The best hotel in Chicago. The 52nd-floor views of the river bend are the finest interior views in the city.
The Langham Chicago opened in 2013 in the IBM Building — a 1971 Mies van der Rohe skyscraper at the bend of the Chicago River — and occupies floors 13 through 52, with the hotel's public spaces on the 13th floor and the rooms above. The Mies exterior is a masterpiece of the International Style, and the Langham's interiors respond to it with a warmth that the building's original corporate tenants never achieved. The 52nd-floor views of the river and the Magnificent Mile are the finest interior views in Chicago.
The 316 rooms begin at a generous size — 450 square feet — and are finished in warm greys and champagne tones that complement the river light. The CHUAN Spa is the most serious spa facility in Chicago: an East-meets-West treatment programme in a dedicated two-floor facility with a pool, a vitality pool, and a full range of traditional Chinese medicine-influenced treatments. Travelle Kitchen + Bar on the 13th floor serves an all-day menu from a room that looks directly at the river below.
The service standard is the city's highest. The Langham's ratio of staff to guests is among the most generous in American urban luxury, and it shows in the quality of individual interactions. The hotel's concierge team has genuine access to Chicago's most difficult restaurant reservations — Alinea's dining room, Next, Oriole — and can typically produce results that an individual caller cannot. The fitness centre is one of the best-equipped in the city.
The IBM Building's address in the heart of the Magnificent Mile, the Travelle restaurant's private dining capabilities, and the CHUAN Spa's decompression facilities make the Langham the most complete business hotel in Chicago. Client entertainment here requires no explanation and no backup plan. The 13th-floor Travelle room handles groups of 8 to 80 for private dinners. See all business hotels →
The Langham produces the most visually satisfying anniversary experience in Chicago because the river views from the upper floors are singular — there is no vantage point in the city like the one from a north-facing room on floors 40+. The CHUAN Spa's couples suite is the most sophisticated in the city, and the afternoon tea service in the lobby is the most charming ritual on the Magnificent Mile. See all anniversary hotels →
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