We live in the suburbs but wanted a night out and ...

We live in the suburbs but wanted a night out and away from our normal. We decided to stay here because of its long history. We love old buildings and architecture. The paintings, mosaics, molding and detail in the wood is just gorgeous. We are also paranormal investigators and this is one of the most haunted places in Chicago. The hotel staff had no problem with us wandering around doing evps in the stairwell. They were even nice enough to show us around the gold and Florentine ballrooms. If I ever had a fancy shin dig I would want to do it in one of those rooms.
The bellman Jose was incredibly helpful and friendly. We probably hung out talking with him at one point for an hour. He also hooked us up with a free appetizer at a nice restaurant for our anniversary.
If you don't have a lot of money rooms are about a third of the price in the off season. If you are looking for character and true hospitality I highly recommend. If you like shiny perfect new things not so much.