At the center of Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, The Whitehall Hotel Magnificent Mile offers a European boutique sense of grace and grandeur amid the shops of the Magnificent Mile and Oak Street, the theater district, and the city's Loop business district.
The Whitehall Hotel Magnificent Mile is one block from fine dining and the clubs of Rush Street, and just five blocks from Lake Michigan's 20 mile shoreline.
Built in 1927 as fashionable apartments for affluent North Side residents, the building was converted into a luxury hotel in 1974. The Whitehall Hotel Magnificent Mile's history flows today through an elegant lobby encased by original wood paneling and dotted with fresh flowers, antique mahogany furnishings, richly patterned carpeting and oil paintings.
The hotel's bistro, Molive, specializes in Mediterranean and Asian influenced California cuisine in a stylish dark wooded dining room with colorful murals. Molive's trendy bar serves more than 200 varieties of martinis, 40 different wines and abundant single malt whiskies, port, Madeira and sherry.
Hotel guests are invited to enjoy such 24-hour amenities as a cardio fitness center, business room with fax and copy capabilities, and room service featuring selections from the hotel's restaurant menu.
The Whitehall Hotel Magnificent Mile's 223 guestrooms are decorated with antique style, dark wood furniture, crown moldings and carved headboards with contrasting floral and striped prints. Room standards include minibars, data ports and specialty touches like fluffy terrycloth bathrobes and designer bath products.
For a spectacular view that spans up to 80 miles and four states, the Hancock Observatory is unrivaled.
Soundscope talking telescopes provide city sound effects that allow guests to hear the cheering crowds at Wrigley Field and other area attractions. Narratives are available in English, French, Japanese or Spanish. The Observatory is located two blocks from the hotel and is open daily from 9 AM 11 PM
The hotel is scheduled to begin renovating its hallways in early 2007. The estimated completion date is February 28, 2007. This date is subject to change.
