<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Scott218:
The Palmer House is closer to the Magnificent Mile than The Drake.</font>
Actually, the Palmer House is not closer. The Palmer House is in the Loop and one needs to walk a few city blocks and then across the river before they're on the Magnificent Mile. The Drake, however, is actually situated on the Magnificent Mile (although at the very end of it).