The "Windy City” renowned for its awesome architecture and easy to locate venues because of its predictable numbered grid of streets, has plenty of hotel options to choose from for both the business delegates and vacationers. The InterContinental Chicago is one of the city's most luxurious hotels. It is a landmark, located on Chicago's well-known "Magnificent Mile."

The hotel has sustained its historic charm along with contemporary classiness and modern competence. The hotel showcases a spectacular combination of architecture and art from all over the world. The Fairmont Chicago is located in the heart of downtown Chicago and lies in close proximity to all the major cultural attractions of the city. The hotel is an ideal venue for business executives and leisure travelers. The guestrooms here are wonderful and spacious. The hotel offers a distinctive arrangement of amenities, services and guest privileges. This Four-Diamond luxury hotel also hosts some of the city's most pricey parties and social affairs. It is also a world-class facility for hosting intimate board meetings. Hyatt Regency located in 151 East Wacker Drive is one of the leading downtown Chicago hotel. It lies in the heart of downtown Chicago hotel, and is a connection between the people and city's music, art, entertainment and the nightlife. The hotel is also identified for its excellence in hospitality and cuisine. Omni Chicago Hotel located in 676 North Michigan Avenue in the heart of the famed Magnificent Mile, the Omni Chicago Hotel display the luxuries and classiness one expects from a Four-Diamond hotel.

It is just 35 minutes from O'Hare International Airport. Hotel 71 offers a contemporary boutique styled hotel experience. Located on the Chicago River at Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue, "the Magnificent Mile," the hotel is perfect for business or leisure. The hotel offers the urban traveler an unusual and convincing option as compared to other conventional Chicago hotels. The Drake Hotel located in 140 East Walton Place is an embodiment of white glove elegance for more than eight decades. Since its opening the hotel has been the first option of the celebrities.

Top 5 hotels in Chicago

• Club Quarters - Central Loop : Get more details on this by visiting Club Quarters official site.
• Congress Plaza : Get more details on this by visiting Congress Plaza official site.
• Hotel 71 : Get more details on this by visiting Hotel 71 official site.
• Hotel Inter-Continenal : Get more details on this by visiting Hotel Inter-Continenal official site.
• Hyatt Regency Downtown : Get more details on this by visiting Hyatt Regency official site.

Experiencing Chicago's dining and drinking scene is an opportunity in itself. Each neighborhood of the city has its local flavor. The city's various dining offerings comprises of everything from ethnic dining to traditional family fare to the hottest new restaurants. For breakfast, lunch or dinner the dining choices are available in plenty.

Hyatt's Chicago restaurants offer chic surroundings with delicious food. An impressive beverage menu guarantees that there's something for everyone. For the lovers of Italian food, Spiaggia is a good bet. It is considered to be one of the very best Italian fine dining restaurants in Chicago and America. The eatables here are sautéed with world's finest ingredients. The city is a perfect blend of different cultures, which in turn bring together different cuisines. Tuscany is a comfortable small Italian restaurant featuring mouthwatering northern Italian specialties such as homemade pastas, gourmet pizzas and tender grilled veal. The mainstays of the city are a perfect steak or deep-dish pizza. For a memorable breakfast or lunch and that too pocket friendly Lou Mitchell's located in West Jackson Street is a good deal. Everybody's favorite corned beef sandwiches are available at Manny's Coffee Shop and Deli in the South Loop. For fresh and delicious fare with a Mexican flavor, Burrito Beach on East Ohio is the most visited place. The city also known as ethnic food paradise, also offers an ethnic dining, where choices ranges from traditional favorites to contemporary flavors.

Santorini is famous for its seafood and its inviting atmosphere, The Indian Garden on E. Ontario for its fragrant curries. Sal & Carvão of Schaumburg, a "churrascaria" located in the suburbs is renowned for serving scrumptious cuts of meat cooked in a typical South Brazilian way. The area of Randolph Street just west of Chicago's Loop is a hip spot and offers high-energy dining establishments, including the trendy Nine. Korean food is served at Jin Ju located in 5203 N. Clark St. The exotic cuisine offered here is budget friendly. The exhilarating flavors include, bibim bap, a warm beef-rice-vegetable mixture served in a stone pot with sesame oil.

In terms of higher education, pursuing a career in some of the notable universities of Chicago is an added experience. The University of Chicago is a privately operating university and sustains twelve units, which are systematically arranged into divisions for graduate research, professional schools, the undergraduate College, the Library, the Press, the Lab Schools (an elite K-12 system), and the Hospitals.

