"This 2022-opened FiDi hotel features touches of luxury and a clubhouse feel throughout, thanks to intimate environs, detailed design, and welcoming hospitality. Comprising three floors of a historically notable building (the last one designed by acclaimed Chicago architect Daniel Burnham), it serves as a tranquil escape from downtown Chicago. On weekends you’ll see couples and creatives checking in for the hotel’s elevated amenities and Art-Deco allure. Designed by DiLeonardo International and Chipman Design Architecture, the hotel’s 232 luxury suites and rooms take inspiration from the building’s historic past, while reflecting sophisticated, modern-day touches; gold finishes, jewel-toned furnishings, and classic stone elements meet to create a sleek, lounge-worthy space. Grill on 21 serves as the hotel’s main gathering spot, offering contemporary steakhouse fare in a welcoming space that’s one of the busiest rooms in the neighborhood during lunch hours when the executives and attorneys descend for mid-day wedge salads and steak frites. Come evening, start with a drink at the bar (popular in its own right for an impressive libations list) and settle in at a booth for creative, comforting plates like hearth-roasted carrot wellington and lobster pot pie, plus views of the open kitchen." - Elaine Glusac, Nicole Schnitzler
