Even though this hotel memory-erasing was expected, it still makes us sad. The luxe Elysian Hotel in Chicago will be no more come February 1 when the Waldorf-Astoria takes it over. Waldorf is wiping the Elysian name from every nook and cranny, starting with the front entrance sign and...
January 24, 2012
TripAdvisor is doing away with their infamous dirtiest hotels list and is instead focusing on their Traveler's Choice lists like the "Top 25 Hotels in The U.S." as decided by the most favorable reader reviews. Topping the list is the luxury Chicago hotel, The Elysian, which is now a...
January 20, 2012
It's what you've been waiting all year for--The 2011 HotelChatter Awards! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in the comments below.This year marked the introduction of not one but...
December 30, 2011
Maybe it's all the bangin' new hotels popping up on the scene (Public Chicago, Radisson Blu, the forthcoming Virgin). Or maybe it's just Chicago's general swagger. Whatever the reason, Waldorf-Astoria has just added a Chi-town hotel to its collection. Specifically, the Elysian. The style-conscious hotel, which opened a year and...
November 17, 2011
The Elysian Hotel in Chicago has done it again---partnered up with a luxury brand to offer a fancy new service for guests. This time it's with Lexus.Lexus, the leading luxury automaker in the United States, is providing a fleet of vehicles exclusively for guests of the Elysian. The available...
April 12, 2011
For those times when you're traveling and you realize you forgot to pack your fave lipstick or you didn't anticipate needing that little black dress, the Elysian can help. The Chicago hotel stocks Emergency Style Kits to help with your fashion 911. The women's Emergency Style Kit is filled...
March 23, 2011
The InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa If you ask us, the only thing better than a spa treatment is a spa treatment with a cocktail in our hand. Thats why our skin has been positively radiant and our knots have all been worked out after discovering the latest trend in...
September 10, 2010
Back in January, we asked a simple question: "Will Marc Jacobs be the next fashion designer to do a hotel?" Today, we have the answer, thanks to a chat with Robert Duffy, President of Marc Jacobs International and a longtime friend of the Marc. We were covering the opening...
September 07, 2010
We understand you can't afford a chauffeur take you around town in a Bentley or a Maybach during your next hotel stay and that traveling to The V8 Hotel in Germany might be a bit too much. But if you're completely averse to hotel bicycles you could consider an...
August 24, 2010
You know how much we love Marc Jacobs around here and The Elysian Hotel in Chicago must know that too. The hotel has just created a "Bed, Breakfast and Marc Jacobs" package that includes accommodations in an Elysian guestroom or suite; complimentary breakfast in bed (or on a private...
June 18, 2010
Chicago has been been hopping these last couple years with new, large hotels popping up all over the city, and one of the biggest openings was The Elysian, a 60-story hotel/residential tower in the city's ritzy Gold Coast with nightly rates starting from $425. We've been watching for what...
April 20, 2010
UPDATE: The store has opened a day early! Totally not standard hotel behavior! Anyways, according to the MJ Twitter, first 100 shoppers who show up and say, "Robert sent me" will get a "really cool gift." While we are still waiting for one of our fave fashion designers, Marc Jacobs...
February 22, 2010
The Elysian Chicago's grand-opening date got pushed back to mid-November, but the hotel's giving us a taste of what to expect in its 188 guest rooms and suites, which include high-tech amenities like television mirrors. Averaging at 890 square feet, rooms are decked out in grays and other muted...
October 26, 2009
The Elysian Chicago, a 60-story hotel/condo development going up near Michigan Avenue, is supposed to be finishing up construction in the next few months (er, or whatever "Spring 2009" means in hotel development jargon). A "throwback to the grand hotels of the 1920's," the property's still fairly-bare website is...
February 27, 2009
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