Spent a night here with the gf celebrating 5 years of dating. Never have been to this hotel before but WOW: I'm very happy we stayed here.
We stayed pretty high up in a corner Med. Suite and views were stunning. If you don't have a window seat room, I recommend getting one. We had 4 different window ledges to choose from. Since it was a corner room we got to look at the Trump tower or further down the river.
The room itself was very clean and well decorated (same with the hallways).
The staff was very helpful and very considerate.

The great thing about this location too is that everything is in walking distance. We walked through Michigan Avenue, Macy's, Millennium Park (where we ice skated), and the art institute is right there too. It was nice to not worry about taxis-if we wanted to go to a museum or something though, public transportation stops are only one or two blocks away.

I can't comment on their food since we went out to eat and their newly renovated restaurant wasn't ready when we stayed two days ago. However, become a Kimpton member!!! Why wouldn't you? Free internet and $10 worth of minifridge raiding is yours.

The only drawbacks really were parking costs. It's $48/night. Realistically there's no such thing as parking down there that isn't expensive but I figured something like $40 would have been a good rate for guests.

Also, for as good as our suite was, the jacuzzi tub was dirty. When it was filling up, a film of dirt was on the top of the water. Yuck. Otherwise the bathroom was spotless.
It's just very disappointing because the jacuzzi tub is a big reason I paid more money to get the suite.

Overall, if I needed to stay in Chicago again, I think Hotel Monaco would be my place.

Absolutely the most professional, consistently fantastic service ever! From the moment we drove up until we left, there was amazing attention to service that I personally have not seen before. The room we had on the 5th floor (509 I believe) had a partial view of the river, a large window seat, and was very quiet! The hotel is dog-friendly but we never heard one bark (although we saw many in and out of the lobby). It was clean and just right. The bed was the most comfortable I have ever slept on! The safe was the perfect size to stow my laptop in.

The negatives (hate to even say anything was wrong) was that there was really no storage for unpacking my suitcase since there were no dressers/nightstand drawers. Since I stayed four nights it would have been very nice to have that. Also would love an indoor pool and gym...but no biggie.

Did I mention the location cannot be beat? I will definitely stay here again!

I was comfortable here. Nice bed and nice front desk service. But the decor is bizarre. It is like 1970's shag meets Africa meets Asian fusion. Very over the top visually and colorful. Small hotel which made it nice. We had absolutely no view and paid way too much for our small (not spacious) room. As most 4 and 5 stars - no free nothing. Breakfast, WIFI and parking extra. I don't mind paying 5 star prices for 5 star hotels - this is not a 5 star hotel in my book. Would not stay here again.

Last weekend, my husband and I left our suburban Chicago home for a one-night "staycation" in downtown Chicago for our anniversary. We selected the Hotel Monaco, and we couldn't have been more pleased! The rooms are very spacious, clean, modern and attractively decorated. The central location is ideal for touring the city: close to State St., the Mag Mile, the Art Institute, the theatre district, the Bean and loads of restaurants. We had stayed at Hotel Monaco once before with our kids, and everyone loved it then, as well. The unique feature which really sets Hotel Monaco apart from other Chicago hotels is that every room has at least one windowseat with amazing views of the city. And not just any windowseat -- these are big enough for two! This time, we reserved the Mediterranean Suite which was a huge corner unit with a sitting room, a large bedroom and a nice bathroom with a jacuzzi. The bedroom had three windowseats overlooking the Chicago River with amazing views of the Wrigley Building and Marina Towers. The service was helpful and friendly. We believe the price:value ratio is unequalled in downtown Chicago. We're going to book it again for our anniversary next year!