Absolutely loved my stay at the Freehand! The best part was the hotel bar called the Broken Shaker.
The hotel is super cute overall and has that classic boutique vibe. They have a cafe right in the lobby that opens at 7 am, however a Starbucks around the corner if you needed your caffeine fix sooner. But the real gem of this place was the bar called The Broken Shaker. Probably my favorite part of my whole trip. It was so nice to have such an awesome place to get a drink or end your night with a nightcap before heading up to your room. The vibe was immaculate and the cocktails were amazing. My favorite was the Shaker Margarita #2. They had live DJs all weekend with great music too. Plus they had some postings of really cool events they were hosting in the elevator. Would totally visit the bar even if I was staying elsewhere in the city.
We stayed in room 1106 that has a queen-size bed. The room size & style is exactly what you would expect from a boutique hotel in the city.
The room was very small but well decorated and the furniture was beautiful. The products in the bathroom were high quality and smelled amazing.
Was nervous about the noise being right across from the elevator but was pleasantly surprised that we couldn't hear anything.
We initially picked this hotel for its location as it's walking distance to pretty much everything we wanted to see but also super close to where we would want to eat and go out at night. A bit of a walk to the major train stations if you were heading outside the city (about a 40 mins walk to the main one). However, we ended up walking right along the water with our coffees and the walk flew by. Super easy to get to from the airport using public transit (only about 15 mins walk from the stop to the hotel).
Would definitely stay here again when I'm back in Chicago!