Central location with great access to Lakefront and Loop
I don't know whether this Hyatt Regency goes the extra mile every time I go there because I am NOT a convention attendee and they are in some sort of withdrawal of 'normal' business guests, but every time I go there they are very personal in service and take extra care of me. The rooms are nice and the renovated bathrooms are clean and comfy, but a previous review was correct in that there is a lighting issue (most rooms I have stayed in are very dark). Room service is not the best as for choices, but there is a great little supermarket/deli called Bockwinkel's behind the hotel where I always create my own fancy room service dinner for less. If you're a runner, cross the street in front of the hotel and take the stairs down to the Riverwalk. Head right and you will be on the Lakefront and you can do miles and miles of the most stunning running I know in any city. If you're a longer-distance runner go all the way past the Planetarium and you'll be on Northerly Island Park - formerly Meigs Field airport, they have turned this peninsula in a beautiful natural open landscape. Definitely worth it! It is about 3 miles one-way to the start of the park.