As summer nears, hotels are going to start up with the usual warm-weather offerings: rooftop bars, poolside cabanas, and those awkward tanning concierges. But as far as we're concerned, it all boils down to one question: where can we ride a bike for free? Unless otherwise noted, all of the...
April 25, 2013
You can pretend like you didn't know today is "Tax Day" (shout out to extended filers!), or you can celebrate April 15th knowing your return is safely out the door. Perhaps you're one of those lucky peeps who've already filed and getting a refund, too! But let's not turn...
April 15, 2013
Let your pooch whisper her list to Santa at Hotel Allegro's Santa Paws event With Turkey Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday finished, and Christmas just around the bend, we are smack in the middle of The Holiday Crazies. Its that time of year when its totally permissible to...
December 06, 2012
Hotel Bel-Air's stuffed swans ($12) are great gifts for little ones to remember their trip by. Summer's here and school's out which means your summer travel plans may involve schlepping the little ones along with you. Same goes for new parents who aren't quite ready to compromise their jetsetting...
July 13, 2012
On Friday, we showed you Five Hotel Bikes to Ride This Summer but today, we've got two more cruisers for you to check out when you check-in. The Allegro Hotel in Chicago, a Kimpton Hotel, has partnered with the Pedal Power charity for a special "Bike This Town" package which...
July 09, 2012
Goodies at the Fifth Floor restaurant in San Fran. Since Valentine's Day is over, Kimpton Hotels is shifting it focus from lovers to chocolate lovers. The company will celebrate Chocolate Lovers Day on February 17 with free sweets in hotels all over the country. So in case you didn't...
February 15, 2011
A room at the Hotel Palomar UPDATE: Affinia Chicago is smiling on the snow-stranded too. Book a room for $79 clicking here and using the promo code SNOW. For Hyatt room rates, see here. Stuck in Chicago? Yepthanks to good old Mother Nature, that's the story of far too many...
February 01, 2011
Barack Obama hasn't taken office just yet, but we can already thank him for some changes that we hotel geeks can believe in: killer deals at Kimpton properties in Chicago in honor of the native-Chicagoian soon-to-be leader of our great nation. If you're not going to go all out...
January 08, 2009
'Twas a chilly, chilly weekend in Chicago, but someone showed up to an awards ceremony honoring people committed to green initiatives that made all the women at the Hotel Allegro warm up and probably turn red (har, har). But really: Pierce Brosnan and his wife, Keely Shaye Brosnan, were...
November 24, 2008
For those of you who may have thought celebrating Halloween at a hotel was lame, think again. The Hotel Allegro hosted a Halloween and pumpkin carving contest during their regular wine-hour. And the rock band One Republic (you know 'em as "It's too late to apologiiiiize") popped in and mingled...
November 04, 2008
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