Hotel property The Tremont Chicago Hotel At Magnificent Mile, 2.5 Star, 100 East Chestnut Street in Chicago, IL, United States - 111.30

Hotel property The Blackstone Renaissance Chicago Hotel, 4 Star, 636 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL, United States - 189.00

Hotel property Sheraton Chicago Hotel Tower, 4 Star, 301 East North Water Street in Chicago, IL, United States - 146.48

Hotel property Omni Chicago Hotel, 4 Star, 676 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL, United States - 149.25

Hotel property The Tremont Chicago Hotel At Magnificent Mile, 2.5 Star, 100 East Chestnut Street in Chicago, IL, United States - 99.00

Hotel property The Tremont Chicago Hotel At Magnificent Mile, 2.5 Star, 100 East Chestnut Street in Chicago, IL, United States - 96.76

From their rise in the early 19th century, Chicago's hotels were bustling centers of city life. The Great Fire in October 1871 destroyed all of that. But it also gave the city an opportunity to begin again with a fresh palette of architectural ideas. By the World's Columbian Expositionof 1893, Chicago had built over 1,400 hotels and lodging houses, establishing it as the nation's prime destination for business, conventions, and tourism. Early Chicago Hotels presents more than 200 postcards, inviting the reader to tour the stunning exterior and dazzling interior designs of Chicago's architects. The city's fi rst-class hotels, resorts, and lesser-known second-class hotels'many of which are long gone? are featured. These early hotels set the stage for the great palace hotels of the 1920s. From their rise in the early 19th century, Chicago's hotels were bustling centers of city life. The Great Fire in October 1871 destroyed all of that. But it also gave the city an opportunity to begin again with a fresh palette of architectural ideas. By the World's Columbian Expositionof 1893, Chicago had built over 1,400 hotels and lodging houses, establishing it as the nation's prime destination for business, conventions, and tourism. Early Chicago Hotels presents more than 200 postcards, inviting the reader to tour the stunning exterior and dazzling interior designs of Chicago's architects. The city's fi rst-class hotels, resorts, and lesser-known second-class hotels'many of which are long gone? are featured. These early hotels set the stage for the great palace hotels of the 1920s. - 14.81

Hotel property Allerton Hotel Chicago, 3.5 Star, 701 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL, United States - 125.71

Hotel property W Hotel Chicago City Center, 4 Star, 172 W Adams in Chicago, IL, United States - 146.48

Hotel property Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago, 4 Star, 163 East Walton Place in Chicago, IL, United States - 137.57