A 1928 Beaux-Arts masterwork with Gucci Osteria on the ground floor. The Gold Coast's finest address, and Chicago's most romantic hotel.
The Waldorf Astoria Chicago occupies a 1928 Beaux-Arts residential tower at the corner of Walton and Rush Streets in the Gold Coast — the address that Chicagoans recognize as their finest residential neighbourhood. The building was converted to a hotel in 2009, and the Waldorf's design team preserved the original plasterwork, the lobby's brass fixtures, and the building's elegant proportions while introducing the amenity infrastructure of a contemporary luxury property.
The 189 rooms are among the largest in Chicago, with the entry-level rooms starting at 600 square feet. The design is European-influenced: tufted headboards, bespoke carpet in warm geometric patterns, and marble bathrooms with separate soaking tubs. The Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura restaurant occupies the ground floor — one of only three Gucci Osteria locations in the world — and produces a menu of playful Italian-influenced cooking from a dining room that is, by design, the most fashionable in Chicago.
The Waldorf Astoria Spa operates across two floors with a heated lap pool, a relaxation suite, and a treatment menu focused on traditional European skin care techniques. The fitness centre is fully equipped with Technogym apparatus. The hotel's Gold Coast location places it a short walk from the Oak Street retail corridor — Chanel, Hermès, Prada, and Saint Laurent are all within 400 metres.
The combination of the 1928 Beaux-Arts building, the Gucci Osteria (where getting a reservation is itself an achievement worth noting), and the Gold Coast's residential quiet makes the Waldorf Astoria the anniversary hotel in Chicago for guests who want something genuinely beautiful rather than merely large. The spa's couples suite is the most intimate in the city. See all anniversary hotels →
The Gold Coast's tree-lined streets, the proximity to the lakefront, and the hotel's genuinely romantic architecture make the Waldorf Astoria the most logical honeymoon hotel in Chicago. The honeymoon suite package — flowers, champagne, spa credits, and the private check-in that the Waldorf brand delivers — is executed here with more elegance than at any other Chicago property. See all honeymoon hotels →
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