Hotel Coverage: Hotel 71
Chicago's Hotel 71 to be Sold and Eventually Managed By Wyndham
Didn’t we go on and brag about how you could live it up like Bruce Wayne at Hotel 71 in Chicago, and now has the hotel gone and been sold? Yep, Hotel 71 is set to be purchased by Hospitality Properties Trust with plans for Wyndham Worldwide to manage...
September 25, 2012
How to Stay Like Bruce Wayne in Chicago at Hotel 71
Bruce Wayne makes a grand entrance in "The Dark Knight" (2008), filmed in this penthouse ballroom atop Hotel 71 Ed. Note: The opening of The Dark Knight Rises movie was eclipsed by the senseless shootout in Aurora, Colo. This post was written before the tragedy and while the movie...
July 31, 2012
Prosecco, Couples Massages and Embroidered Bathrobes: These Are Your V-Day Options in Chicago
There's less than two weeks now until Valentine's Day and if you haven't made plans with your schmoopie, well then you better get started. We've been inundated with a ton of Valentine's Day hotel deals and promotions and we're trying to keep up with them all. Here are a...
February 02, 2012
When The Weather Outside is Frightful, Staying in a Chicago Hotel is Delightful
While the snowfall in Chicago last week wasn't quite as serious as expected, there's no doubt that with winter in full swing, there will be more snow predicted for the Windy City in the weeks to come. We already highlighted a few mobile apps for scoring last-minute hotel deals...
January 18, 2012
Chicago's Hotel 71 Will Be Getting a Makeover
Hotel 71, which sits along the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, will be giving itself a makeover. Why didn't they just start on the renovations when Transformers 3 tore up the area last summer while filming? First up in the $15 million project will be a revamped contemporary lobby...
December 02, 2010
'Transformers 3' Creates Destruction at Chicago's Hotel 71
The cast and crew of Transformers 3 tore up Wacker Drive in Chicago recently, and Hotel 71 not only had a front-row seat, it was a filming site. Aside from the smoke, rubble and explosions right outside Hotel 71, an overturned car sat where its outdoor cafe is supposed...
July 21, 2010
Hotel 71's View Hits Your Eye Like a Chicago Pizza Pie
We are suckers for a room with a killer view. We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with...
May 07, 2009
Zagat's 2006 Hotel Guide Gets It Right
Hotel In Question: Hotel 71 Zagat's Take: The Loop's former Executive Plaza, given a $20-million face-lift, presents a modern, steel and blue-tinted glass exterior housing large guestrooms that were originally designed as apartments, with panoramic skyline and river views; it has the latest business amenities and luxurious touches like...
November 03, 2005
Chicago shop n stay at Hotel71
Now through January 2005 Hotel71 in Chicago is offering a "seasonal shopping package" to prospective guests. The rates start at $109 and the package includes a room with a view, admissions discounts to The Art Institute, Sears Tower, and the Chicago Architecture Foundation walking tour, and a Marshall Field's...
December 08, 2004
Hotel 71 gives free upgrade to underdressed exec
An Internet executive walked into Chicago's swank Hotel 71 wearing jeans and a t-shirt, and walked away with a free suite upgrade, after hotel staff either sold his room to someone else, or misplaced his original reservation. Either way, there is nothing better than scoring a free upgrade to...
August 19, 2004
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