The Peninsula Chicago
A Peninsula classic one block off the Magnificent Mile, with afternoon tea in a soaring lobby and a top-floor spa with a glass-walled pool above the city.
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
High above the Magnificent Mile in the 900 North Michigan tower, with sweeping Lake Michigan views, a skylit Roman-style pool and a full-service spa.
The Langham, Chicago
Set in the last office tower designed by Mies van der Rohe, on the Chicago River, with vast rooms, the Chuan Spa, an indoor pool and Rockwell-designed Travelle.
Park Hyatt Chicago
An understated Park Hyatt facing the historic Water Tower on Michigan Avenue, with residential-style rooms, a seventh-floor restaurant and terrace, and an indoor pool.
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
Set above Water Tower Place on the Magnificent Mile, with a twelfth-floor lobby and rooftop bar, Torali's Italian steakhouse, a full spa and an indoor lap pool.
Waldorf Astoria Chicago
A Parisian-inspired Gold Coast hotel set around a cobbled motor courtyard, with some of the city's largest rooms, many with fireplaces, and a spa with indoor pool.
The St. Regis Chicago
Set in Jeanne Gang's undulating St. Regis tower where the Chicago River meets Lake Michigan, with butler service, Tre Dita Italian dining and lake-view rooms.
The Drake Hotel
Chicago's grande dame since 1920, at the top of the Magnificent Mile facing Lake Michigan, famed for afternoon tea in the Palm Court and the Coq d'Or bar.
Pendry Chicago
Housed in the gilded 1929 Carbide & Carbon Building on Michigan Avenue, with 364 rooms, the fireside Bar Pendry, Venteux brasserie and the Château Carbide rooftop.
The Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Michigan Avenue Chicago
A Luxury Collection hotel in the 1929 McGraw-Hill Building, named after sculptor Gwen Lux, with Art Deco flair and a fifth-floor terrace restaurant above Rush Street.
Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile
A slender white glass prism by French architect Jean-Paul Viguier in the Gold Coast, bringing Parisian polish, Le Bar and contemporary rooms with city views.
Nobu Hotel Chicago
Japanese minimalism in the heart of Fulton Market, with a Nobu restaurant, a rooftop bar over Restaurant Row and the Tranquility Pool with steam rooms.
Viceroy Chicago
A Gold Coast tower rising behind the restored facade of the historic Cedar Hotel, with a rooftop pool, Somerset restaurant and the eighteenth-floor Pandan bar.
Chicago Athletic Association
A Venetian Gothic former athletic club from 1893 facing Millennium Park, restored with clubby interiors, a Game Room and Cindy's rooftop overlooking Lake Michigan.
Kimpton Gray Hotel
A Four Diamond Kimpton in the 1894 New York Life Building in the Loop, with a marble staircase, the book-lined Vol. 39 bar and Boleo's rooftop dining and cocktails.
