The St. Regis Chicago

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Designed by Jeanne Gang, the 101-story tower is the tallest building anywhere by a female architect, its superior rooms starting at 400 square feet with deep soaking tubs and open-concept closets. Forbes notes the hotel's own bloody mary, made with local rye whiskey and served smoking in a glass rimmed with smoked salt, a nod to Chicago's Great Fire.