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We've ranked the top hotels in Chicago based on an unbiased analysis of awards, expert recommendations, and user ratings. Out of 61 luxury hotels, 18 made the U.S. News list of the Best Hotels in Chicago. Of these, six scored high enough to make the exclusive U.S. News list of the Best Hotels in the USA.

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[{"name" : "Waldorf Astoria Chicago", "lat" : 41.899719, "lng" : -87.627769, "url" : "/Hotels/review-The_Elysian_Hotel_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-62908/", "icon" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/hotels.png", "iconWidth" : 22, "iconHeight" : 28, "iconAnchorX" : 8, "iconAnchorY" : 28, "shadow" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/har_shadow.png", "shadowWidth" : 30, "shadowHeight" : 17, "shadowAnchor" : 0, "popupAnchorX" : 3, "popupAnchorY" : -28, "infoWindow": " <div> <a style='font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; display: block;' href='/Hotels/review-The_Elysian_Hotel_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-62908/'>Waldorf Astoria Chicago</a> <div style='overflow: hidden; '> <a href='/Hotels/review-The_Elysian_Hotel_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-62908/'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/hp/2/62908/Elysian_Hotel_Chicago_usn_10.jpg' style='width: 90px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; height: 90px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;' /></a> <div style='float: left;'> <span onclick='checkRates_popup(1516481);' style='cursor:pointer; width: 108px;' rel='nofollow' title='Check Rates'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/ta_check_rates_small.gif' alt='Check Rates'/></span> <ul class='scores' style='width: 165px; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 10px 0px 0px;'> <li class='hotel-class' style='font-weight: normal; '>Hotel Class: <img style='position: relative; top: 1px; left: 2px;' src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/stars/5.0.png'/> </li> <li class='recognition' style='font-weight: normal; '>Reputation: <b style='position: relative; left: 2px; font-size: 11px; color: #d8980d;'>VERY HIGH</b> </li> <li class='user-rating' style='font-weight: normal; '>User Rating: <img width='75' src='http://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/5.0-13158-4.gif'/> </li> </ul> </div> </div> "} ,{"name" : "The Peninsula Chicago", "lat" : 41.89542, "lng" : -87.624947, "url" : "/Hotels/review-The_Peninsula_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-10048/", "icon" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/hotels.png", "iconWidth" : 22, "iconHeight" : 28, "iconAnchorX" : 8, "iconAnchorY" : 28, "shadow" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/har_shadow.png", "shadowWidth" : 30, "shadowHeight" : 17, "shadowAnchor" : 0, "popupAnchorX" : 3, "popupAnchorY" : -28, "infoWindow": " <div> <a style='font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; display: block;' href='/Hotels/review-The_Peninsula_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-10048/'>The Peninsula Chicago</a> <div style='overflow: hidden; '> <a href='/Hotels/review-The_Peninsula_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-10048/'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/hp/2/10048/The_Peninsula_Chicago_usn_16.jpg' style='width: 90px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; height: 90px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;' /></a> <div style='float: left;'> <span onclick='checkRates_popup(225105);' style='cursor:pointer; width: 108px;' rel='nofollow' title='Check Rates'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/ta_check_rates_small.gif' alt='Check Rates'/></span> <ul class='scores' style='width: 165px; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 10px 0px 0px;'> <li class='hotel-class' style='font-weight: normal; '>Hotel Class: <img style='position: relative; top: 1px; left: 2px;' src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/stars/5.0.png'/> </li> <li class='recognition' style='font-weight: normal; '>Reputation: <b style='position: relative; left: 2px; font-size: 11px; color: #d8980d;'>VERY HIGH</b> </li> <li class='user-rating' style='font-weight: normal; '>User Rating: <img width='75' src='http://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-13158-4.gif'/> </li> </ul> </div> </div> "} ,{"name" : "Four Seasons Hotel Chicago", "lat" : 41.8993, "lng" : -87.625061, "url" : "/Hotels/review-Four_Seasons_Hotel_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-10069/", "icon" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/hotels.png", "iconWidth" : 22, "iconHeight" : 28, "iconAnchorX" : 8, "iconAnchorY" : 28, "shadow" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/har_shadow.png", "shadowWidth" : 30, "shadowHeight" : 17, "shadowAnchor" : 0, "popupAnchorX" : 3, "popupAnchorY" : -28, "infoWindow": " <div> <a style='font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; display: block;' href='/Hotels/review-Four_Seasons_Hotel_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-10069/'>Four Seasons Hotel Chicago</a> <div