Le Méridien Essex Chicago
Le Méridien Essex Chicago is a 14-storey hotel in downtown Chicago, facing Grant Park.
Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards 2026 place it No. 4 among the best hotels in the world, after earlier Readers' Choice awards in 2024 and 2025. The magazine praises its airy midcentury-modern design and its views of the city skyline and Lake Michigan.
The hotel has 274 rooms, with touches such as speakers hidden in the bathroom mirrors and custom Frette bathrobes, and its gym has Peloton bikes with Hulu and Netflix. It is about a five-minute walk from the Museum Campus and 15 minutes from the Art Institute of Chicago. Its restaurant, Grant Park Bistro, serves New American dishes with European touches.
Sources of this text: Condé Nast Traveler (US)
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