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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Hotel Allegro | Chicago Loop

    Happy Travel Tuesday!
I was enamored with our accommodations when we visited Chicago this past August. The Allegro is a vibrant boutique hotel with a great location in the Downtown Loop. 
While the standard rooms are tiny, they are well appointed and manage to ooze with character. The jewel toned décor and furnishings nod to art deco glam. Details are in the reflections: gold and silver clustered drawer handles on a desk made entirely of mirrors, add to that a paneled floor to ceiling, nearly wall to wall mirror on the opposite side. Then you've got uniform geometric pattered wallpaper, a plush carpet underfoot that zigs and zags, and wonderfully fluffy king size bed loaded with pillows backed by a blue velour headboard.

The reception and lobby are spacious and soaked in rich colors in one corner and earth tones in the next, decorated with funky shaped couches and over sized circular benches. They offer a complimentary beer and wine happy hour for guests every evening from 5-7 pm, a perk of all Kimpton Hotels. Additionally, I had a fantastic breakfast at the adjoining restaurant 312 and the attached bar and lounge Encore isn't a bad spot to grab a drink. I felt relaxed, I slept well, and I appreciated being centrally located among the hustle and bustle of Chicago.

Hotel Allegro | A Kimpton Hotel
171 W. Randolph Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601

*edited - this hotel is now owned by Royal Sonesta*

10 comments:

  1. We stay at Kimpton Hotels whenever possible. This one looks great!

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  2. We stayed at a Kimpton Hotel in San Fran and it was awesome. I agree with Meghan, this one looks great!

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  3. This looks like a gorgeous hotel. I love the wallpaper!

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  4. well that looks like a fancy hotel. I love the blue headboard. very snazzy

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  5. What a cool hotel! So swanky. Love the cocktail hour perk too.

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  6. I love the phrase oozing with character. And also how this hotel manages to be cozy but modern!

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  7. Love all those shinny details. Your pictures are fantastic!

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  8. i agree with aunti K! i also always enjoy seeing your face in the posts...

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  9. I love Kimpton hotels! I stayed in the best hotel of my life in San Francisco and it was a Kimpton. The Allegro looks beautiful!

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