The hotel is known as one of Chicago's most stun hotels. The property also features a spa, fitness center and lap pool. (12/09 JB)\n\nLocation\nConveniently located on the Historic Water Tower Square in the heart of the Magnificent Mile, adjacent to Water Tower Shopping Mall, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales and Saks Fifth Avenue. The picturesque Water Tower monument is just steps away from the hotel. Union Station (Amtrak) is 5 min away. The closest L-Stop is at Chicago & State Street, 2 blocks west.\n\nDistance\n15 kms to the airport (chicago o'hare international airport)\n15 kms to the airport (midway international airport)\n5 minute walk to the nearest metro station (chicago & state)\n2 km to the nearest station (union station)\n1 km to the nearest beach\n\nRooms\nGuestrooms have been designed using a neutral palette of warm greys and beige as a basis, accented by stronger colors of cinnamon and blue. Fabrics and materials are rich and textural and include cherry wood, black galaxy granite, mohair, leather and etched art glass. All of the furniture is custom designed. Decorative window seats in most rooms are other unique features. The design of the guestroom bathrooms is of particular note. Sliding cherry wood doors along one side of an oversized bathtub can be opened, revealing the guestroom and allowing guests to create an open environment. With the sliding doors open, guests may enjoy the view of the city and Lake Michigan from the bathtub. In addition to the oversized bathtubs, bathrooms feature an eight-inch flat-screen LCD television visible from the bathtub, walk-in showers with two showerheads, double sinks and a compartmentalized toilet area.\n\nRestaurant\nThe hotel offers one of the best restaurants in town with contemporary and timeless design, guests enter the restaurant through a 3000 bottle wine room, serving entree specialties such as sea bass risotto and beef tenderloin. The seasonal outdoor seating for lunch, dinner and cocktails is located on the seventh floor of the hotel, offering dramatic views of the Chicago skyline with a light menu open mid-April through mid-September weather permitting. Complimentary coffee and tea in the morning with an assortment of newspapers is offered on the lobby level in a unique and intimate seating area. In addition, afternoon tea is served Wednesday through Sunday in the lounge offering a wide selection of fine teas pastries cakes and scones.\n\nExterior\nPart of the 67-storey Park Tower featuring Chicago's most luxurious condos, retail units and restaurants, the original building was razed in 1998 to make way for this hotel, which opened in June 2000.\n\nLobby\nThe lobby is medium in size and is classic and contemporary in design. The lobby is adorned in warm greys and beige neutrals that compliment the focal point, the 1968 masterpiece by painter Gerhard Richter, Piazza del Duomo, Milan. The front desk is made of temple grey marble, black galaxy granite and glass.