style='overflow: hidden; '> <a href='/Hotels/review-Four_Seasons_Hotel_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-10069/'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/hp/2/10069/Four_Seasons_Hotel_Chicago_usn_5.jpg' style='width: 90px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; height: 90px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;' /></a> <div style='float: left;'> <span onclick='checkRates_popup(114591);' style='cursor:pointer; width: 108px;' rel='nofollow' title='Check Rates'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/ta_check_rates_small.gif' alt='Check Rates'/></span> <ul class='scores' style='width: 165px; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 10px 0px 0px;'> <li class='hotel-class' style='font-weight: normal; '>Hotel Class: <img style='position: relative; top: 1px; left: 2px;' src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/stars/5.0.png'/> </li> <li class='recognition' style='font-weight: normal; '>Reputation: <b style='position: relative; left: 2px; font-size: 11px; color: #d8980d;'>VERY HIGH</b> </li> <li class='user-rating' style='font-weight: normal; '>User Rating: <img width='75' src='http://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-13158-4.gif'/> </li> </ul> </div> </div> "} ,{"name" : "The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, A Four Seasons Hotel", "lat" : 41.898022, "lng" : -87.622917, "url" : "/Hotels/review-The_Ritz_Carlton_Chicago_A_Four_Seasons_Hotel-Chicago-Illinois-10047/", "icon" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/hotels.png", "iconWidth" : 22, "iconHeight" : 28, "iconAnchorX" : 8, "iconAnchorY" : 28, "shadow" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/har_shadow.png", "shadowWidth" : 30, "shadowHeight" : 17, "shadowAnchor" : 0, "popupAnchorX" : 3, "popupAnchorY" : -28, "infoWindow": " <div> <a style='font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; display: block;' href='/Hotels/review-The_Ritz_Carlton_Chicago_A_Four_Seasons_Hotel-Chicago-Illinois-10047/'>The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, A Four Seasons Hotel</a> <div style='overflow: hidden; '> <a href='/Hotels/review-The_Ritz_Carlton_Chicago_A_Four_Seasons_Hotel-Chicago-Illinois-10047/'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/hp/2/10047/The_Ritz-Carlton_Chicago_A_Four_Seasons_Hotel_usn_1.jpg' style='width: 90px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; height: 90px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;' /></a> <div style='float: left;'> <span onclick='checkRates_popup(111507);' style='cursor:pointer; width: 108px;' rel='nofollow' title='Check Rates'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/ta_check_rates_small.gif' alt='Check Rates'/></span> <ul class='scores' style='width: 165px; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 10px 0px 0px;'> <li class='hotel-class' style='font-weight: normal; '>Hotel Class: <img style='position: relative; top: 1px; left: 2px;' src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/stars/5.0.png'/> </li> <li class='recognition' style='font-weight: normal; '>Reputation: <b style='position: relative; left: 2px; font-size: 11px; color: #d8980d;'>VERY HIGH</b> </li> <li class='user-rating' style='font-weight: normal; '>User Rating: <img width='75' src='http://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-13158-4.gif'/> </li> </ul> </div> </div> "} ,{"name" : "Park Hyatt Chicago", "lat" : 41.897141, "lng" : -87.624283, "url" : "/Hotels/review-Park_Hyatt_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-10037/", "icon" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/hotels.png", "iconWidth" : 22, "iconHeight" : 28, "iconAnchorX" : 8, "iconAnchorY" : 28, "shadow" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/har_shadow.png", "shadowWidth" : 30, "shadowHeight" : 17, "shadowAnchor" : 0, "popupAnchorX" : 3, "popupAnchorY" : -28, "infoWindow": " <div> <a style='font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; display: block;' href='/Hotels/review-Park_Hyatt_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-10037/'>Park Hyatt Chicago</a> <div style='overflow: hidden; '> <a href='/Hotels/review-Park_Hyatt_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-10037/'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/hp/2/10037/Park_Hyatt_Chicago_usn_2.jpg' style='width: 90px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; height: 90px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;' /></a> <div style='float: left;'> <span onclick='checkRates_popup(87632);' style='cursor:pointer; width: 108px;' rel='nofollow' title='Check Rates'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/ta_check_rates_small.gif' alt='Check Rates'/></span> <ul class='scores' style='width: 165px; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 10px 0px 0px;'> <li class='hotel-class' style='font-weight: normal; '>Hotel Class: <img style='position: relative; top: 1px; left: 2px;' src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/stars/5.0.png'/> </li> <li class='recognition' style='font-weight: normal; '>Reputation: <b style='position: relative; left: 2px; font-size: 11px; color: #d8980d;'>VERY