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Hotel Coverage: The Fairmont Chicago
Where Obama and Romney Watched the Election Results Last Night
Romney's suite at left; Obama's suite at right Well, aren't we all glad that is over? You know what we're talking about—Election 2012. While some channels ignored where the candidates were hunkered down until their eventual victory/concession speeches, NBC's Brian Williams informed us of their whereabouts quite a bit. Four...
November 07, 2012
We've Got Some Frightfully Good Halloween Specials!
We're going to do it. Use every Halloween pun known to man, because it's just the thing to do. Everyone likes to get their fright-on for Halloween including some of our favorite hotels. So don’t be squeamish – dig into some of these devilish deals and ghoulish goings-on. See?...
October 19, 2012
Top Three Chicago Hotels for Fall Fun
Nevermind the bikes at Hotel Lincoln, zero in on that cool safari-style helmet The cool air, the brilliant leaves, the pumpkin spice lattes, the big sweaters to hide our bellies—ah, fall, how we’ve waited for you. And how we love to getaway to big cities like Chicago now, when...
October 16, 2012
Lichtenstein Door Hangers Are Reason Enough to Book the Fairmont or InterContinental in Chicago
The Art Institute in Chicago is currently hosting a major Roy Lichtenstein retrospective featuring more than 170 iconic works from the pop artist including several drawings of his major pieces, before they got the Benday dot treatment.Since its the first retrospective for Lichtenstein in nearly 20 years, art enthusiasts...
July 27, 2012
The 5 Best Hotels to Get Some Much-Needed Shuteye
It doesn’t matter how beautiful or funky or luxe a hotel is – if they don’t take sleeping seriously, they’re missing the point entirely. If we don’t get our proper shuteye, then we’re seeing all of the amenities and other hotel niceties through bleary eyes coated with a thick...
July 20, 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
You Can't Miss Fairmont Chicago's Reception Desk
Wow. It has been a while since we last stepped into the lobby of The Fairmont Chicago. In fact, the hotel came out of a $50 million renovation in 2010 and we only saw the place in its shiny newness just last month. First impressions? Niiiice. Oh, it's still...
January 17, 2012
Seeking Out the Lobby Christmas Tree at the Fairmont Chicago
Getting in the Christmas spirit may be easy for those who love wearing kitschy knit vests, or going shopping amid crowds, or baking in general, but we pretty much rely on hotel lobbies to jolt us from our pre-winter malaise. When the trees go up and the garlands come...
December 08, 2011
The Fairmont Chicago is Rooting for 'Da Bears' with New Tailgate Package
Tailgating doesn't usually conjure up visions of comfort, especially in cold climates like Chicago's during football season. But with the Bear Down Tailgate Package from the Fairmont Chicago, Bears fans can have the best of both worlds. There are just two home games left in the season for Cutler and...
December 06, 2010
No Banana Seats Here: Fairmont Brings BMW Bikes to Their US Hotels
Forget the taxis and towncars; the hottest way to get around a city from your hotel is by the hotel's own fleet of bicycles. Transportation of the two-wheeled sort first became popular with the hip and boutique hotel names, most notably in New York when The Maritime introduced their...
July 28, 2010
Fairmont Chicago Officially Debuts Obamafied Presidential Suite
In conjunction with Barack Obama officially taking the reins as our 44th president today, the Fairmont Chicago has revealed images of their new Barack Obama Presidential Suite that came about as part of the hotel's $50 million makeover. We'd heard about the suite already, but we hadn't seen images...
January 20, 2009
Choose Your Zone Out Music at Fairmont Chicago's New mySpa Center
Last week at the Fairmont Chicago, they opened their new mySpa treatment center. It's 11,000 square feet of space for massages, manicures, pedicures and skincare, along with a full-service fitness studio.There are eight treatment rooms at the new spa, and one feature we like is that not only can...
February 18, 2008
Fairmont Chicago Trying to Ease the Pain of Holiday Shopping
If you're ready for a holiday shopping spree in Chicago, then the latest package from the Fairmont Chicago should appeal to your credit account. With the long-winded name of the "Shopping at Macy's on State Street Holiday" package, you'd be wanting to get some bang for your bucks and...
November 20, 2007
Fairmont Chicago Now Offers Swanky Nespresso Coffee
The race amongst luxury hotels to offer the best in-room amenities has just been kicked up a notch.The Fairmont Chicago hotel has begun offering guests the use of Nespresso coffee machines in all of its 687 guestrooms. If you don't know what Nespresso is, it is one of the...
August 23, 2007
Hotel Chefs Are Becoming More Involved in the Hotel Experience
Hotels and their in-house restaurants and chefs keep getting closer and closer. Just like the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills, the Fairmont Chicago is offering a day with the hotel restaurant's aria chef where guests can learn not only how to cook certain dishes but how to pick out the...
May 14, 2007
Valentine's Day Hotel Packages: The Fairmont Chicago
Valentine's Day is a month away and if you want to impress your significant lover with a spectacular hotel stay, then you better get cracking. Luckily, we will make your job a little easier by featuring some hotel packages that we have heard about this week. Any tips or...
January 15, 2007
Fairmont Chicago Pimped Their Ride
What's left for a hotel after they have added a a hip bar/lounge, a swank celebrity chef to run their restaurant and a treatment-loaded spa? The Fairmont Chicago says, a luxury car. The hotel recently acquired a 2006 Bentley Continental Flying Spur (which retails for about $165,000) for guests to...
October 18, 2006
aria Bar Opens at Fairmont Chicago
The Fairmont Chicago has opened a new bar, aria (lowercase intentional.)The bar is described as a "playroom for adults," with a Far East theme, anchored by a gold sofa with metal-accented, Italian-imported tiled flooring that offers up a mosaic effect, glass beaded wallpaper, sari-inlaid tables inspired by noodle houses of...
July 12, 2006
Fairmont Introduces its own "Dust Collectors"
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts today announced they were installing self-service kiosks in its North American hotels. The first kiosk will be rolled out at Toronto's Fairmont Royal York with other kiosks expected to follow later in the year. Despite the negative press recently about these "dust collectors", Fairmont says...
June 09, 2005
Classical Weekend Deal At The Chicago Fairmont
Chicago in the summer? Well, make them and stay at the Fairmont Chicago and woo whomever with their Grant Park Festival package. Rates start at $169 a night. Starting on June 15th and running through August 20th the Grant Park Festival Series will host classical concerts at their outdoor...
June 02, 2005
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