My partner and I stayed over a week-end at the Fairmont. The room was clean and the bed was fluffy and comortable with nice quality linens. We asked for a room with a view, so they put us on the 22nd floor. The view was basically into another building facing us, but that's typical in a city of skyscrapers. The lobby was sleek, shiny and comfortable, and the public areas of the hotel are nicely appointed and and immaculate. We did not use the restaurant services--too expensive and there are so many great alternatives in the city. The sushi bar looked underpopulated by guests. We booked through price-line name your price and got the room for $110 a night, which by Chicago standards is great. We walked many places (very convenient to Millenium Park), but cabs were always available in a second or so out front. I was really disappointed that free coffee wasn't available. There was an honor bar for making coffee, but it was $10. Who's going to pay that???? I stayed recently at a Double Tree and not only was there complimentary coffee and tea with real cream, but turn down services with a great chocolate and fantasitic chocolate chip cookies! I would stay at the Fairmont again without a qualm if it came up on my Price Line search, but I'd rather stay at the Doubletree, Hyatt or Mariott. Their lobbies are just a lot more exciting, and decorating is less IKEA like.... The consierge was FANTASTIC! Very helpful. She recommended an Italian restaurant, (Volare Ristorante) that was reasonable and supurb (although not cozy and romantic), and a place for breakfast (Gage) that was also quite nice. There are spa services available, but again, we didn't use them. I didn't see any kids to speak of, so there are probably better places to stay with kids.
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