Originally Posted by
jerry a. laska
If your plans are to shop (and walk) the Magnificent Mile then the Hilton Chicago (a grand old hotel with a lot of history) is probably too far south. The Palmer House (an old Hotel with an impressive lobby) and the Wit (trendy) are loop hotels that could be considered just off the south end of the Magnificent Mile. The Conrad (good hotel, never had a bad stay, more trendy than impressive)is next to Nordtstroms and basically on the MM and may be the best Hilton choice for shopping but doesn't really have a wow factor. The Drake is a old hotel that isn't as is good as the others anymore, imo.
Map for Magnificent Mile hotels can be found here:
http://www.themagnificentmile.com/im...eHotel2011.pdf
Map for MM shopping here:
http://www.themagnificentmile.com/im...Dining2011.pdf
Magnificent Mile info here:
http://www.themagnificentmile.com/
What he said. I neglected to mention the Conrad. Both it and the Drake are the best locations for Michigan Ave. Shopping. The Palmer House and the Wit are steps from Macy's (the old Marshall Field's store, which still contains a lot of the old traditions), Sears and a lot of off price retailers (e.g., H&M, Nordstrom Rack) and close to the Art Institute and Willis (Sears) Tower.