Amalfi Hotel Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Amalfi Hotel located in Chicago's River North features complimentary executive breakfast served each morning, evening cocktail reception in the Amalfi Lounge and high-speed Internet access. Amalfi is the newest luxury hotel to grace the Chicago's River North District. Located within walking distance of The House of Blues, Michigan Avenue, Navy Pier and The Financial Loop District, the hotel features 215 luxury rooms designed with the distinguished traveler in mind. Come and experience something unique to Chicago...A Hotel designed around the guest experience.

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During your Chicago vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:

The Hancock Observatory
While not as famous as the Sears Tower, for many locals the Hancock remains the archetypal Chicago skyscraper, with its bold, tapered shape and exterior steel cross-bracing design. The Hancock Observatory delivers an excellent panorama of the city and an intimate view over nearby Lake Michigan and the various shoreline residential areas. The view from the top of Chicago's third-tallest building is enough to satisfy, but some high-tech additions to the experience include "talking telescopes" with sound effects and narration in four languages, history walls illustrating the growth of the city, and the Skywalk open-air viewing deck -- a "screened porch" that allows visitors to feel the rush of the wind at 1,000 feet. On a clear day you can see portions of the three states surrounding this corner of Illinois (Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin), for a radius of 40 to 50 miles. The view up the North Side is particularly dramatic, stretching from the nearby Oak Street and North Avenue beaches, along the green strip of Lincoln Park, to the line of high-rises you can trace up the shoreline until they suddenly halt just below the boundary of the northern suburbs. A high-speed elevator carries passengers to the observatory in 40 seconds, and the entrance and observatory are accessible for people with disabilities. Allow 1 hour."Big John," as it's referred to by some locals, also has a sleek restaurant, the Signature Room at the 95th, with an adjoining lounge. For about the same cost as the observatory, you can take in the views from the latter with a libation in hand.

Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Chicago is home to an active community of collectors of so-called "outsider art," a term attached to a group of unknown, unconventional artists who do their artwork without any formal training or connection to the mainstream art world. Often called folk or self-taught artists, their work is highly personal and idiosyncratic, and they work in a range of media, from bottle caps to immense canvases. Intuit was founded in 1991 to bring attention to these artists through exhibitions and educational lectures. Housed in the warehouse district northwest of the Loop, with two galleries and a performance area, the museum offers a regular lecture series, and if you time your visit right, you might be here for one of the center's tours of a private local art collection. Allow 1 hour.

Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
The building may be historic, but some of the attractions here will captivate the most jaded video-game addict. The first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere, it was founded by Sears, Roebuck and Co. executive Max Adler, who imported a Zeiss projector from Germany in 1930.The good news for present-day visitors is that the planetarium has been updated since then. Your first stop should be the modern Sky Pavilion, where the don't-miss experience is the StarRider Theater. Settle down under the massive dome, and you'll take a half-hour long interactive virtual-reality trip through the Milky Way and into deep space, featuring a computer-generated 3D-graphics projection system and controls in the armrest of each person's seat. Six high-resolution video projectors form a seamless image above your head -- you'll feel like you're literally floating in space. (On Thurs, Fri, and Sat nights, the theater is open late for SonicVision, a head-trippy digital animation show with an alternative music soundtrack.) If you're looking for more entertainment, the Sky Theater shows movies with an astronomical bent. Recent shows have included Secrets of Saturn and Mars Now!, both of which are updated as new discoveries are made. The planetarium's exhibit galleries feature a variety of displays and interactive activities designed to foster understanding of our solar system and more. The best current exhibit is Bringing the Heavens to Earth, which traces the ways different cultures have tried to make sense of astronomical phenomena. The planetarium's signature exhibit, From the Night Sky to the Big Bang, traces changing views of the cosmos over 1,000 years and features artifacts from the planetarium's extensive collection of historical astronomical instruments (all of which can get a bit boring for kids unless they're real astronomy nuts).The museum's cafe provides views of the lakefront and skyline. On the first Friday evening of the month, visitors can view dramatic close-ups of the moon, the planets, and distant galaxies through a closed-circuit monitor connected to the planetarium's Doane Observatory telescope.Allow 2 hours, more if you want to see more than one show.

