Hilton to open Conrad Chicago

Hilton Worldwide will open a Conrad hotel in Chicago in spring 2016. The 287-room Conrad Chicago will be a new-build property overlooking North Michigan Avenue on Erie Street. Twelve of the 20-storey hotel's guestrooms will be suites and facilities will include restaurants and over 975 sqm of conference facilities that "will offer the most technologically advanced meeting spaces in North America". John TA Vanderslice, global head of Conrad Hotels & Resorts, said: "The signing of the new Conrad Chicago underscores our commitment to delivering best-in-class hotels in key gateway locations that meet the growing needs of global luxury travelers." Conrad Chicago has been designed by Pierre-Yves Rochon and will be the brand's sixth US hotel. Subscribers can read a review of Conrad New York here. conradhotels.com Graham Smith