Friday, August 3, 2012

Public Hotel Chicago Tour

I walk past Public Hotel in the Gold Coast fairly often. It opened within the last year, and is anchored by the Pump Room, an old celeb haunt from the 40's that's recently reopened (same name!) to huge fanfare in Chicago's nightlife scene.

Today while chatting and planning with a girlfriend over Skype for an upcoming bachelorette party, Public came to mind as a potential recommendation for the girls coming in from out of town. If you're not from Chicago, the Gold Coast is a neighborhood just north of what you'd consider downtown, and about as far east as you get, meaning super close to the lake. Basically, primo Chicago real estate!

The entrance is striking and perfectly symmetrical - there's a large awning or overhang covered in bright lightbulbs, with uniformed doormen and lit torches at night.


> Via

I love hotels, and especially boutique hotels. So naturally, I was pretty excited to have an excuse to head to their website and check out some pictures... but even with high expectations, I was blown away.  I mean, look at this place!









> Photos via PublicHotels.com

I am absolutely obsessed with the black, white, neutral and green color scheme, the intricate details and the incredible lighting.  After doing a little reading, the caliber of design is no surprise - Public is the brainchild of Ian Schrager, one of the co-founders of Studio 54.

Chicago is slated to be the first of many Public Hotels - I hear New York is up next.

Here's the best part - its totally reasonable. Compared to New York or Miami, Chicago's hotels are not SO expensive, but I'd still anticipate a $300+ price tag for any hotel right in the heart of the city.

At Public? Rooms start at $150.

I may be booking a staycation soon!



Posted by at
Labels: , , , , ,

8 comments:

  1. SofieAugust 3, 2012 at 12:54 AM

    I'm sorry but it seems you have posted photos of my home. Or it might have been a dream home. Or just a dream. Yes, that's the one. A dream.

    ReplyDelete
  2. deuxchicagoAugust 3, 2012 at 2:13 AM

    Haha! I immediately started trying to figure out how I can move in there, or trick someone into buying me a gigantic home and decorating fund so I can make it look exactly like this :) Thanks for saying hi! -L

    ReplyDelete
  3. SofieAugust 3, 2012 at 2:50 AM

    I do that with places - imagine myself living there and how I would have to fix it up to make it look like a home. But needless to say I would get to keep whatever I wanted that was already in there. And imagine the parties you could host in a home like that! :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. cynthiaAugust 3, 2012 at 4:44 AM

    Love it! Great photography! Did you notice if live music's back in the bar? That was Big's and my favorite place to dance...

    ReplyDelete
  5. deuxchicagoAugust 3, 2012 at 5:35 AM

    Aww :) those photos are just from the hotel - I will need to do a little more research on the bar part of it! Stay tuned!

    ReplyDelete
  6. The Design DaredevilAugust 4, 2012 at 4:04 PM

    I need to go there and never leave.

    ReplyDelete
  7. southenOctober 24, 2012 at 8:37 PM

    It's really a lovely hotel!And did you know that it can be rented for day stay only?!yeah, we can get to try that awesome hotel for few hours and which means at lower cost!Public Hotel Chicago is listed in sites like dayguest.com or dayuse.com.

    ReplyDelete
  8. The Langham Chicago | deux chicagoFebruary 19, 2013 at 8:33 AM

    [...] to open in Chicago in summer of 2013. You may remember my love of luxury hotels from this post on Public Hotel, and it’s looking like The Langham is certainly going to hold its own here (even with [...]

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)