One king bed with Stearns & Foster pillow-top mattress and 500-thread-count Bellino Italian linens. 600 square feet. Floor-to-ceiling windows with city skyline views. Contemporary, custom-designed furniture include deluxe and 500 thread count linens from Bellino. Flat-screen, HDTV-equipped LCD TV. DVD player. Stereo system with MP3 docking station. Kitchenette with stainless steel appliances, a microwave, dishwasher, and stovetop. Sub-Zero refrigerator.

Part residence, part upscale hotel, the Belden Stratford Hotel occupies a 1922 building in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The expansive lobby is appointed with Empire-style furnishings, a gold-and-alabaster chandelier, hand-woven tapestries, plush carpeting, and vintage brass railings. The high, vaulted ceiling is hand-painted with a sky pattern.