The Waldorf Astoria Chicago
Formerly The Elysian.
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Hotel Coverage: The Waldorf Astoria Chicago
It's Always Ladies Night at The Hyatt Regency Irvine
Hotels catering specifically for their female guests is nothing new. Way back when in 2008, Kimpton Hotels rolled out the Women InTouch program which offered up a bunch of female-centric amenities and toiletries to use during their stay, like flat-irons and stain-removing wipes. Over at the Waldorf Astoria Chicago,...
March 14, 2013
Balsan Takes Tables While Waldorf Astoria Chicago's Ria in Limbo
Inside the cozy, casual Balsan at Waldorf Astoria Chicago Ever since chef Danny Grant left Ria at Waldorf Astoria Chicago last July (mere months after being named a Food & Wine Best New Chef in 2012, we've wondered about the future of the restaurant, which also closed in sync...
January 15, 2013
Conde Nast Traveler's Reader's Choice Awards Picks World's Best Hotels
Find out why this hotel in the Great Barrier Reef is considered one of the Top 100 in the World Conde Nast Traveler recently released its 2012 Reader's Choice Awards in which over 46,000 participants weighed in on over the 1,300 of the best hotels, airlines, cruises and all...
October 18, 2012
The Waldorf Astoria Chicago Wants Your Kids To Stare at The Walls
Earlier this summer, we took a look at some of the family and kid-friendly offerings out there in the hotel world and we even did an up close look at the amenities offered to kids visiting Chicago. Today, we've got another kid-approved hotel in Chicago to add to the...
August 21, 2012
Get A Leg Up at the Waldorf-Astoria Chicago
In its earlier days as The Elysian, the Waldorf Astoria Chicago was originally designed with the little black dress and Coco Channel in mind. On a recent visit, we were happy to see that none of this changed when The Elysian became the Waldorf Astoria this past February. There’s the...
March 22, 2012
Waldorf-Astoria to Remove All Traces of The Elysian When it Takes Over Next Month
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
Have You Stayed at One of These Top Hotels in the U.S.?
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
Best Hotel Scene of 2011: Chicago Is Having a Bit of a Hotel Renaissance
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
The Elysian To Become A Waldorf-Astoria
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 and Lexus, So Happy Together
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
A Fashion Emergency Turns Into a Fashion Opportunity at the Elysian Chicago
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
It's Almost Happy Hour! You'll Find Us In The Spa
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. That’s why our skin has been positively radiant and our knots have all been worked out after discovering the latest trend in...
September 10, 2010
Hotels Are Not on the Drawing Board for Marc Jacobs
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
Let Someone Else Do All The Pedaling at The Elysian Chicago
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
Oh, What We Would Do for Limited Edition Marc Jacobs Gear (Like Book a Room at The Elysian)
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
Inside the Restaurants and Lounges of Chicago's New Elysian Hotel
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
The Elysian Hotel to Get a Marc Jacobs Shop on Thursday
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
Elysian Chicago Gives a Sneak Peek of Its Rooms and TV Mirrors
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
Charlie Trotter Trots Out of Elysian Chicago Deal
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
Partner Reviews: The Waldorf Astoria Chicago
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Ask for a blow dry/wash, style or special Up-do with Nicki on Fridays&Thursdays! She is amazing!! -
They have PERFECT holiday gifts! .
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Twelve treatment rooms, a hair and nail suite and a men’s atelier make this the triple threat of spas. -
Be a man and get a shave from Oscar. Best barber in town! -
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Nice manicure and pedicure. Take a shower here after a facial or massage and they have everything you would need to use from shampoo, lotion, razors, shaving cream, etc. -
We love the muscle repair body treatment here. It makes you feel as good as you look. -
Ask about their membership program! -
Amazing facility! Get a Gyrotonic session with Dori - she is awesome!
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