W Chicago Lakeshore Hotel in Chicago area, USA

Location. The W Chicago Lakeshore, located in Chicago, Ill., rises 33 stories above the scenic shores of Lake Michigan. This hotel stands two blocks from Ontario Beach, Navy Pier and Northwestern University. The W Chicago Lakeshore is positioned less than two miles from the Magnificent Mile and vibrant nightspots along Rush Street.
Hotel Features. The lobby features a mirrored waterfall located behind the reception desk and behind conversation areas clustered throughout the living-room area. Dining venues include Wave Restaurant that prepares full breakfasts and serves Mediterranean-inspired cuisine during lunch and dinner hours. The Living Room Lounge serves morning continental breakfasts for a fee, and evening drinks. Whiskey Sky lounge affords 33rd-floor city and lake views, and serves cocktails. A business center houses four computer stations. Wireless Internet access is complimentary in public areas. The hotel provides complimentary shuttle service within a five-mile radius. A complimentary, 24-hour fitness center overlooks the lake and contains cardiovascular and weight-training machines, and free weights. Bliss Spa offers a wide range of massage techniques, facials and nail services. A sky-lit, heated indoor lap pool and an outdoor sundeck are located on the 7th floor. This property welcomes pets.

Guestrooms. The 33-story W Chicago Lakeshore offers 520 contemporary guestrooms equipped with high-speed wired and wireless Internet access for a fee, 32-inch flat-panel televisions and MP3 adaptors. Beds are dressed with pillowtop mattresses, down duvets and 350-thread count Egyptian-cotton linens. Wooden shutters open between the bedroom and bathroom areas. Bathrooms contain bathrobes and are stocked with Bliss toiletries. Rooms include minibars and coffeemakers. Use of laptop-compatible in-room safes is complimentary.

Expert Tip. What are the odds that guests can chat with the hotel's General Manager and work out with a personal trainer at the same time? Early risers can consider their chances very good at 6 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday mornings when the General Manager and a personal trainer meet guests for sunrise summertime workouts at nearby Ontario Beach.

The hotel requires a deposit for incidentals upon check-in ($200/each night of stay for cash, and $200/stay for credit card authorization). If incidentals are not charged to the room during your stay, the cash deposit is returned at check-out. Deposit amounts authorized on credit card are also released at check-out, but may take up to five business days for the bank to complete the transaction.

Outside food and beverages are not permitted in the hotel at any time.

The hotel does not offer shuttle service to/from chicago airports.