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Douglas, 2007-03-14

Weber Grill Restaurant, Pizzeria Uno (the original), Sawbridge Studios

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5 out of 5

fantastic

Anonymous, Abilene, TX, 2007-03-14

Just climb the stairs to your left as you exit the hotel and you're on Michigan Avenue -- standing at the base of the Tribune Tower.

We loved our three day stay at the Amalfi. The staff was courteous, the room was comfortable and the evening reception and breakfast were top notch. Free wifi. This is a great place in a great location -- just off State and Kenzie.

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4 out of 5

Good business trip destination

Anonymous, Minneapolis, MN, 2007-03-11

The rooms were very small. There were four of us and this room only had space for the beds. The lobby needs to be reuphosltered, they have upscale furniture with soiled uphosltery. I loved the breakfast on each floor, you can go out in your robe and slippers provided by the hotel. I was disapointed there was no bar, restaurant or lounge. The add about the lounge party each evening from 5-7PM was deceiving, they had us all in a meeting room, they served nice food and drinks were free which was great!!! but with as many guests as were there people were sitting on the floor in the hall. The evening cocktail time in itself was a great aminity though! Good enough for the price for sure!

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5 out of 5

Great for fun and buiness

Ignacio, Chicago, IL, 2007-03-04

The Amalfi hotel was amazing, specially the fact of breakfast is included and there are complimentary cocktails in the evening. Its great location makes it perfect for fun, lots of bars around, and for business, really close to the Loop.

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5 out of 5

Great value

Anonymous, 2007-03-01

Harry Caray's restaurant is a tourist attraction with great food.

We're coming back to this hotel. The Amalfi is within easy walking distance of the Loop and the Magnificent Mile. The rooms were large, well appointed, and very comfortable. The fitness center was well-equipped, and the nearby restaurants were very good. We especially liked the continental breakfast served on each floor and the ability to walk out in your robe, grab your meal, and return to your room.

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4 out of 5

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James, Minneapolis, MN, 2007-02-25

Red Fish just out the front door, Harry Carey just across the street.

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4 out of 5

sleek clean but boring

MICHAEL, 2007-02-25

The hotel is well located-- 2 blocks to the shopping of Michigan Avenue and in the middle of the Rush street area where excellent restaurants and nightlife abound.

The Amalfi is nicely located and as aresult the absence of dining or lounge is not a big deal since there's so much around it. It is a clean and very modern European in its decor (which doesn't happen to be our style). The room though small was very clean and comfortable. The bathroom was quite luxurious and almost as big as the bedroom. In summary, for an overnight stay in downtown Chicago, it was quite acceptable and reasonably priced.

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5 out of 5

Great for a weekend getaway

Anonymous, 2007-02-19

There are plenty of bars within walking distance and several places to dine and enjoy music.

It was located close to several shopping and dining facilities, which were all within walking distance. Navy Pier is about a mile away and a nice walk if it's not too cold. There wasn't much of a view from the room we stayed in except for the alley.

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5 out of 5

Very customer oriented

Jesse, Phoenix, AZ, 2007-02-19

We chose not to rent a car due to high parking fees (at any hotel), plus the price of renting the car, and parking anywhere else downtown. We took cabs, walked,and became well versed in the L. I think overall we saved money.

The Amalfi provided great customer service and the location downtown was very convenient. Everything we did was only a short distance away (restaurants, theater, and museums). Check in and check out were very simple and easy and the night doorman and room service staff were oustanding! Continental breakfast every morning, happy hour in their lounge area every evening, and turndown service as well. We will definitely return.

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5 out of 5

Upscale for adults

Anonymous, Cleveland, OH, 2007-02-19

Near enough to CIA. Convenient to many restaurants.

The Amalfi was convenient to Rush street and the Miracle Mile. Easy access to busses. Loved the look of the hotel. Room was sufficient and bathroom was larger than most. Closet was a little small, but there was enough drawer space for two people staying three nights. Best part was the daily continental breakfast on each floor and the happy hour and hors devours was a real plus. The Amalfitini was delicious. Even though there was no bar or restaurant on the property there was one on the adjacent and same corner. Already recommended to a family member.

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