The Best Small Hotels in Chicago

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Chicago has long been a destination for travelers who enjoy both urban escapes and the great outdoors. Given its position on Lake Michigan, it offers travelers an array of water-sports possibilities, in addition to the city's numerous architectural feats, world-class museums and enticing nightlife. Considering the array of accommodation options in the Windy City, try to stay at one of the city's more famous boutique hotels, rather than a large, impersonal chain.

The Talbott Hotel

Winner of a 2010 Travelers' Choice Award and ranking as No. 1 hotel in Chicago on TripAdvisor.com, the Talbott Hotel is ranked one of the city's best small hotels. The building is housed in a facade dating from the late 1920s.

Each guest room is individually furnished according to current European design trends and offers such amenities as high-speed Internet access, 42-inch LCD TVs, a twice-daily maid service, bathrobes, Aveda bath products, three telephones in each room and Frette bath linens. There is also an honor bar, individually controlled climate control, iHome audio system, round-the-clock room service and access to the nearby Equinox Fitness Club.

The Talbott Hotel
20 E. Delaware Place
Chicago, IL 60611
talbotthotel.com
(312) 944-4970

The Whitehall Hotel

Named one of the eight great small hotels in the United States by "Fortune Magazine," the Whitehall Hotel is housed in a restored historic building dating from the 1920s.

The hotel's rooms and luxury suites come equipped with two phones with data ports and voice mail, cableTV, marble bathrooms, luxury bedding with white down duvets and Egyptian cotton sheets and terry cloth bathrobes.

Fornetto Mei, the hotel's upscale restaurant, specializes in Italian cuisine. The Whitehall provides a full array of amenities and services, including an on-site fitness center, high-speed Internet access, a business center, conference and event facilities, 24-hour room service, cordless phones and an executive boardroom for corporate travelers.

The Whitehall Hotel
105 E. Delaware Place
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 948-4255
thewhitehallhotel.com

Hotel Felix

Hotel Felix is an eco-friendly boutique hotel located in downtown Chicago. It was designed to be the city's first Silver LEED-certified hotel. Housed in a historic 1920s building, the hotel's guest rooms come equipped with flat-screen high-definition TVs, Internet access, bathrobes and luxury bedding.

The on-site restaurant Elate focuses on modern American cuisine and boasts a decidedly upscale atmosphere.

Hotel Felix
111 W. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 447-3440
hotelfelixchicago.com

Article Written By Zach Feral

Zach Feral has been writing and editing professionally since 2003. He has a B.A. in philosophy from the New School for Social Research in New York and pursued postgraduate studies at the Open University in the U.K. His writing has appeared in numerous international publications, including "Dazed & Confused," "Artforum" and "Think Again."

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