It is a co-ed university and includes numerous high-quality educational portfolios. It was also ranked the leading university by the last National Research Council for its meticulous faculty and quality. The students often call the university a place "where fun comes to die." The University also runs a numerous off-campus scientific research institutions. “Maroons” is the official name of the school's sports teams, which participates in the NCAA's Division III and in the University Athletic Association. The Northwestern University is also at par with the University of Chicago. It is also a private body and one of the most esteemed universities in America. Many of its schools and departments are repeatedly ranked among the top 10 or 20 universities. The University's athletic teams are known as the Wildcats, the university is also a private affiliate of the Big Ten Conference. The motto of the university is "Quaecumque sunt vera" -- in Latin meaning "Whatsoever things are true." Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is also an independently running university that grants Ph.D. in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, design and law. Owing to its increasing importance, numerous other colleges have since merged with IIT. Loyola and DePaul Universities are Roman Catholic institutions.

DePaul University is the largest Catholic university in the nation and one of the 10 largest private universities in America. Roosevelt University and Columbia College offer an additional diverse set of courses, centered on the arts. Columbia College is America's largest arts and communications college. The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is affiliated to the University of Illinois. It holds the distinction of being the most affordable universities in the US.

Chicago Universities

• University of Chicgao
• Northwestern University

The city also known as "the pulse of America,” Chicago's nightlife ranges from noisy and loose to classy and dignified. As soon the moon comes up in the sky, the city's nightlife becomes exhilarating with a variety of entertainment venues ranging from noisy and packed dance clubs to the calm wine bars.

The major amusement areas are the Gold Coast, Old Town and Streeterville, Greek Town, River North, and Bucktown with Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, River West and Lakeview being the hub of the entertainment. Rush Street, which was once the most hunted place, is slowly making a comeback, with fashionable restaurants and outdoor cafes. The best gay clubs are concentrated in the Lincoln Park area. Most of the bars shut down at around 0200 or 0300 on Friday and Saturday nights but the nightclubs stay open till late midnights. The cost of drinks varies from place to place. The average cost of beer is US$4 and cocktails about US$7. The city offers something for everyone. The Music and nightclub hang outs are spread all through the city. The city's flourishing music scene is devoted to everything from jazz and blues to alternative rock, reggae, and Latin beats. For the twentysomethings, is the Bar Thirteen located in 1944 West Division Street. The finicky admirers of the Chicago Cubs love to spend their time at sports bars near Wrigley Field - Cubby Bear Lounge. Even though gambling is prohibited in Chicago, numerous riverboat casinos permit the staking.

The Dragon Room located in 809 West Evergreen Street has three levels of dance floors and attracts customers of all ages. Metro located in 3730 North Clark Street, is popular with the pierced tongue crowd and classy youngsters, who know how to enjoy their life to its fullest. The energetic locals make a night out in Chicago a terrific experience. Fun-loving pub clubbing is their way of life. Because of the concentration of pubs in each district, encountering a group of people bar-hopping from place to place as part of a pub crawl, has become very common. The Gold Coast area is famous among the upper-class and high vanity crowd.

The Chicago teams over the years have had their share of highs and lows, but the Chicago fans never let the spirits of their favorite team go down. They have loyally supported their favorite teams irrespective of the team stats. Chicago has a team in each major league, an MLS team, a Big Ten school, a NASCAR race, and the Big Ten basketball tournament each year.

The city houses two professional baseball teams, a pro football team, soccer, basketball and hockey teams. Chicago in its early years had only the most primitive of sports. But with a disparity between the sex ratio, the male-dominated patronized gambling, billiards and horse racing. The sports teams based in Chicago are Chicago Bears - National Football League, Chicago Bulls - National Basketball Association, Chicago Blackhawks - National Hockey League, Chicago Fire - Major League Soccer, Chicago Cubs - Major League Baseball, and Chicago White Sox - Major League Baseball.  The football fans in the severest of weather conditions come to watch their favorite team in action in the Soldier Field. The Blackhawks play at the United Center, the largest arena in the United States. The Bulls have the distinction of having the best mascot in the league. The Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs are cross town rivals. The Chicago Fire's playoff begins in April and extends through the MLS Cup, which is played in November. The city's minor league teams include the names of the Wolves hockey team, the Kane County Cougars baseball team and the Schaumburg Flyers baseball team. These teams deliver a lucrative sporting entertainment.

The city also hosts horse racing, golf, car racing, water sports and cricket. Hockey and Basketball tournaments begin in the fall and playoff games extend in to the spring season. Team Philadelphia patronizes Gay Games VII and the Federation of Gay Games. Under this organization numerous gay and lesbian sports teams and individual athletes in the Delaware Valley collaborate.

Chicago Sports :

• Chicago Bulls Official Site : NBA
• Chicago Cubs Official Site : NFL
• Chicago Bears official site : MLB
• Chicago Blackhawks Official Site : NHL