W Chicago Lakeshore

The city’s second W hotel has come a long way from its previous incarnation as a Days Inn. The hotel has a sleek, casually expensive décor: some of the 520 guestrooms feature teak furniture, dark red accents and overlook Lake Michigan. The Asian-inspired look has the young urban professional crowd swarming to both its lobby bar and lofty lounge, Whiskey Sky. *High-speed internet (free wireless in public spaces & $14.95 in rooms).