Hilton members - which hotel best for us?

We are HH members and usually book hotels that are owned by Hilton. We are in our late 40%26#39;s and coming without children, which is the best hotel for us? First time to Chicago to see the sites.

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Hilton members - which hotel best for us?

The Palmer House is undergoing renovations, so while that is a very nice historic hotel, you may want to skip it.

The Chicago Hilton and Towers is another very nice historic Hilton in the South Loop. While that is a short walk to the museum campus, there%26#39;s really not very much in the blocks directly around the hotel aside from apartments and college buildings.

The Drake is a beautiful, grand historic hotel at the North end of the North Michigan Ave. shopping area. Not particularly central, either, but lovely hotel and very nice area in terms of nightlife (restaurants, shopping, etc.) Expect small rooms, as it is an older hotel.

The Hilton Suites around the corner from the Drake would be a good choice, as that gives you the benefit of a good location and more space.

The Conrad would be a terrific choice, as that is an elegant, upscale and modern hotel located above a high-end mall on Michigan Ave.

The two Embassy Suites properties are also very nice and offer free breakfast and evening reception. However, they are also very family-friendly and can be noisy.

My personal favorite would be the Homewood Suites, which just underwent a multi-million dollar update (new TVs, new furniture, new art, etc). Very nice hotel - not the most luxurious of the Hiltons, but comfortable and with a pretty, ';lodge-like'; lobby. You also get free breakfast here and an evening light meal M-TH. The suites (be sure to select a larger King 1BR suite instead of a studio suite) are very nice, with full kitchen, living room and bedroom. The location is great, tucked away off Michigan Ave so that you are close to the Michigan Ave. area, but there%26#39;s not as much foot traffic where the hotel is. Nordstroms is across the street, and there%26#39;s a wide variety of restaurants nearby, as well as 3 large groceries if you want to take back food to the in-room kitchen. The subway is also a couple of blocks away.

Other choices include the Hilton Garden Inn (also great, but I%26#39;d go with the Homewood if I had to choose between the two) and two Hampton Inns - one in the middle of the Loop and the other a block from the Hilton Garden Inn. I believe the Hampton Inn in the River North area may be the cheapest in terms of points.

Personally, if you%26#39;re looking for historic luxury, I%26#39;d go with the Drake. Modern luxury, I%26#39;d go with the Conrad. Value and space, I%26#39;d go with the Homewood.

Hilton members - which hotel best for us?

Husband and I stayed at the Hilton Suites last summer without our kids, it was still Doubletree then. We thought it perfect for 2 adults. Great restaurants close by, right next to the Hancock and Mag mile. Yet easy walk to Beach and Navy Pier (a bit longer but nice walk). Rooms were recently redone last spring, very nice. We had used HH points and still got an upper floor room with lake view!

Going to Chicago next week with our kids and staying at ES Lakefront also on points. Expect way more kids at ES than were at Hilton Suites.

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