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Historic Hotels hosted guests as famous The Drake
as John Kennedy and MAP L2 • 140 E. Walton
Palmer House Hilton Al Capone. Its 1930s lobby Pl. • 312-787-2200
MAP L4 • 17 E. Monroe St. holds the Martini Bar (with • www.thedrakehotel.
• 312-726-7500 • www. live music most days), and com • $$$
chicagohilton.com • $ the guest rooms exude a Popular with visiting
This has been an elegant timeless elegance. celebrities and royalty,
fixture in the heart of this is the grande dame
the Loop since 1873. The Talbott of Chicago hotels. A
Extravagant frescoes MAP K2 • 20 E. Delaware landmark building on the
decorate the ornate Pl. • 312-944-4970 the Magnificent Mile, The
lobby’s ceiling, while the • www.talbotthotel.com Drake effortlessly blends
guest rooms are subtly • $$ modern convenience with
elegant. The hotel has its Enjoy the quiet elegance the charm of days gone
own shopping arcade. of this small, family- by. Each of the 535 rooms
owned, European-style and suites is unique, and
The Tremont hotel. The Victorian many of them offer
MAP K2 • 100 E. Chestnut parlor-like lobby and breathtaking views.
St. • 312-751-1900 atmospheric Basil’s bar
• www.tremontchicago. and café offer a chance to Hotel Burnham
com • $ unwind, and the 149 guest MAP K4 • 1 W. Washington
An inviting fireplace rooms and suites are St. • 312-782-1111
welcomes you at this large and welcoming. • www.burnhamhotel.
1920s-built hotel, where com • $$$
guest rooms are small Wheeler Mansion The Reliance Building
but comfortable; some 2020 S. Calumet Ave. (see p42) – a handsome
have antique furniture • 312-945-2020 • www. example of the Chicago
and four-posters. Mike wheelermansion.com school of architecture –
Ditka’s restaurant is • $$ was reborn as the
famous for its steaks An immaculate 11-room boutique Hotel Burnham
and sports memorabilia. hotel, this mansion dating in 1999. Plush rooms are
to 1870 is known for its decorated in gold and
Chicago Athletic fantastic attention to blue, some with great
Association detail. Marvel at the views. A complimentary
MAP L4 • 12 S. Michigan lavish artwork, period wine reception is held
Ave. • 312-940-3552 features, and antique every evening.
• www.chicagoathletic furniture, or relax in the
hotel.com • $$ tranquil garden. Designer Hotels
Originally opened in 1893
as a men’s club, the The Whitehall Dana Hotel & Spa
reincarnation of this MAP L2 • 105 E. Delaware MAP K2 • 660 N. State
building as a hotel faithfully Pl. • 312-944-6300 • St. • 312-202-6000
restored all the terrazzo www.thewhitehall • www.danahoteland
floors, stained glass, hotel.com • $$ spa.com • $
marble staircases, and A quiet, understated Chic and contemporary,
other adornments. The European ambience has this boutique hotel
rooftop restaurant and the permeated this hotel features rooms with
vintage-game-filled bar since it opened in 1928. modern furnishings, floor-
are among the highlights. The 221 guest rooms to-ceiling windows, Wi-Fi,
combine elegant tradition a state-of-the-art sound
Millennium with mod cons, and the system, fine linens, and a
Knickerbocker Presidential Suite was a double-sized shower.
MAP L2 • 163 E. Walton favorite of Katharine Guests can enjoy a range
Pl. • 312-751-8100 Hepburn. Check out the of services available at
• www.millennium Fornetto Mei restaurant the spa, while the hotel
hotels.com • $$ with its menu of neo- restaurant, Ajasteak,
This hotel, once owned by Milanese cuisine and provides a delectable
Playboy magazine, has thin-crust specialty pizzas. range of Asian dishes.

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