Grand Room, 2 Queen Beds

The room looks toward Michigan Avenue and the surrounding shopping district. The Gwen sits half a block off the Magnificent Mile, so you are in the middle of the city. Blackout drapes let you darken the room when you want to sleep.

The room has two Queen beds and sleeps up to four guests in 390 sq. ft. It suits two couples travelling together, friends, or a parent with children. The beds are dressed with Frette Italian sheets and premium hypo-allergenic bedding, and there is a pillow menu.

It is a private bathroom with a separate bathtub and shower. Bathrobes, free toiletries, a hair dryer and towels are provided, and towels are changed on request.

Yes. The room includes a transfer shower, a grab bar near the toilet, a height-adjustable showerhead and lever door handles. It also has a low-height view port in the door, a visual fire alarm and a closed-captioned TV. The hotel as a whole offers accessible rooms and wheelchair access.

You get a 65-inch LCD TV with premium channels, an iPod dock and 24-hour room service. There is also a refrigerator with free bottled water, plus air conditioning and heating. Complimentary basic Wi-Fi is part of the stay, though the hotel's daily destination fee applies, so check the total when you book.

Yes. The Gwen welcomes children of all ages, and two Queen beds work well for a family of up to four. The guest who books must be at least 21 to check in. The hotel is smoke-free, and the Shops at North Bridge are reached directly from the lobby.

No. The hotel has no pool and no full-service spa. It does have a 24-hour fitness center with treadmills, a Tonal, two Peloton bikes and free weights, and in-room massage or spa treatments can be arranged. Guests who rank a pool or spa first may want to look elsewhere.

Upstairs at The Gwen is a fifth-floor rooftop restaurant and bar with skyline views, and it serves breakfast through dinner. Kostali is a Mediterranean restaurant on the lobby level. It serves dinner Tuesday to Saturday, and reservations are required. There is also a lobby bar, and 24-hour room service is available to your room.

Check-in is at 3:00 PM and check-out is at 12:00 PM. The hotel will try to accommodate early check-in or late check-out requests. Valet parking is available for a daily fee. Electric vehicles must be self-parked, because valet cannot charge them.

The hotel is at 521 North Rush Street, steps from the Magnificent Mile. Oak Street's boutiques are about a 5-minute walk from Michigan Avenue. Water Tower Place and the Chicago Riverwalk are roughly 10 and 8 minutes on foot. Millennium Park is about 0.6 mi away. The CTA Grand Red Line station is within about a 5-minute walk.