Waldorf Astoria Chicago

This luxury high-rise hotel is a 9-minute walk from the Museum of Contemporary Art and 1.4 miles from Millennium Park.  Understated, classic rooms come with free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, iPod docks, and wet bars with minifridges and microwaves. All feature soaking tubs. Suites add sitting areas with pull-outs couches and fireplaces; most have private terraces. Amenities include a European-style bistro and a clubby cocktail bar, plus an elegant spa with a sauna, whirlpool, steam rooms and treatments (fee). There's also a fitness center with a lap pool, as well as a business center and meeting rooms.