Fodor's Expert Review Hotel Indigo

Editor's Note: This location is no longer in operation.

Even though this hotel caters to business travelers, there is something refreshingly noncorporate about its guest rooms and lobby, which is dressed in plucky blues and greens. Furthering the summer-at-the-beach feel are the rooms' white wooden lounge chairs and hardwood floors. The hotel is just on the fringe of downtown activity—expect a 10-minute cab ride to the Loop—but, on the flip side, you can walk to Oak Street Beach, a few blocks southeast, in no time. And you get a bit of a residential, neighborhood feel.