street din may seep into this century-old, 10-room greystone building, but that’s the price you pay for being in a high-energy nightlife hub…
Illinois
The hotel's 140 rooms are average quality, and it goes a bit over the top with the woodsy theme, but it offers a lot of bang for the buck. The riverfront…
Best Western Hawthorne Terrace
Chicago
The earthy Hawthorne Terrace attracts the most mixed crowd of the neighborhood’s hotels. Sporty Cubs fans check in next to gay groups, with everyone…
Chicago
Water vistas are just part of the attraction at this triangular-shaped, mirrored-glass high-rise at the confluence of river and lake. Businessfolk like…
Chicago
If only you could live in the creamy, silk-draped modernity of these rooms. Oh, wait, you can – they’re condominiums, too. Suites have microwaves and mini…
Aloft Chicago Downtown River North
Chicago
This Aloft offers the chain’s typical compact, efficiently designed, minimalist rooms. Each one features earthy colors, big windows, a work desk and 42in…
Chicago
High-spirited Hotel Versey plays off two themes: the Cubs (Wrigley Field is a mile away) and music history (touring indie bands often stayed here during…
Chicago
One of the Loop's hottest properties, the design-savvy Wit draws holidaying hipsters and business travelers with its view-tastic rooms and swanky rooftop…
Embassy Suites Chicago – Magnificent Mile
Chicago
The Embassy Mag Mile displays the chain's typical hallmarks: all the units are two-room suites (living room with sofa bed in front, bedroom in back);…
Chicago
There's lots to love at the Kinzie beyond the modern-design-driven, blue-accented, good-sized rooms. A continental breakfast of pastries, fruit and yogurt…
Chicago
Millennium Park here you come – the 687 luxury rooms and suites here are a stone's throw away. Upgrade to a deluxe room to get a park or lake view. Those…
Illinois
Two buildings, one from 1928 and one dating to 1892, make up this historic hotel. Each individually decorated room has period details, such as pencil-post…
Chicago
This eight-story property targets millennials and business travelers. The rooms, furnished in crisp shades of gray and white with hardwood floors, feel…
Chicago
Hotel Allegro is part of the fun and flirty Kimpton chain. The 483 rooms sport a retro 1920s luxury-cruise-ship look, with gold accents and funky…
Chicago
Relax on your window seat and look out at the sliver of a lake view many rooms have here, near Navy Pier. The average-size rooms are sort of modern…
Chicago
Step into the old-world ambience of this 19th-century home and you may feel like you're a guest at an Italian count's country villa. The six rooms of this…
Chicago
Monks run this B&B that consists of two simple apartments offering loads of space and kitchen facilities. One is a two-bedroom garden apartment with a…
Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago Downtown
Chicago
Horizontal-lined furniture and angular leaded-glass lamps give the lobby a Prairie School feel. The Frank Lloyd Wright influence is less apparent in the…
Chicago
The 228-room, 12-story Felix is nothing fancy, though it does boast ecofriendly LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The…
Chicago
Want your room covered in rose petals, with candles lit and your bath water run? They’ve done it before at this ask-and-it-shall-be-granted luxury…
Chicago
The well-maintained rooms have been freshened with a soothing slate palette, boxy lamps and other stylish decor. Add this to the low-cost parking (per…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Take a meditation class, go on a guided intuitive journey or get your chakras massaged. Ruby Room is primarily a spa and ‘healing sanctuary.' Nine…
Chicago
Small and stylish, Willows wins an architectural gold star. The chic lobby provides a swell refuge of overstuffed chairs by the fireplace, while the 55…
Chicago
The Central Loop is in a good location (the name doesn’t lie) and has good prices if you’re stuck paying rack rates. It’s accessorized for business…
Illinois
Occupying a vintage building where the small elevators have accordion-style doors, this charming, 46-room inn feels very old world. Rooms are compact, but…
Chicago
Hidden away on several floors of an office building, the Cambria's 199 rooms offer a host of small amenities: microwave, K-pod coffeemakers and…
Chicago
The Godfrey's cubist-inspired exterior looks amazing. Inside, the large, mod-industrial rooms are more comfy than you'd think, with a snug bed, wet bar…
Chicago
First the good news about this retro 1960s motel: free parking! And a free hot breakfast if you book directly. And a great location close to…
Embassy Suites Chicago – Downtown
Chicago
This hotel rises a mere half-mile west of its sibling the Embassy Suites Mag Mile. It's the same deal – large rooms, free cooked-to-order breakfast,…
Chicago
Formerly the Indigo Hotel, the Claridge's 165 rooms underwent a full renovation in 2018. Standard queen rooms are still on the smallish size, but besides…
Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown
Chicago
Part of the stalwart chain, this outpost near the Magnificent Mile caters to business travelers, families and holidaying couples in equal measure. Rooms…
Illinois
Iron-rail beds, claw-foot tubs, headboards made from Victorian gables and other antique accoutrements throw the Maple Leaf back in time. A cooked…
Illinois
Innkeeper David Parker has lived in this 1876 Queen Anne–style home since 1944 – his childhood photo adorns 'David's Room,' one of five elegant, antique…
Illinois
Mark Twain and Susan B Anthony stayed in the well-furnished rooms at this historic hotel, while Grant ran his presidential campaigns and Lincoln gave…
