{"id":34879,"date":"2015-06-03T09:30:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T14:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=34879"},"modified":"2018-02-28T17:44:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T23:44:19","slug":"5-reasons-to-love-chicagos-new-virgin-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/5-reasons-to-love-chicagos-new-virgin-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"5 reasons to love the new Virgin Hotel Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Orbitz senior editor Jeanenne Tornatore falls in love with the world&#8217;s first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/psi?force=hotel\/United_States--IL\/Chicago\/Virgin_Hotels_Chicago.h2037282\/&amp;GCID=78142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virgin Hotel<\/a>, located in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/psi?force=hotels\/United_States--IL\/Chicago.hd7840\/&amp;GCID=78142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">downtown Chicago<\/a>. A room-service app named Lucy, ergonomic beds, and rooftop bar Cerise are just a few of the highlights. Let&#8217;s go inside the new Virgin Hotel Chicago, the city&#8217;s hottest new property:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 5 Things To Love About Virgin Hotel Chicago\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gdJSyL6OLUg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/psi?force=rewards\/&amp;GCID=78142\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32298 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blogCTA-_loyalty.jpg\" alt=\"blogCTA _loyalty\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blogCTA-_loyalty.jpg 500w, 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