Sofitel Hotel Chicago

Flew into Chicago from New York City for a few days.  Stayed at the Sofitel Hotel - excellent.  We ate at some really fine restaurants in Chicago, including Tru. It was very interesting to learn something of the arhitectural history of Chicago during a ...

... .    In lieu of snorkeling we booked a glass bottom boat trip to the opposite end of Na'ama Bay near the Sofitel Hotel.  The couple next to me were Muslim.  The woman was intently watching the fish.  She was in stark contrast ...

... about the scratch!). We caught their free shuttle bus to the airport where we then caught another shuttle to our hotel,The Sofitel. We were a bit disappointed with the Sofitel. It was basically a typical airport hotel, which did nothing to calm ...

... stayed in the same hotel, on the same street.  So...we are becoming REALLY familiar with Bangkok.  I joke that besides Chicago, Bloomington (my hometown) and Carbondale (college town), Bangkok is the city I know best in the world.  It's not ...

... who has been in Australia for a while and is trying to find a way to extend his visa, first went to the cafe on the top of Hotel Sofitel. This is the cheap way to get the (almost 360º) view of Melbourne from up high instead of paying the $30 to go to the ...

... I was and where I went, but I do have to admit, the highlight of my wanderings in Melbourne was the bathroom on the 63rd floor of Hotel Sofitel. I stopped in to use the loo, and oh my, what a sight...you have the best views of the city below. Now that's ...

... , March 28, 2007 it is: 3:00 am the same day in New York - Eastern Standard Time 2:00 am the same day in Chicago - Central Standard Time 1:00 am the same day in Denver - Mountain Standard Time 12:00 pm the previous day in Los Angeles - Pacific ...

Long day of travel, starting from Chicago yesterday afternoon, and connecting through Frankfurt. There is a very strict rule that you cannot have a stamp in your passport from Israel if you are going to come to Lebanon. My very thick passport with tons of ...

... hotel (it's close to the airport and miles from civilisation). And to be honest, he was too weary: I can't fault the Sofitel. Service was excellent, food was very good. Apparently there've been some bad reviews on the 'net, but from our ...

... final day of our journey.  A sail around Milford Sound and a 5-hour bus ride to our beloved Sofitel.   Upon our arrival to the hotel, I checked us in, while Lisa checked us into the spa.  We had a 60-minute unbelievable ...

... their sides. We finish with dinner at a small place off the main square downtown.  It's like being back in Chicago at a Greek restaurant, except we keep having to remind ourselves this is real....and that's the Mediteranian out there in ...