The Peninsula Chicago

Location. The Peninsula Chicago hotel is located in Chicago, Ill., on Magnificent Mile, the Michigan Avenue shopping district. The hotel is one-quarter mile from the Museum of Contemporary Art and the John Hancock Observatory. One-half mile away is Lake Michigan. Millennium Park and Navy Pier are less than one mile from the hotel.

Hotel Features. At Avenues, chef Curtis Duffey prepares four-, eight- or 15-course dinners Tuesday through Saturday. The Shanghai Terrace features Cantonese and Shanghai dishes in a 1930's supper club atmosphere. The Lobby, located on the fifth floor, offers breakfasts, lunches, afternoon teas and dinners. On Friday and Saturday evenings, The Lobby offers Chocolate at the Pen, a chocolate buffet. The Pierrot Gourmet is a café and wine bar. The Bar offers cocktails and the hotel's privately blended Woodford Reserve bourbon. The Spa by ESPA offers therapies that combine European and Asian philosophies and techniques. The spa offers massages, body treatments, skin care and a salon. An indoor pool and fitness center are on site. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel.

Guestrooms. The hotel offers 339 guestrooms and suites. Accommodations offer multifunction bedside electronic control panels and one-touch controls. Marble bathrooms include televisions, hands-free telephones and bathrobes. Flat-screen televisions and DVD players are included. Rooms are equipped with fax machines and in-room safes. Minibars are provided.

Expert Tip. Ask the concierge about "Shop the Showrooms," where guests are provided a behind-the-scenes experience at Merchandise Mart which is not open to the public. Also, ask about the "Shop Party" program, where guests receive customized Chicago shopping excursions tailored to their wishes.