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201 N. State Street
Chicago,
Illinois
60601
United States
Tel: 800 222 8733 (toll-free)
Tel: 312 467 0200
This smart downtown hotel on reviving State Street combines business traveler essentials with a buzzy scene and quirky touches like recorded birdsong in the hallways. At check-in, stylish front desk staff dispense warm chocolate chip cookies along with insider advice on the nightlife—although you may feel like staying put, since the two-story glass lobby broadcasts dance music 24/7 while, on warm evenings, fashionable young things line up awaiting access to the hotel's large rooftop bar. Double-layered glass muffles the noise of elevated commuter trains rumbling directly past architect Jackie Koo's jazzy 27-story tower. In the 256 cheerful teal- and magenta-accented rooms, deep soaking tubs face floor-to-ceiling windows; aerie suites on the top floors offer kitchens and chaise longues from which to admire views of the famed skyline, the Chicago River, and Lake Michigan. The Wit lives up to its name: Some of the more artful touches include the lobby's animé-inspired mural of a woman morphing into a phoenix (a reference to the Great Chicago Fire); wake-up calls recorded by actors from the Second City improv troupe posing as "The Prez," Muddy Waters, and other Chicago celebs; framed epigrams as wall art; and Rubik's cubes as turndown gifts.
Which room to book: The Paramount suites above the twentieth floor for the best city views.
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