SOPHY HYDE PARK, Chicago

SOPHY Hyde Park has 98 rooms with hardwood floors and large windows. Each room provides marble-tiled bathrooms and bath products. Room options include Deluxe King Rooms with a king bed, a seating area, a desk with a charging station, and a 55-inch flat-screen TV. Deluxe Double Queen Rooms provide two queen beds, a love seat, a full-length wardrobe, and a desk. Novel Suites feature a living/dining area with a table for four, a sectional couch, and a private king bedroom. Dorchester Suites offer a private dressing room, a deep soaking tub, and a separate living area. Opus Suites include a kitchen with a stove top, a microwave, refrigerated drawers, and seating for four.

Mesler Chicago restaurant has a menu that includes Faroe Island Salmon, Seared Prime Beef Filet, and Pomegranate Glazed Duck Breast. There is a Weekend Brunch, served Friday through Sunday, with dishes like Crab Cakes Benedict, Vegetable and Quinoa Hash, and Chicken and Pearl Sugar Waffles. Other options include Shrimp and Grits with marinated shrimp and Cajun andouille sausage gravy. Chef Cappellini offers black tagliatelle pasta with a saffron lobster cream sauce. The bar offers a Violet Ube Spirit-Free Mai Tai, which mixes Seedlip brand distilled botanical spirit with orgeat, almond syrup, and ube yam syrup.

SOPHY Hyde Park includes a 24/7 fitness center. The hotel is near the Museum of Science and Industry, which features exhibits such as Farm Tech, The Idea Factory, Science Storms, and Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze. The hotel partners with House of Hands to provide in-room massage therapy. During the holidays, guests can visit the Museum of Science and Industry's Holiday of Lights. Navy Pier is 15 minutes away.

SOPHY Hyde Park is near the University of Chicago and the future Obama Presidential Center site. The DuSable Museum of African American History is nearby. A plaque on the 'Kissing Rock,' marking the spot where Barack and Michelle Obama shared their first kiss, is across 53rd street. Chicago Midway Airport is 8.9 miles from the hotel, and O'Hare International Airport is 25.3 miles away. The Green Line train (55th Street/Garfield stop) is 2 miles away.

SOPHY Hyde Park offers room service, a business center, and discounted off-site self-parking for $34 per night. The hotel has a private dining room for small gatherings. It supports the Polished Pebbles Girls Mentoring Program. The hotel displays art from Hyde Park Academy High School students. SOPHY is dog-friendly (50lbs and under, $75 fee per pet, per stay) and a non-smoking hotel. Free gifts cards are available for travel or dining. ADA-accessible guestrooms are available, and a Hoyer lift is available upon request.