I was at the hotel for five days at the end of June. The hotel is a great location for business and tourists, located at the north end of the loop and very close to the Michigan avenue shopping. The rooms are comparable to those at other Renaissance hotels, decorated in a metro-chic style. The desks, however, have just regular straight back chairs and only a single outlet on the desktop. The concierge lounge was good, but a little crowded and only views of adjacent buildings. The fitness center is on the small side, but I only had to wait for equipment to open on one occasion. My room was on the east side of the hotel and had very limited views of the lake and the river. However, if possible, you should ask not to be on the east side. Across the street from the Renaissance on the east side is another hotel, The Wit. The Wit has a large nightclub/fitness center/ restaurant/bar on the top floor. It also has a retractable roof. If the weather is nice, the roof is open and the sounds from the top floors is quite loud. I was on the 23rd floor and the noise on a couple of the nights was loud enough to keep me awake for awhile. I did not have the opportunity to eat the restaurant (there are just so many good options within a short walking distance), but the lobby bar was quite pleasant with reasonable (by NY standards) pricing. The lobby could get quite crowded and noisy, but it is group tour season and that is to be expected at any hotel this time of year.
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