The Elysian
Chicago
Opened: December 2009
Rates: From $395; $535 for suites
This Gold Coast hotel wins for space alone: Its 38 rooms and 150 suites average 890 square feet. It claims to "bring the office to the room" by handling almost any business-related request. (Staffers have prepared a PowerPoint presentation for a guest who didn't know how, and once assembled a Ping- Pong table in a suite so a movie crew could build its characters' skills in privacy.)
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Last updated November 08 2010: 7:04 AM ET
