Where to Sleep in Chicago

The Elysian ChicagoThe New York Times recently bound a gawk on a Windy City in 36 Hours in Chicago after Mayor Richard M. Daleys recent announcement which hell be stepping down after 21 years in office. From architectural wonders to a hottest restaurants in Chicago (like Girl & a Goat, a much-blogged-about brand new restaurant where a Top Chef leader Stephanie Izard takes stock parts seriously), a essay has a little good picks. Where to bed down while in town? The Elysian, of course, which landed a place on Conde Nast Travelers annual Hot List 2010. Heres a skinny from The NYT:

Opened last year, a Elysian (11 East Walton Street; 312-646-1300; elysianhotels.com) is a cushy 188-room hotel where a beds arent made theyre draped in 460-thread-count Rivolta Carmignani linens. From a outside, a building, not distant from a Magnificent Mile, resembles a chateau. Rooms begin during about $430.

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