The Peninsula Chicago
Chicago · United States
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Character and identity
Set in a 20-storey Art Deco building steps off Michigan Avenue, The Peninsula Chicago plants European-style grandeur in the heart of the Gold Coast. The 339 rooms and 82 suites start at 531 square feet, among the largest in the city, dressed in neutral tones with chrysanthemum motifs and lake-blue accents, and run via tablet controls for lighting, curtains and temperature. Dining spans Shanghai Terrace's Cantonese and Sichuanese cooking, the Pierrot Gourmet café, the Z Bar rooftop and afternoon tea in the sun-drenched Lobby. Floors 19 and 20 hold an Asian-inspired spa, half-Olympic pool and fitness studio. Service is polished, personal and unusually tenured.
Who's it for
Best for:
Couples marking an occasion, families (especially around the holidays, when the outdoor terrace becomes an ice rink with chalet), and business travellers who want room to spread out. Anyone who values steady, long-tenured service, serious Chinese cooking, a destination spa, and proximity to Magnificent Mile shopping will be in their element.
Should look elsewhere:
Design-forward travellers chasing something edgy or of-the-moment may find the aesthetic too classically European and restrained. If you want a boutique scale, a neighbourhood feel away from luxury retail, or a buzzy independent restaurant scene at the doorstep, this isn't that.
Bottom line
What sets this property apart is the depth of the service bench (roughly 40% of staff have been here a decade or more) combined with rooms that are genuinely large by Chicago standards and a wellness floor worth the elevator ride. Book a suite if you can stretch, target the holiday season for the rink and tea programming, and use Peninsula Time to flex check-in or check-out by request.
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What this place offers
- Babysitting services
- Bar
- House car
- Indoor pool
- Meeting rooms
- Pet friendly
- Restaurants
- Spa
- Wi-Fi
- Restaurant
