FirstSuites Score 10.20 out of 10, EMPTYJET 6★
The Peninsula Chicago
Chicago · United States
84.3EMPTYJETEMPTYJET Consensus score out of 100Price on request
- City
- city breaks
- business
EMPTYJET ApprovedThe Guests' — N° 655 of 777EMPTYJET rank #1193
Waldorf Astoria Chicago
Third band: properties that pass the EMPTYJET luxury gate but with fewer or narrower references. Still a deliberate selection, not a directory.
6,159 guest reviews analysed
11 East Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Distinctions
Hotel distinction
Forbes Travel Guide
Global excellence index- Industry awards
Advisor network
Card travel programme
EMPTYJET Consensus
94.0 / 100
Our own composite of guest reviews across Google, Tripadvisor, Booking, Agoda and every major platform — the praise and the complaints.
Analysed from 6,159 guest reviews across Tripadvisor, Google, Booking.com and Priceline.
Most noted: rooms.
Best for
- city breaks
- design lovers
- business
- couples
About Waldorf Astoria Chicago
Waldorf Astoria Chicago is a Waldorf Astoria hotel located in Chicago, United States. The property holds a Four-Star rating from Forbes Travel Guide and appears in the MICHELIN Guide with One Key. It is listed by La Liste among the Top 1000 hotels with a score of 93.5/100.
The hotel is a member of Virtuoso and part of the American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts programme. It received the World Travel Awards for United States' Leading Lifestyle Hotel in 2025 and has an EMPTYJET Consensus rating of 94/100.
Why it stands out
EMPTYJET lists this property as EMPTYJET for its Waldorf Astoria affiliation and multiple industry recognitions: Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star, MICHELIN Guide One Key, La Liste Top 1000 and the World Travel Awards 2025.
Key facts
- Official classification
- 5-star (google_maps)
- Brand
- Waldorf Astoria
- Type
- City
Awards & affiliations
- Forbes Travel GuideFour-Star2026
- La ListeTop 10002026
- MICHELIN GuideOne Key
- World Travel AwardsWinner · United States' Leading Lifestyle Hotel2025
- American ExpressFine Hotels + Resorts
- VirtuosoMember
- American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts
Location
41.8997, -87.6275 · approximatePosition is approximate (area); exact coordinates are pending verification.
Sources+
- EMPTYJET seed catalogueSeed5 fields
- Official brand / collection siteBrand3 fields
- Serper (Google Maps data)Places provider2 fields
- Forbes Travel GuideAward issuer1 field
- WikidataEncyclopedia6 fields
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