The Doubletree Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile recently unveiled a $21 million makeover befitting its swanky Gold Coast environs.
L.A. design firm Cole Martinez Curtis and Associates transformed the saggy, '70s-looking Chicago City Centre Hotel & Sports Club into the taut, this-decade Doubletree. The common spaces and 500 new rooms stick with a muted black-and-gray color scheme with pops of maroon and blue. The guestroom bathrooms also go for chic with granite countertops and dark wood cabinets.
The design team also tried to spiff up the lobby (which has free WiFi—score!). But as Hospitality Design reported, it wasn’t an easy feat:]]>