The Talbott, Autograph Collection

My wife and I have done it before and always found the experience to be relaxing and restive and invigorating. Spend a weekend, especially a holiday weekend, in a luxurious hotel in downtown Chicago, shop on the Magnificent Mile, see a show, go sight-seeing, take a boat tour and dine at some Michelin starred restaurants. Truth be told, we haven't spent a weekend in downtown hotel -- we live only 12 blocks from the Loop -- since the elegant Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel closed in 2011. So we were really looking forward to our three-day stay at the Talbott Hotel over the recent Memorial Day weekend. Located at 20 East Delaware Place, this 149-room upscale boutique hotel, with its Michelin Guide recognition, only steps from the Magnificent Mile, os fresh off a massive renovation at the hands of local designer Kara Mann and Joie de Vivre from the West Coast. Revitalized rooms, a state-of-the-art fitness room and a full-service, 100-seat restaurant are all part of the new look. Other amenities include 24-hour front desk, valet parking, free wi-fi, concierge, bar, 24-hour room service, library, laundry, business center, luggage storage, doctor on call, multi-lingual staff and available bikes. We reserved a 475-square-foot Premium King Room with a king-sized bed, living/sitting room, HDTV, mini-fridge, coffee/tea maker and safe.

We loved our stay at The Talbott! The hotel exudes old-world charm, and the staff couldn’t have been friendlier. After a full day of sightseeing around Chicago, it was such a treat to return to complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in the cozy study near the lobby. We would definitely stay here again!

Hotel was under construction, horrible bathroom. Remodeled bate room had a soap metal holder that you will hit with your body every time you would take a shower. Horrible

Room couldn’t get cool enough. The conditioning didn’t function well. The technician brought us up a fan and that helped a bit. Also, the mattress was uncomfortable.

Zero gentilezza. Zero ospitalità. Zero correttezza. Sono stato in questo hotel perché me lo avevano consigliato. Io invece lo sconsiglio vivamente. È un albergo che non vale le quattro stelle. Né come stanze, né come pulizia, né come accoglienza. Il personale è maleducato. Non risponde. Se ne frega di qualsiasi richiesta. Ho fatto un pagamento con la carta di credito che a me risultava ok, non mi hanno voluto stampare l’autorizzazione negata. Ho chiesto di avere almeno lo screenshot e non lo hanno dato. Perché? Cosa nascondono? Il conto presentato era comunque più alto da quello concordato con Booking. State attenti, e occhi aperti sui pagamenti se venite in questo hotel ma se non ci venite è molto meglio. Chicago merita hotel belli e accoglienti come lei. Questo continuerà a lavorare ma se le persone per bene ed educate ci staranno alla larga sarà meglio.

Great location, very helpful friendly staff. Well kept rooms.