HIGH</b> </li> <li class='user-rating' style='font-weight: normal; '>User Rating: <img width='75' src='http://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-13158-4.gif'/> </li> </ul> </div> </div> "} ,{"name" : "Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago", "lat" : 41.888882, "lng" : -87.626633, "url" : "/Hotels/review-Trump_International_Hotel_Tower_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-10001/", "icon" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/hotels.png", "iconWidth" : 22, "iconHeight" : 28, "iconAnchorX" : 8, "iconAnchorY" : 28, "shadow" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/har_shadow.png", "shadowWidth" : 30, "shadowHeight" : 17, "shadowAnchor" : 0, "popupAnchorX" : 3, "popupAnchorY" : -28, "infoWindow": " <div> <a style='font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; display: block;' href='/Hotels/review-Trump_International_Hotel_Tower_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-10001/'>Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago</a> <div style='overflow: hidden; '> <a href='/Hotels/review-Trump_International_Hotel_Tower_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-10001/'><img src='http://www.orbitz.com//hotelimages/014/249014/Trump-International-Hotel-Tower-Chicago-Hotel-Exterior-1_thumb.jpg' style='width: 90px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; height: 90px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;' /></a> <div style='float: left;'> <span onclick='checkRates_popup(674283);' style='cursor:pointer; width: 108px;' rel='nofollow' title='Check Rates'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/ta_check_rates_small.gif' alt='Check Rates'/></span> <ul class='scores' style='width: 165px; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 10px 0px 0px;'> <li class='hotel-class' style='font-weight: normal; '>Hotel Class: <img style='position: relative; top: 1px; left: 2px;' src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/stars/5.0.png'/> </li> <li class='recognition' style='font-weight: normal; '>Reputation: <b style='position: relative; left: 2px; font-size: 11px; color: #d8980d;'>VERY HIGH</b> </li> <li class='user-rating' style='font-weight: normal; '>User Rating: <img width='75' src='http://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/5.0-13158-4.gif'/> </li> </ul> </div> </div> "} ,{"name" : "Hotel Sofitel Chicago Water Tower", "lat" : 41.89856, "lng" : -87.627403, "url" : "/Hotels/review-Hotel_Sofitel_Chicago_Water_Tower-Chicago-Illinois-10006/", "icon" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/hotels.png", "iconWidth" : 22, "iconHeight" : 28, "iconAnchorX" : 8, "iconAnchorY" : 28, "shadow" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/har_shadow.png", "shadowWidth" : 30, "shadowHeight" : 17, "shadowAnchor" : 0, "popupAnchorX" : 3, "popupAnchorY" : -28, "infoWindow": " <div> <a style='font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; display: block;' href='/Hotels/review-Hotel_Sofitel_Chicago_Water_Tower-Chicago-Illinois-10006/'>Hotel Sofitel Chicago Water Tower</a> <div style='overflow: hidden; '> <a href='/Hotels/review-Hotel_Sofitel_Chicago_Water_Tower-Chicago-Illinois-10006/'><img src='http://www.orbitz.com//hotelimages/588/66588/Sofitel-Chicago-Water-Tower-Hotel-Exterior-1_thumb.jpg' style='width: 90px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; height: 90px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;' /></a> <div style='float: left;'> <span onclick='checkRates_popup(236299);' style='cursor:pointer; width: 108px;' rel='nofollow' title='Check Rates'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/ta_check_rates_small.gif' alt='Check Rates'/></span> <ul class='scores' style='width: 165px; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 10px 0px 0px;'> <li class='hotel-class' style='font-weight: normal; '>Hotel Class: <img style='position: relative; top: 1px; left: 2px;' src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/stars/4.5.png'/> </li> <li class='recognition' style='font-weight: normal; '>Reputation: <b style='position: relative; left: 2px; font-size: 11px; color: #d8980d;'>VERY HIGH</b> </li> <li class='user-rating' style='font-weight: normal; '>User Rating: <img width='75' src='http://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-13158-4.gif'/> </li> </ul> </div> </div> "} ,{"name" : "JW Marriott Chicago", "lat" : 41.8792, "lng" : -87.632668, "url" : "/Hotels/review-JW_Marriott_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-129599/", "icon" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/hotels.png", "iconWidth" : 22, "iconHeight" : 28, "iconAnchorX" : 8, "iconAnchorY" : 28, "shadow" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/har_shadow.png", "shadowWidth" : 30, "shadowHeight" : 17, "shadowAnchor" : 0, "popupAnchorX" : 3, "popupAnchorY" : -28, "infoWindow": " <div> <a style='font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; display: block;' href='/Hotels/review-JW_Marriott_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-129599/'>JW Marriott Chicago</a> <div style='overflow: hidden; '> <a href='/Hotels/review-JW_Marriott_Chicago-Chicago-Illinois-129599/'><img