Deluxe Suite, with Sofa bed

This suite has a city view. The Gwen sits at 521 North Rush Street, half a block off the Magnificent Mile, between Michigan Avenue and the Chicago River, so you wake up in the middle of the River North and Streeterville neighborhood. For a wider skyline panorama, the hotel's rooftop restaurant and bar, Upstairs at The Gwen on the 5th floor, is a short lift ride away.

The suite is a one-bedroom layout with 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed, sleeping up to 5 guests. The king bed is in the bedroom, and the double sofa bed gives extra sleeping space for children or additional adults. The hotel welcomes children of all ages, though the booking guest must be at least 21 to check in.

Yes. With a king bed plus a double sofa bed, the Deluxe Suite suits families or small groups who want to share one suite rather than book several rooms. The Gwen is not an adults-only hotel. Pets up to 40 lbs are also welcome under the hotel's pet policy, which carries a cleaning fee and a daily per-pet charge.

The suite has a private bathroom with a separate bathtub and shower. It comes with bathrobes, free toiletries, a hair dryer and towels that are changed on request. The shower is a transfer shower with a height-adjustable showerhead.

The suite is equipped with accessibility features: a transfer shower, a height-adjustable showerhead, a grab bar near the toilet, lever door handles, a low-height view port in the door, a visual fire alarm and a closed-captioned TV. The hotel as a whole offers barrier-free facilities, including wheelchair access.

The suite is built around rest. It has Frette Italian sheets, premium and hypo-allergenic bedding, a pillow menu and blackout drapes to keep out the city lights. The air conditioning and heating are climate-controlled, which helps in Chicago's hot, humid summers and its frigid winters.

The suite has 24-hour room service, a refrigerator and complimentary bottled water. In the hotel, Upstairs at The Gwen serves American cuisine from breakfast through dinner, with skyline views, fire pits and cocktails. Kostali, the lobby-level Mediterranean restaurant from chefs Carrie and Michael Nahabedian, serves dinner Tuesday to Saturday and requires a reservation. Weekend afternoons bring the Tipsy Tea experience upstairs.

The hotel has enclosed access from the lobby into The Shops at North Bridge and is steps from Magnificent Mile shopping. Water Tower Place is about a 10-minute walk, and the Chicago Riverwalk about 8 minutes. Millennium Park is roughly 0.6 mile away, and Navy Pier is a 15-20 minute walk or a short bus ride. Oak Street Beach is about a 10-20 minute walk. The CTA Grand Red Line station is within about 5 minutes on foot, and the hotel provides complimentary bicycles for guests.

A daily destination fee applies and is added to the room rate; reported amounts run from roughly $25 to $29.35 per night. Valet parking is $84 per day according to the hotel's own FAQ. Electric vehicles must be self-parked. Complimentary basic Wi-Fi is part of the stay. Check-in is at 3:00 PM and check-out at noon, and the hotel will try to accommodate early arrival or late departure requests. Wellness centers on the 24-hour fitness center, which has treadmills, a Tonal, two Peloton bikes and free weights. The hotel has no pool or full-service spa, though in-room treatments can be arranged.