Premier Suite, 1 Bedroom, City View (Grand Tower)

This suite at InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile faces the city, with the skyline as your backdrop. The hotel sits at Michigan Avenue and Illinois Street in the heart of the Magnificent Mile, so you are staying in the middle of Streeterville. Blackout drapes let you darken the bedroom when you want to sleep in.

The bedroom has one king bed with a pillowtop mattress, premium bedding, a down comforter, Egyptian cotton sheets and hypo-allergenic bedding. The suite is set up for up to four guests. If your group is bigger, connecting rooms are available.

The Premier Suite is 495 sq. ft. with one bedroom. The living area is separate from the bedroom, so one person can stay up while another sleeps. A desk chair makes it easy to get some work done. The suite is climate-controlled for both heating and air conditioning.

The private bathroom has a shower/bathtub combination, towels, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries and a hair dryer.

It can be. The suite has a free crib and connecting rooms are available if you need more space. The hotel's indoor pool is a historic Junior Olympic-size pool with day-pass pricing for both adults and children. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times, and there is no lifeguard on duty. The pool and fitness center are on the 14th floor.

In the suite you get free WiFi (100+ Mbps, suited to 1–2 people or up to 6 devices), complimentary bottled water and a coffee/tea maker. The hotel's resort fee is $32–$35 per room, per night. It covers WiFi, daily bottled water, local calls, 24/7 fitness center access and the indoor pool. A deposit of $125 per room, per day is also taken for incidentals. Parking is extra: covered valet is $88 per day per vehicle with in/out privileges.

Michael Jordan's Steak House & Bar is on the street level and serves lunch and dinner. Center Court serves breakfast daily, and Casa Chi is a Nikkei concept by Chef Richard Sandoval blending Japanese and Peruvian flavors. There is also a Starbucks on site. In the suite, room service runs on limited hours and includes a late-night menu.

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM and check-out is at 11:00 AM. Early check-in and late check-out are each available for a fee, subject to availability. The main guest checking in must be at least 21. The hotel has no airport shuttle. O'Hare is roughly a 34-minute drive away, and a taxi costs about $55–$70. You can also take the CTA Blue Line and then the Red Line to the Grand or Chicago stop, then walk about two blocks east to Michigan Avenue.

Tribune Tower is about a minute's walk away, and the Chicago River is within a 5-minute walk. The John Hancock Observatory is about 10 minutes on foot, and Millennium Park is roughly an 11–13 minute walk. Navy Pier and Oak Street Beach are each less than a mile away. Lake Michigan beaches can close to swimming because of high bacteria levels, so check conditions before you swim.

The hotel was built in 1929 as the Medinah Athletic Club and is a member of Historic Hotels of America. It became a hotel in 1944 and opened as InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile in March 1990. The hotel is smoke-free.