Palmer House Hilton 

Location. Palmer House Hilton is located one half block from Millennium Park, on State Street within the Chicago (Ill.) Loop business and theater districts. The Art Institute of Chicago is two blocks from the hotel. Within one mile are the Tribune Tower, Wrigley Building and Sears Tower. Complimentary transportation is available to North Michigan Avenue.
Hotel Features. Known as the longest running hotel in North America, the Palmer House Hilton offers professional catering and event planning assistance for all flexible meeting spaces throughout the hotel, including several ballrooms and exhibit halls. The business center provides notary public services, office rental and print, photocopy and fax services. The hotel also features a 10,000 square foot health club with an indoor lap pool, cardiovascular equipment, spa tub, steam room and sauna. Personal trainers are available on site.

Guestrooms. The 1,639 guestrooms are elegantly furnished with dark wood and French Renaissance décor. Signature bedding features ornate European style linens with pillowtop mattresses. Rooms include cable television, video game consoles, desks and wireless Internet access. Marble bathrooms boast Crabtree & Evelyn Le Source toiletries. Executive rooms include complimentary breakfasts and evening receptions, a private concierge and $50 gift certificates to Landau.

Hotel Expert's Tip. Two 24 carat gold angels greeted me as I walked into the grand lobby of the Palmer House Hilton. I paused, enamored by the ceilings of this lobby candelabras designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, 14 carat gold leaf paint guilds and Greek mythology frescoes restored by Lido Lippi, who helped recondition the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

• Bar
• Fitness room
• Guarded car park
• Pets accepted
• In house dining
• Car rent desk