Sofitel Chicago Water Tower Hotel Review:
This Magnificent Mile property is a sophisticated, urban addition to the Sofitel hotel group. It was designed by French architect Jean-Paul Viguier, and its overall style is both hip and warm --- not always an easy balance to strike. Take, for example, the impressive lobby, which pairs a dramatic, geometric staircase with a cozy, living room-like sitting area. The 415 guest rooms and suites...
Café des Architectes Restaurant Review:
The oh-so-architectural all-day café in the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower hotel reflects a more-is-more mentality with a cherry-red banquette curving along slanted full-length windows, chairs that look like they come from a Milanese showroom and massive toque lampshades hanging from the soaring ceiling. The menu from executive chef Greg Biggers includes such starters as the lovely --- though very...
The oh-so-architectural all-day cafe in the downtown Sofitel Chicago Water Tower hotel reflects a more-is-more mentality with a cherry-red banquette curving along slanted full-length windows, chairs that look like they come from a Milanese…
Parisian architect Jean-Paul Viguier designed the unique, Swiss cheese-like structure that houses the Sofitel. Just two blocks off the Magnificent Mile, this Gold Coast sophisticate hosts business travelers and Euro movers and shakers with its seductive lobby and 415 spacious rooms. Each has a marble bath and plenty of perks, including Web TV, two-line phones, high-speed Internet, and designer...