When you check into the posh Amalfi, you first sit for a consultation with your “Experience Designer” (a concierge) to discuss your stay. Then an “Impressionist” (doorman) brings your luggage up to your contemporary “Space” (room). Okay, so this River North luxury hotel may be a bit pretentious, but it has the goods to back it up. You’ll sleep well on the pillow-top mattresses and Egyptian cotton linens, and enjoy the multi-head showers and Aveda bath products. An in-room CD collection, the hotel’s DVD library and the gratis breakfast on every floor make it feel like home. Then the “Comfort Stylist” (housekeeper) knocks on the door and reminds you where you are.

Amalfi Hotel Chicago Amenities:

• 215 rooms. Wireless Internet access. Complimentary continental breakfast. Restaurant, bar. Fitness center. Business center. Pets accepted.