Great hotel for our first visit to Chicago
I stayed at the Palomar in Chicago this past weekend and enjoyed it immensely. The location is great - easy walking distance to the Mile and the Loop and the room was nice and we thought quite large for where we were, etc. Went with a girlfriend and stayed in a Queen Queen room on the 15th floor. Room was nicely appointed and very quiet with a decent view out our corner window. I only had one issue with the room and that was in the bathroom the vanity is put together so that there is a gap between the vanity and the wall that is just big enough to knock your toiletries down...but thankfully there is an umbrella in the closet that can be used to fish them back out...
We walked a lot in the city and found the area to be quite safe (granted, pay attention and don't be daft and you'll be fine) and it was easy to walk to bars, restaurants and shopping. I had stayed at a Kimpton in Denver before so knew what to expect with the wine hour, etc but we were so busy on our trip we never did partake! We did have breakfast at Sable and while it was good I have to agree that for the price it wasn't that good.
It was so hot this past weekend that we did manage to sit outside on the Terrace and use the roof top pool. This is unfortunately is where I paid my Idiot Tax and I left my sunglasses on the Terrace which were no longer there when we returned. Le sigh...I supposed there has to be one less than stellar thing happen on a trip but that made the last evening a little less fun (they were pricey).
All in all, great hotel. Helpful staff, clean rooms and we had a lot of fun in the city. Thanks for making two Calgary girls feel welcome, Palomar.