Conrad Chicago

The Conrad Chicago is a neat-o facility in a perfect location. The hotel itself is interesting in that it sits on top of, and next to a four story, relatively luxurious mall. The lobby is on the 5th floor. Able-bodied guests can skip the valet service and park directly across Rush Street in the structure (which is connected to the hotel via a walkway over the street). This parking structure is where the valets will park your car anyway (for $49 per day, versus $29 if you self-park and have the front desk provide a validation). Also, this process will help you understand the need to take three different elevators to reach your room from the parking area. It sounds annoying; but once you get the hang of it, you will feel like a pro. Inside, the hotel and our room were spotless - which is a requirement of ours. The man at the front desk when we checked in, and the woman when we checked out, were both top notch and could work at any luxury hotel. The other front desk personnel we encountered, and the Concierge staff regrettably, were a little amateur-ish and attempted to be "stuffy," which was kind of funny really. That was the only real negative. Our room was huge by big city standards - the bathroom alone was as big as some entire hotel rooms. Although we were not booked for a particular "view room;" we overlooked the city and river from the 16th of 17 floors; nice to be up high. Also, the workout facility is spacious, well-equipped and super nice. Once you navigate the elevator maze to get out of the hotel and mall, you couldn't be in a better central spot. Highly recommended by a 34m/44f hipster couple from Michigan.