The Peninsula Chicago

Set in the heart of the Magnificent Mile, the Peninsula Chicago is ideally situated near all of the city's key attractions, businesses and entertainment. On the doorstep of Chicago's Lake Michigan and Michigan Avenue, the hotel is located in the center of the city's most exclusive shops and steps from the historic Water Tower. The Peninsula Chicago is located 13 miles from Chicago Midway Airport and 17 miles from Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The Peninsula Chicago offers 9,000 square feet of versatile meeting and event space, providing the flexibility for every type of event from intimate meetings to lavish galas. The Grand Ballroom can accommodate up to 550 guests in a variety of configurations. Five additional function rooms and a boardroom with a plasma flat screen television and a fully equipped business center with offices and computer stations are also available for rental. Several fine dining options are available. Avenues serves contemporary cuisine from an exhibition kitchen, and was recently awarded perfect scores from each of Chicago's major publications in 2005. A fully-equipped spa and exercise facility with panoramic city views is located at the top of the hotel. The Peninsula Chicago offers 339 luxurious and spacious guestrooms and suites furnished in a magnificent classical style, including the 3,000 square foot Peninsula Suite. Each guestroom and suite is equipped with a state-of-the-art electronic system that allows guests to control guestroom features with the touch of a button. All guestrooms and suites feature marble bathrooms with separate shower, a deep soaking tub with a TV above the tub, and hands-free telephone. Also included are an oversized executive desk with silent fax machine, dataport and complimentary network and wireless high-speed Internet access

The Berkeley — London, United Kingdom

Dedicated to the art of gracious living, The Berkeley Hotel is situated in the fashionable area of Belgravia, a few minutes walk from Hyde Park and the elegant shops of Knightsbridge and Sloane Street. The accomodations are richly appointed and the public areas are exquisitely composed by designers such as Tessa Kennedy and John Stefanidis. In addition, The Berkeley is London's top gastronomic destination, featuring the acclaimed, Michelin star rated Petrus restaurant, and superb, casual dining at the Boxwood Cafe. The hotel's famous drinking-spot, The Blue Bar, has been a talking point of glossy magazines and gossip columns around the globe. The hotel, its bar and pool are all favored by stars such as Madonna, Leonardo diCaprio and Giselle. Guests enjoy the celebrated afternoon tea at the Caramel Room, with its award-winning fashionista motif. Pret-a-Portea adds a creative twist to the classic elements of the traditional English Afternoon tea, with cakes and pastries inspired by every fashion season's catwalk designs for the style conscious, and with savories in miniature mouth-fulls for the figure conscious. The Berkeley Health Club and Spa has a high-tech gymnasium with renowned personal training and a rooftop swimming pool that opens up to the sky in fine weather. With its discreet and lavish service, The Berkeley embodies the most civilized of virtues.

Loews Miami Beach Hotel — Miami Beach, FL, United States

Plunge into the legendary South Beach vida loca, where glamour meets upscale elegance at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Part Art Deco landmark, part sophisticated modern marvel but all a South Beach standout, gracing the most magnificent sun-drenched stretch of beach imaginable. A scene to be seen, or not. Shops to shop in, explosive Emeril Lagasse cuisine to devour, nightlife to live or a spectacular new spa in which to steal away and rejuvenate. Tan-lines need some attention? The beach, pool and cabanas beckon ...

The Tides South Beach — Miami Beach, FL, United States

A streamlined mix of sophisticated glamor, classic Miami history and modern amenities and services. A destination of choice for titans of industry and champions of leisure alike, The Tides South Beach captures the quintessential style, high wattage glamor and relaxed attitude that epitomize the South Beach lifestyle. Built in the Art Deco style by master architect Lawrence Murray Dixon, The Tides' striking facade debuted in 1936 along South Beach's hippest strip known as Ocean Drive. In its original incarnation the hotel offered 115 spectacular rooms and boasted a devoted clientele of celebrities and international travelers. The Tides' ten-story facade is finished with ollipic limestone and white chunks of coral excavated from the ocean floor when Miami Beach was created in 1915 by Carl Fisher and! John Collins.