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Filter and sort 69 of Chicago’s most storied hotels to find your perfect “home away from home.”
The complete list. Every hotel below occupies a historic building and has been reviewed and documented by Preservation Chicago.
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The same 70 hotels, sorted by the things that make them special.
Gilded Age, Jazz Age & Art Deco, rooftops, budget gems, and more.
Browse collections →Stays inside buildings by Burnham, Holabird & Roche, Jenney, and Rapp & Rapp.
Browse architects →Walk the years, from 1880s landmarks to mid-century towers.
Open the timeline →Every hotel, plus the cultural attractions within walking distance.
Open the map →Stories & Guides
Guides, top-ten lists, neighborhood itineraries, and deep dives into the buildings behind the stays — new pieces added regularly.
A walkable day in the Loop — Cloud Gate, the Art Institute, the Cultural Center, and the historic hotels nearby.
Read →How Henry Ives Cobb’s 1893 Venetian palace became one of Chicago’s best-loved hotels.
Read →Our editors’ pick of ten landmark stays — the ones that best combine architecture, comfort, and a great story.
Read →Ghost-tour legends, presidential intrigue, and Prohibition-era lore across six of Chicago’s most storied addresses.
Read →The 1920s skyscraper hotels — the Carbide & Carbon, the Gwen, and more.
Read →The oldest stays in the guide, born in Chicago’s turn-of-the-century boom.
Read →Former banking halls, private clubs, and early skyscrapers reimagined as hotels.
Read →Historic hotels with the best rooftop bars and skyline views.
Read →Characterful historic stays that won’t break the bank.
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