In Chicago’s Gold Coast, Waldorf Astoria Chicago is arranged around a cobbled courtyard close to Rush Street and Oak Street. Its 214 rooms and suites use a restrained Parisian residential style, with fireplaces, furnished terraces and separate living rooms available in selected categories. Brass Tack serves American cooking throughout the day, joined by Bernard’s for cocktails in an intimate salon setting and round the clock room service. Across 14,000 square feet, the spa provides private treatment space, a steam room scented with eucalyptus, dry sauna, whirlpool and heated indoor lap pool. A fitness centre sits alongside. Lake Michigan, the Magnificent Mile and the Museum of Contemporary Art are all within walking distance.