When you step into the Peninsula on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, the concierge and receptionist will greet you by name. Classical music plays as you enter one of the 339 rooms and you are overwhelmed by the view of Lake Michigan and the skyscrapers of the third largest city in the United States. The Art Deco elements on the façade are continued in the room decor. Murano glass light fixtures, hand-polished tiles, and a restrained color palette create a refined atmosphere.