Articles Mentioning Illinois Hotels

Travel Like a Star: 7 Suites Where Celebrities Have Stayed

We’ve all heard celebrities complain about how difficult it is to be famous — and we understand that sometimes you just want to grab a coffee without having a dozen paps photographing your every move. Still, when sponsors regularly put you up in $7,000-a-night Presidential Suites that we can only dream about, please excuse us…

The 8 Most Expensive Spa Treatments

While there are plenty of luxurious hotels out there, some hotels take luxury to a whole other level (which means prices on a whole new level, too). But when you really need to unwind away from home, there’s no better way to indulge than heading to a luxe hotel with an equally luxe spa for…

The Best Halloween Parties in Hotels Across the U.S.

We’re so excited — Halloween is just a couple of weeks away! And we here at Oyster love celebrating the holiday. Creepy costume stores have begun to pop up on every corner, and pumpkins and spine-chilling decorations are starting to appear on stairways, doors and windows. We Most people already know what they will be…

Oyster Reveals Some of the Most Over-the-Top Hotel Amenities

We love when hotels feature one-of-kind amenities — many of which tread the line between amazing and ridiculous (not that they can’t be both). While W hotels are known for their Whatever/Whenever service — which promises to accommodate any (legal) guest requests at any time, and the Sound Your Stay rock star treatment at Hard…

Hotels with Museum-Worthy Art Galleries (PHOTOS)

There’s a reason tourists flock to museums while on vacation: Time goes by way too fast in the real world for individuals to set hours to wander an art gallery. And even if vacay is prime time to explore various museums wherever you may be, the galleries often come with long lines and pushy crowds.…

Mixing Business with Pleasure: Make a Weekend of Your Work Trip

Unfortunately, business trips sometimes take all the pleasure out of traveling. You may be in an awesome destination, but you’re either cooped up in a conference room catching a presentation or burning the midnight oil, polishing up some sort of contract. But why should these trips be all work and no play just because they’re…