My family and I stayed here on Thanksgiving Eve, and I highly recommend it. We were on a reward stay-50k points. I know it is not the best use of points, but I really wanted to check out this hotel for free. We are from suburban Chicago, so we drove in and had to pay for parking (about $46?)

As CC members, We were upgraded to a corner room on the 16th floor, with a patio - which was really impressive and different and windy! My kids (13, 12 and 9) loved the bathrobes, the funky lighting, the rain shower, and cool sliding doors in the bathrooms.

I loved the Euro feel of the lobby, bar, and hotel room. Since we were five in the room (!) one kid slept on the floor and in this case hardwood floors were not so great. Next time I would request a blue room with carpeting for a more cozy feel.

Fox and Obel was a highlight for breakfast after we did a Turkey Trot 5k. I highly recommend this fancy, old world grocery store as a good match for the Blu. It is an easy 4 block walk crossing the river.