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Chicago architect Jackie Koo and interior designer Cheryl Rowley of Beverly Hills have infused the Wit Hotel on Chicago's State Street with glamour, personality, and a sense of humor. The pair has emphasized playful details throughout the entire property, developed by Scott Greenberg of the EDC Company.
The Wit's 238 guestrooms and suites offer floor-to-ceiling views of the city's architectural gems, custom furniture such as electric blue velvet sofas, red and gray felt "walls of kisses" as artwork over the beds, prints featuring Monopoly boards alongside Shakespeare's face on the cover of Esquire, and framed wordplay referencing some of history's greatest—and wittiest—thinkers. From a green standpoint, the hotel has implemented motion detectors and an HVAC system that pushes air in specific directions to eliminate hot and cold spots.
Concentrics Restaurants, the Wit's F&B partner, has created three distinct dining experiences, designed by The Johnson Studio of Atlanta. Opening in late summer, cibbo matto, the hotel's flagship fine-dining restaurant, features pale gray leather booths, wooden tables, a circular wine cooler, and glass-enclosed private dining room. Gastropub State & Lake is outfitted with an amber-lit bar, cork floors, and rich mahogany leather banquettes, while ROOF is perched 27 stories above, offering long fire pits, a telescope, and a large projection screen on the outside wall. Rounding out the entertainment options is Screen, a $1 million high-definition multimedia theater outfitted with recliners, couches, and club chairs for up to 40 guests. The hotel also has 7,000 square feet of meeting facilities and Spa@theWit.
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May 20, 2009The Wit's 238 guestrooms and suites offer floor-to-ceiling views of the city's architectural gems, custom furniture such as electric blue velvet sofas, red and gray felt "walls of kisses" as artwork over the beds, prints featuring Monopoly boards alongside Shakespeare's face on the cover of Esquire, and framed wordplay referencing some of history's greatest—and wittiest—thinkers. From a green standpoint, the hotel has implemented motion detectors and an HVAC system that pushes air in specific directions to eliminate hot and cold spots.
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