The Peninsula Hotel
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 337-2888
- Cross Street:
- North Michigan Avenue
- Best of Citysearch:
- Hotel Pool 2007, Romantic Hotel 2007, Hotel Staff 2007
- Hours:
- 24 hours
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Editorial Review for The Peninsula Hotel – by Suzanne Carmel
The Scene
The lobby is the focal point for this member of the Peninsula Group Hotels, with 20-foot-high gilded ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows facing Michigan Avenue. Dining and drinking options include the intimate, clubby lounge with open fireplace and grand piano, and the Asian-inspired Shanghai Terrace. A two-floor spa and fitness center offers state-of-the-art equipment, classes and pampering treatments. A business center and meeting space are also available on-site.
The Details
Even the most standard of the Peninsula's 339 guest rooms offer superior amenities. Pale, soothing decor serves as a backdrop for executive desks with fax machines and complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access or DSL. The 27-inch flat-screen TV sets please business and leisure travelers alike. Bathrooms are the star attraction, with separate showers and bathtubs. Soak in the deep tub while you watch your steam-free television or chat on the hands-free phone.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoAfternoon tea with live cello and classical guitar music is served in the lobby restaurant Mon-Fri 3pm-5:30pm, with weekend seatings Sat-Sun at 2:15pm and 4:15pm. Service includes finger sandwiches, quiche, pastries and a choice of coffee or tea.
The ExtrasComplimentary wireless Internet access is available in all guest rooms and in the hotel's public areas.
When to GoIndulge your sweet tooth with the decadent chocolate buffet, Fri-Sat 8:30pm-midnight in the lobby restaurant. Cost is $26 per person; live jazz accompanies.
User Reviews for The Peninsula Hotel
02/07/2008 Posted by mango2515
My wife and I reserved a birthday weekend away at the Peninsula, with the intent on indulging in spa treatment. Regardless of their reputation, don't be fooled. What CAN be done, isn't necessarily what WILL be done. Reserving a Saturday or Sunday hour-long massage proved to be impossible. Even for guests of the hotel in the dead of winter. I called three weeks prior, and the only available times were 8 am and 6:30 pm. For both days. Clearly the spa is not for hotel guests, but for the locals who can wait out a protracted queue. Like maybe a month or more. Also, as readers off CitySearch know, the chef at the hotel restaurant, "Avenues" has left and is starting his own restaurant in River North. One more reason to bypass the over-rated Peninsula Hotel. Definitely a 1980's product.
04/17/2007 Posted by marcjudson
I've been all over the world and had the distinct pleasure of staying at some of the finest places on this small planet and this, my friends, is not one of them! First, if I run into Jennifer Aniston one more time after she's had a "break up" I'm going to scream! The rooms I've stayed in leave me asking myself why I even bother staying here, but the music in the lobby keeps me coming back. Very nice live ensemble that have me thinking of the time I saw John Tesh perform Chariots of Fire at the 1984 Olympics in LA. Breathtaking!! The staff is nice and the food is SCRUMPTIOUS:):) I give the Peninsula a rating of two and one half stars...
Pros: At least its downtown
Cons: Jennifer Aniston
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