HYATT CHICAGO COMPLETES $25 MILLION TRANSFORMATION

CHICAGO —A $25 million renovation of the Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile, which includes a new signature restaurant known as Level 2, is now complete. The hotel updated its 419 guestrooms, meeting space, lobby, indoor pool and fitness center. Chicago-based Looney & Associates led the design effort. It also added an Escape Bar, which offers space for informal small meetings with complimentary Wi-Fi, four iMac computers, two LCD HDTVs and printers. Guestrooms now feature new carpeting, drapery, wall covering, entertainment centers and oversized desks along with a stereo iPod docking station. The fitness center has been expanded by 60 percent and includes new cardio equipment with Wi-Fi access, individual TV screens and iPhone docking stations. The Level 2 restaurant serves contemporary American cuisine with organic local ingredients along with specialty cocktails and craft beers.