UPDATE: We initially had this Thompson property (the old Sutton Place hotel) confused with the hotel planned for the old Chicago Athletic building. Thanks to commenter hapmonk for pointing out our mistake. Last we checked on the status of Thompson Chicago was back in December but six months later,...
May 01, 2013
The view of Wrigley Field's iconic Cubs sign would be a major plus from the would-be new hotel Yes, some of us are Chicago Cubs fans (don't be a hater) and haven't been able to find a decent hotel, ever, in close proximity to Wrigley Field. Which would explain...
January 22, 2013
Also designed by Tara Bernerd, The Belgraves, London (pictured here), offers clues about the style to expect at the new Thompson Chicago At last, it's done. Last week Sutton Place Chicago officially closed its doors to begin converting into the new Thompson Chicago. Back in February when we first...
December 18, 2012
Summer music festival-goers from the die-hard to the casual all know that Lollapalooza is happening in Chicago this weekend. Yet even hotel geeks will want to come out for Lollapalooza, thanks to the first-ever LollaShop, a pop-up shop where official Lollapalooza goods will be sold before the concerts begin. Yes,...
July 30, 2012
Perhaps we spent too much time obsessing over The Belgraves in London, that we didn't realize that Thompson Hotels added another hotel to their growing collection--The Sutton Place Hotel in Chicago.According to Thompson's website, the lifestyle boutique hotel brand is simply managing the Sutton Place hotel, very much like how...
February 06, 2012
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