Dana Hotel & Spa

The Dana Hotel & Spa is a boutique style hotel in Chicago. It is in a very convenient location - a few blocks away from the stores on Michigan Avenue, just north of the Chicago River and south of Water Tower Place. The hotel offers valet parking with in and out privileges but it comes at the cost of $40/day.

In the lobby is a lounge that is very popular with the trendy set. I'm not trendy, so I didn't have a drink there. :p The check in desk and the elevators to the rooms are located on the second floor. There is a restaurant on the second floor too, but I didn't eat there. Your room key is needed to access your floor and it won't work on any other floor. Nice security feature.

There aren't many rooms on each floor. Perhaps 10-12 rooms. The unfinished concrete ceilings, while trendy, amplify every bit of noise. Kind of sucks when you're hungover :D The guest rooms are built in a loft style. The room is rather small but they pack a lot of goodness into a little space. Large flat screen TV, iPod speakers, minibar, desk and a small table with 2 stools. Oh yeah, there's also a big comfy bed. The bathroom has a vessel sink and a shower stall. The shower stall has glass on 2 sides - one in the bathroom and the other facing the bedroom. For privacy, there is a curtain in the bedroom that you can close over the glass. Each room also has a small private balcony. I was one floor from the top and I had a nice view.

I was very pleased with my stay at the Dana Hotel. The staff was extremely nice and friendly too. I would definitely stay here again.