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Thompson Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States · Thompson Hotels · Core Luxury
Thompson Chicago occupies a 1980s tower on the Gold Coast, the wealthy Lake Shore Drive district that merchant princes like Potter Palmer built up after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Originally the Sutton Place Hotel, it was reimagined under Thompson founder Jason Pomeranc with interiors by Tara Bernerd and Partners, whose sleek minimalism and high-thread-count linens helped define the Thompson brand's national identity before the company ever opened a second hotel.
- 247 rooms
- Opened 2013
- Neighborhood: Gold Coast
- Interiors: Tara Bernerd & Partners
About Thompson Chicago
- The 247-room hotel includes six two-level penthouse suites and sits two blocks from the Magnificent Mile, on a street lined with 19th-century mansions.
History
Thompson Chicago opened in October 2013 at 21 East Bellevue Place, a 1980s Gold Coast tower that had been the Sutton Place Hotel. Jason Pomeranc and Tara Bernerd and Partners made it the Thompson that proved the brand before a second hotel existed. Two hundred forty-seven rooms, six two-level penthouses.
The setting
At 21 East Bellevue Place on the Gold Coast, two blocks from the Magnificent Mile, off Rush Street.
Amenities
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
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