My husband and I had to make a last minute trip to Chicago during the Covid Pandemic. Our son was at Northwestern Medical center and we needed a location nearby to the hospital. This hotel is very close to the hospital and walking distance to restaurants, coffee shops etc. We asked for an upgraded room with city view, as husband is top tier Marriott. Small but nice room on 19th floor. Science theme is kind of cool, but weird bathroom design with a curtain to pull around glass shower for privacy. Nice bathroom amenities. Keurig coffee pot in room, also a small fridge. No maid service due to pandemic which was fine with us, they said if we needed anything just ask at desk. Desk attendants wore masks, and there was hand sanitizer placed at elevator. Almost every time we came downstairs, someone was cleaning the desk area and high touch surfaces like credit card reader. Robots were available for deliveries to rooms but we did not use the service. Hotel restaurant was still closed but plenty of other places with outdoor seating in area or for takeout. Nando peri peri chicken right across street was very good. Would stay here again if need be.

This is a worthwhile hotel for your stay in Chicago, for a number of reasons. First, the central location is excellent. The Magnificent Mile (including the very worthwhile Starbucks Reserve Roastery) are just a few blocks away. In the other direction, you're only a few blocks from the lakefront and Navy Pier. All of this is interesting to walk around and great for dog walks (more on that later). Second, the themed decor for the hotel and rooms are interesting and unique. The science-y theme is not kitschy or overbearing. I'd say the rooms are actually more like a light steampunk theme. The robot butlers are at least interesting to watch and navigate around, although we didn't order anything from them. Third, the dog policy is great. Unlike many other Marriott hotels, this hotel doesn't charge a dog fee. The quality of the hotel and lack of dog fees puts this hotel right up there with Kimptons for stays with dogs, in my opinion. For the bones of the hotel, the rooms themselves look really nice. They are small, but well designed with an interesting glass walled shower that you can close off with a curtain. There are not too many rooms per floor, which is nice because it cuts down on the noise in the hallway. The gym is a good size and has some interesting equipment (bring your boxing gloves!) not usually found in hotel gyms. During the pandemic there is no in-room fridge, but they were able to bring us a mini-fridge when we asked. The restaurant was pretty good, but with a small brunch menu. One potential downside is that the parking is pretty expensive (you are right downtown).

Just spent a week here for a family Chicago vacation. The rooms were really nice. Good size rooms. Beds were really comfortable. Our kids loved the unique touches around the hotel from the iPhone gramophone speaker in the rooms to the robots that bring stuff to your rooms. My little son loved Cleo/Leo and made us order way too many extra towels and water to see the robot come up to our room. The staff was friendly and helpful. Really a great and unique place to stay in Chicago. I would highly recommend it.