Chicago — Places to stay
Skyscrapers over the river, deep dish in hand
- The Langham, Chicago — Riverside five-star inside a Mies van der Rohe tower, rated 9.7
- The Peninsula Chicago — Five-star a block off the Mag Mile, famous for service
- Four Seasons Hotel Chicago — Mag Mile five-star high above a mall, with lake-view rooms
- The St. Regis Chicago — New five-star in a rippling 101-storey tower over river and lake
- Chicago Athletic Association Hotel — An 1893 gentlemen's club across from Millennium Park
- LondonHouse Chicago, Curio Collection by Hilton — A domed 1923 building with a riverside rooftop bar
- Kimpton Gray Hotel — Boutique in an 1890s stone building, with evening wine hour
- Hampton Inn Chicago Downtown/N Loop/Michigan Ave — Value chain hotel in a 1928 art deco building, breakfast included
- Holiday Inn Express Chicago - Magnificent Mile — A block off the Mag Mile, among the cheapest downtown
- HI Chicago Hostel — Big Loop hostel that budget backpackers keep returning to
- Nobu Hotel Chicago — Japanese-style boutique above Nobu
- The Robey — 1929 Art Deco tower with a 13th-floor rooftop
- The Guesthouse Hotel — 25 suites, every one with a full kitchen
- Chicago Getaway Hostel — Tidy hostel near Fullerton station