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Chicago is one of the country's primary conference cities, and the hulking hotels that line Michigan Avenue do fill up when a big meeting hits town. Before planning your trip to Chicago, check with the Convention and Tourism Bureau to make sure a major conference won't strand you in the suburbs. If one does, choose Evanston—a leafy college town, 12 miles north of the Loop, where accommodations like the Hotel Orrington offer big-city style (1710 Orrington Ave., Evanston; 847-866-8700; www.hotelorrington.com). Assuming you're neither shut out of Chicago proper nor confined to a conference rate, there is a range of new-wave grandes dames that tower around North Michigan Avenue; the Ritz-Carlton, Peninsula, and Park Hyatt are especially glossy. Smaller boutique hotels, such as the James, add a more personalized touch to your downtown stay. Some recent openings, such as Hotel Indigo and the Avenue Hotel, have brought budget-conscious options—and weekend prices hovering between $200 and $250—to the Gold Coast. The best chance of finding a hotel in Chicago under $200, however, is at a B&B located north of downtown: The neighborhoods of Boystown and Lincoln Park offer a number of options. Contact Bed & Breakfast Chicago for listings (www.chicago-bed-breakfast.com).
Expect an all-Chicago experience at this 1886 Lincoln Park Victorian owned by Andy Shaw, a local TV reporter, and his B&B-guru wife Mary. Rooms here are...more
This divine 11-room inn two blocks from McCormick Place is popular with conventioneers. Built in 1870 by Chicago Board of Trade president Calvin T. Wheeler,...more
The cool factor is high at this 235-room Loop head-turner from Starwood's hip W chain. Details from the former 1929 Beaux Arts gentleman's club can be seen in...more
Restraint trumps gilt at this next-generation Trump project guided by Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric Trump. Spacious rooms—the smallest is 600 square...more
Parisian architect Jean-Paul Viguier designed the unique, Swiss cheese-like structure that houses the Sofitel. Just two blocks off the Magnificent Mile, this...more
This 143-room gem in the southern part of the Loop was one of many jewels in the crown of Chicago architect D.H. Burnham (who also designed Hotel Burnham)....more
Set right above Water Tower Place in the heart of the Gold Coast, Chicago's Ritz-Carlton (which is owned and managed by the Four Seasons) has been around since...more
Sitting on the first 18 floors of the 82-story Aqua Tower—a striking high-rise with undulating concrete floor slabs that resemble a ruffled flamenco...more
The 339 rooms at this swank Gold Coaster, aptly located next to Tiffany, are patrician and huge (the smallest start at 530 square feet). Avoiding flash for...more
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