WALDORF ASTORIA CHICAGO
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Chicago’s premier luxury hotel, Waldorf Astoria Chicago, has undergone a major renovation. As part of this significant renovation, the sophisticated Gold Coast hotel has unveiled an evolution of its dining venues with a new signature restaurant, cocktail bar that restores a beloved city setting, and lobby lounge, enhancements to its award-winning spa, and refurbishments of its guestrooms.
The project saw a grand redesign of its crowning Presidential Suite as well as the introduction of a lavish new Astoria Suite. Leading the hotel’s renovation was the award-winning Chicago-based hospitality design and architecture firm KTGY Simeone Deary Design Group, which first designed the interiors in 2009. Paying homage to the style and grace of the legendary Coco Chanel as a celebrated cultural icon, the KTGY Simeone Deary team merged the hotel’s classic roots inspired by French masters with a refreshed modern design that embraces a vision of timeless, refined luxury with a bit of an edgy twist.
“We are delighted to usher in a new chapter for Waldorf Astoria Chicago, and we are honored to reunite with KTGY Simeone Deary Design Group to execute this refreshed design vision,” said Todd Temperly, general manager, Waldorf Astoria Chicago. “We look forward to having guests and Chicagoans rediscover our timeless Gold Coast experience, with new and returning traditions for them to cherish.”
As part of the new dining experience, Waldorf Astoria Chicago introduced Brass Tack, a signature brasserie concept drawing inspirations and ingredients from the Midwest. Both the menu and the space serve as the perfect setting for group dining and shared plates, evoking the classic traditions of a brasserie with a distinctly Chicago touch.
The grand chateau-style hotel’s guestroom and suite designs were enhanced with refreshed white-and-black color schemes. The upgraded rooms showcase new mirrors and furnishings incorporated throughout.
Beds make a grand statement with new, artful floral-inspired upholstered headboards. Both the 2,400-plus-squarefoot Presidential Suite and the 1,800-plus-square-foot Astoria Suite evoke the charms of a Parisian pied-à-terre, displaying spacious living and sleeping settings designed in beautiful modernity with black and white color accents, polished wood flooring, gorgeous curves, and bright metals.