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#29: Cerise Rooftop at Virgin Hotels Chicago

If you're looking to sweep your partner off their feet, then this boutique downtown hotel outta do the trick.

#29: Cerise Rooftop at Virgin Hotels Chicago

Head to the 26th floor of the Virgin Hotel and you'll find Cerise, an indoor-outdoor rooftop where you can get dinner or a late-night drink.

"In a world where diversity should be celebrated and travel accessible for all, Virgin Hotels is leading the charge in ensuring that neurodiverse guests feel safe, comfortable, and welcomed."

It's buzzy in public and serene in private, and cheeky accents and a cherry-red color scheme contrast with the stately old bank building it calls home.

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The LEED Gold certified hotel uses green housekeeping practices, maintains a hotel-wide recycling program, promotes walking tourism, and was built with green roofing material for more efficient storm water management.

Voted #7 Hotel in Chicago, 2021

#2 Top Hotels in Chicago, 2019.

"The Commons Club within Virgin Hotel Chicago takes a more alcohol-fueled approach to high tea."

Virgin Hotels Chicago was awarded a Gold Badge by U.S. News & World Report and was named the #8 hotel in Illinois, #8 hotel in Chicago and #1 hotel in the Loop.

"One of the most inventive new restaurants in Chicago. Commons Club’s open kitchen allows diners a front-row view of culinary hustle."

Virgin Hotels Chicago. Top 10 Hotels in Chicago, 2019.

Virgin opened its Virgin Hotels Chicago in 2015 in the city’s Old Dearborn Bank Building. The rooms have a hip, modern look. And the hotel's rooftop bar, Cerise, is the perfect spot to grab a drink before a night out—or a nightcap on your way to bed.

Virgin Hotels Chicago was awarded a Gold Badge by U.S. News & World Report and was named the #8 hotel in Illinois, #8 hotel in Chicago and #1 hotel in the Loop.

"In its first foray into the hotel business, Virgin has taken great care to make sure guests staying in the boutique Art Deco building don't have to pay over the odds for minibar items."

“The most memorable feature, however, is that the room feels surprisingly spacious, never cramped.”

“Branson’s hotel had officially showed me—and the working women around me—a good time.”

“Everything about its cheeky design is intended to delight and inspire, from the building itself (a restored 1920s Art Deco landmark) to unexpected in-room perks...”

“Branson's Virgin Group is trying to give business travelers an alternative to large, impersonal hotels...”

“No need to hold out on the adorable Smeg mini-bar: The prices are comparable to what you’d pay at a nearby drugstore.”

“In classic Virgin style, their hotel experience takes the assumed, ordinary details and makes them something extraordinary and unexpected.”