What a great place. We were traveling to Chicago for the National Restaurant Assoc. Food show. We did not want to stay near McCormick with sterile hotels and non-local restaurants.
This area in West Loop has amazing, Chicago owned, restaurants all within walking distance. We really loved the Little Goat for breakfast, Cruz Blanca for Happy Hour, and Cabra for dinner. But there are tons of other options, as well.
The place itself was awesome for business travel. We each had our own space, but also enjoyed the very spacious common areas. The kitchen has all you need (not that we cooked) and there were nice touches throughout.
The hosts were very organized and communicated great. Not a huge deal, but with 7 of us traveling, all with our own agendas, it would have been nice to have a key-code for the doors, instead of key fobs. That may be a limitation of the building and their owner rules but it was somewhat inconvenient with a large group.
All in all, great experience in a very cool neighborhood. With all the growth happening, it can only get better over time.