Amalfi Hotel Chicago is another contender in Chicago's chi-chi River North scene. Conveniently located near Michigan Avenue shopping and the financial and theater districts, the boutique hotel features 215 luxury rooms designed with the business traveler in mind. An executive breakfast is served each morning, an the evening gets classed-up with a cocktail reception in the Ravello Lounge.

The Amalfi provides every guest with an Experience Designer, who is something of a super-concierge and can help you plan your Chicago visit or find you a set of favorite CDs for your in-room CD/DVD player. Rooms come with high-thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets, pillow top mattresses, high-speed Internet access and Aveda spa products.