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As far as the shopping in the US is concerned, Chicago gives New York a run for its money. From big-name department stores to the smallest boutiques, they are all in the zone known as the Magnificent Mile, an eight-block stretch of style and couture that takes in boutique-lined Oak Street and runs into Michigan Avenue and up to the lake. Lake Michigan offers more than just scenery, there is a beach for kicking back or for the active, sailing, canoeing or swimming in the clear waters. There's also plenty of culture to divert you: you could take a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural legacy, or you could make time to visit the Art Institute of Chicago.
As the home of jazz and blues, Chicago is a music lover’s paradise. Tour the bars and nightspots or time your visit right for the acclaimed Chicago Blues Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival or Chicago Gospel Festival – only 3 of the 200 or so festivals that take place every year.
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The Peninsula is chic, elegant and subdued. The rooms are large and luxuriously appointed, with exquisite marble bathrooms, down pillows, understated furniture, and soft amber lighting. So far, so good. There is also an amazing spa that most guests find hard to leave. There's a beautiful aqua mosaic-tiled pool, flanked by floor-to-ceiling windows, on the twentieth floor. The view is straight out to the shores of Lake Michigan (a stone’s throw from the hotel). For those with the time (and you should really make the time) the spa has a whirlpool and lap pool, gym, yoga room and steam room, and any number of oriental treatments.
Almost all the stores worth going to are no more than a mile from the hotel. There's also plenty of culture to divert you in Chicago: you could take a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural legacy, or you could make time to visit the Art Institute of Chicago. But my hunch is that you will almost certainly be too busy indulging yourself.
It's all about dressing up in your best clothes for dinner, ordering late-night snacks with champagne, recovering in the spa, and hitting the town feeling like a million bucks.
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