Silversmith Hotel Chicago DowntownvsHyatt Regency Chicago
Hyatt Regency Chicago and Silversmith Hotel Chicago Downtown are both endorsed by experts. Overall, Silversmith Hotel Chicago Downtown ranks marginally higher than Hyatt Regency Chicago. Silversmith Hotel Chicago Downtown comes in at 84 with recommendations from 12 reviewers such as Time Out, Jetsetter and Fodor's.
Silversmith Hotel Chicago Downtown Show All Reviews
10 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
From $109/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Frommer's
"The Silversmith is a hidden gem that eschews the usual chain-hotel conformity for a Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired look." Full review
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You'll want to avoid the lower-level floors if you like things quiet.
Concierge
"This 143-room gem in the southern part of the Loop was one of many jewels in the crown of Chicago architect D.H. Burnham."
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Ask for a high-floor room to avoid noise from the El train along Wabash Avenue.
Lonely Planet
"Although the exterior was designed by Daniel Burnham’s firm, the hotel’s interior recalls Frank Lloyd Wright: the chunky wood furniture has a distinct Prairie School charm." Full review
Time Out
"The late 19th-century Arts and Crafts style is evident outside and in, with wrought-iron pieces adding accents to the comfortable (if slightly dated) decorations in each room." Full review
Gayot
"This beauty sits right on Jeweler's Row, two blocks from the Art Institute of Chicago and one block from shopping on State Street."
DK Eyewitness
"Set in the landmark Silversmith building, this terra-cotta-clad Arts and Crafts-style structure was designed by legendary Chicago architects D.H. Burnham and Company."
Gayot
"Stylish, well-sited accommodations with continental flair and plenty of above par amenities."
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In the morning, AC Kitchen serves up a European-style breakfast buffet stocked with pastries, artisan cured meats and cheeses; and at the end of the day, the AC Lounge is the place to relax over craft cocktails and light bites (make sure to check out the Monopoly-inspired art installations).
Zagat
"This sophisticated Loop cocktail lounge in the Jewelers Row’s Silversmith Hotel comes complete with a creative New American noshing menu and stylish bar area." Full review
Jetsetter
"Boutique gem in the Loop with chic, high-ceilinged rooms and a swanky cocktail lounge." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"The boutique Silversmith, set in the historic Jewelers Row District, flaunts nifty, gem-inspired décor." Full review
Hyatt Regency Chicago Show All Reviews
151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601
From $110/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Fodor's
"A massive, light-filled lobby—part of a $168 million renovation—is the centerpiece of the Hyatt Regency Chicago, the city's largest hotel with 2,018 rooms in a prime downtown locale." Full review
Lonely Planet
"With more than 2019 rooms and five restaurants and bars, the contemporary Hyatt Regency is best known for being big." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The enormous, 2,019-room Hyatt Regency Chicago, which completed renovations to its lobby, restaurants, and meeting spaces in 2013, caters to business travelers." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The Hyatt Regency on Magnificent Mile is one of the city’s largest hotels with 2,019 guestrooms and 228,000 square feet of meeting and event space." Full review
Star Service
"This convention hotel is a veritable city unto itself, scaled for nationwide confabs and conventions, with few concessions to solo travelers or tourists seeking personal attention. " Full review
Gayot
"With more than 2,000 rooms, this hotel is the largest in the city."
BlackBook
"Suites with incredible views and hip decor at the largest hotel in the city, home of BIG Bar (where they pour ridiculously big drinks and have the original walk-on piano from the movie Big)."
Zagat
4.0
"“Wonderful” rooms boast “great views of Lake Michigan, Navy Pier and the Chicago River”, plus “comfy" beds and “modern" bathrooms at this “top-notch” convention hotel."
Not For Tourists
"Always a good last minute deal here on Priceline."
Jetsetter
"Business casual downtown digs near the Magnificent Mile, the River Walk and Millennium Park." Full review