src='http://www.orbitz.com//hotelimages/425/343425/2631759-JW-Marriott-Chicago-Hotel-Exterior-1_thumb.jpg' style='width: 90px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; height: 90px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;' /></a> <div style='float: left;'> <span onclick='checkRates_popup(1742256);' style='cursor:pointer; width: 108px;' rel='nofollow' title='Check Rates'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/ta_check_rates_small.gif' alt='Check Rates'/></span> <ul class='scores' style='width: 165px; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 10px 0px 0px;'> <li class='hotel-class' style='font-weight: normal; '>Hotel Class: <img style='position: relative; top: 1px; left: 2px;' src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/stars/4.5.png'/> </li> <li class='recognition' style='font-weight: normal; '>Reputation: <b style='position: relative; left: 2px; font-size: 11px; color: #d8980d;'>HIGH</b> </li> <li class='user-rating' style='font-weight: normal; '>User Rating: <img width='75' src='http://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-13158-4.gif'/> </li> </ul> </div> </div> "} ,{"name" : "theWit, A Doubletree By Hilton", "lat" : 41.886051, "lng" : -87.627602, "url" : "/Hotels/review-theWit_A_Doubletree_By_Hilton-Chicago-Illinois-10034/", "icon" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/hotels.png", "iconWidth" : 22, "iconHeight" : 28, "iconAnchorX" : 8, "iconAnchorY" : 28, "shadow" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/har_shadow.png", "shadowWidth" : 30, "shadowHeight" : 17, "shadowAnchor" : 0, "popupAnchorX" : 3, "popupAnchorY" : -28, "infoWindow": " <div> <a style='font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; display: block;' href='/Hotels/review-theWit_A_Doubletree_By_Hilton-Chicago-Illinois-10034/'>theWit, A Doubletree By Hilton</a> <div style='overflow: hidden; '> <a href='/Hotels/review-theWit_A_Doubletree_By_Hilton-Chicago-Illinois-10034/'><img src='http://www.orbitz.com//hotelimages/249/307249/theWit-Chicago-A-DoubleTree-by-Hilton-Hotel-Hotel-Exterior-6_thumb.jpg' style='width: 90px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; height: 90px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;' /></a> <div style='float: left;'> <span onclick='checkRates_popup(1235890);' style='cursor:pointer; width: 108px;' rel='nofollow' title='Check Rates'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/ta_check_rates_small.gif' alt='Check Rates'/></span> <ul class='scores' style='width: 165px; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 10px 0px 0px;'> <li class='hotel-class' style='font-weight: normal; '>Hotel Class: <img style='position: relative; top: 1px; left: 2px;' src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/stars/4.0.png'/> </li> <li class='recognition' style='font-weight: normal; '>Reputation: <b style='position: relative; left: 2px; font-size: 11px; color: #d8980d;'>HIGH</b> </li> <li class='user-rating' style='font-weight: normal; '>User Rating: <img width='75' src='http://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-13158-4.gif'/> </li> </ul> </div> </div> "} ,{"name" : "Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel", "lat" : 41.873581, "lng" : -87.624298, "url" : "/Hotels/review-Renaissance_Blackstone_Chicago_Hotel-Chicago-Illinois-10012/", "icon" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/hotels.png", "iconWidth" : 22, "iconHeight" : 28, "iconAnchorX" : 8, "iconAnchorY" : 28, "shadow" : "http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/map_icons/har_shadow.png", "shadowWidth" : 30, "shadowHeight" : 17, "shadowAnchor" : 0, "popupAnchorX" : 3, "popupAnchorY" : -28, "infoWindow": " <div> <a style='font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; display: block;' href='/Hotels/review-Renaissance_Blackstone_Chicago_Hotel-Chicago-Illinois-10012/'>Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel</a> <div style='overflow: hidden; '> <a href='/Hotels/review-Renaissance_Blackstone_Chicago_Hotel-Chicago-Illinois-10012/'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/hp/2/10012/Renaissance_Blackstone_Chicago_Hotel_usn_1.jpg' style='width: 90px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; height: 90px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;' /></a> <div style='float: left;'> <span onclick='checkRates_popup(841981);' style='cursor:pointer; width: 108px;' rel='nofollow' title='Check Rates'><img src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/ta_check_rates_small.gif' alt='Check Rates'/></span> <ul class='scores' style='width: 165px; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 10px 0px 0px;'> <li class='hotel-class' style='font-weight: normal; '>Hotel Class: <img style='position: relative; top: 1px; left: 2px;' src='http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/stars/4.0.png'/> </li> <li class='recognition' style='font-weight: normal; '>Reputation: <b style='position: relative; left: 2px; font-size: 11px; color: #d8980d;'>HIGH</b> </li> <li class='user-rating' style='font-weight: normal; '>User Rating: <img width='75' src='http://www.tripadvisor.com/img/cdsi/img2/ratings/traveler/4.5-13158-4.gif'/> </li> </ul> </div> </div> "} ]