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Opening Date
December 1977

General Manager
Michele Grosso

Physical Features
Property Size: 600,000 square feet/55,742 square metres
Total Number of Rooms: 435
Guest Rooms: 344
Suites: 91
Number of Stories: Occupies floors 10 through 31 of Water Tower Place
Design Aesthetic: European style with crisp French St. Laurent marble, hand-woven carpeting and a sophisticated amber, topaz blue and pewter colour palette
Architect: Edward Dart of Loebl, Schlossman, Bonnett & Dart, in collaboration with CF Murphy Associates
Interior Designer(s): Brayton Hughes Design Studios
History: Opened in 1975, managed by Four Seasons since 1977
Location: Perched high atop historic Water Tower Place, steps from Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile

Spa
Opening Date: December 1977
Size: 1,996 sq ft / 185 sq m
Interior Designer: The Gettys Group
Design Aesthetic:
Italian marble, European fabrics
Wall-sized glass tile sculpture evokes waves reflecting off water of indoor lap pool
Framed black-and-white vintage fitness photographs
Number of Treatment Rooms: 5
Signature Treatment:
Herbal infusion massage (85 minutes)
Teens/Children:
Teen signature facials and massages
Mother-daughter relaxing manicure
Products:
Luzerne & Decléor Skincare
LaNatura & Basanti Bodycare
Joya candles
Special Features:
Baths for All Seasons In-Room Bath Menu, featuring hot herbal tea, soothing eye mask, exfoliating loofah, bath pillow and moisture balm
Spa Director: Kathryn Wittman

Dining
Executive Chef: Mark Payne
Sommelier: Pierre Lasserre
Examples of Locally Sourced Ingredients:
Capriole Farms (Indiana) goat cheese
Organic golden and chioggia beets from Chicago's Green City Market
Restaurant: The Café
Cuisine: Modern American featuring seasonal ingredients and classical cooking methods
Signature Dish:
Lobster bisque with carrot-zucchini muffin
Four Story Hill Farm young chicken with baby turnips, crimini mushrooms, tri-colour baby carrots and roasted garlic jus
Size: 2,138 sq ft / 198.6 sq m
Indoor Seating: 91
Designer: Frank Nicholson Incorporated
Restaurant: The Greenhouse
Cuisine: Modern American featuring seasonal ingredients and classical cooking methods
Size: 5,562 sq ft / 516.7 sq m
Indoor Seating: 270
Designer: Frank Nicholson Incorporated

Recreation
Off-site Activities:
Golf
Tennis
Pools:
Number of Pools: 1
Indoor Pool: A temperature-controlled, four-lane lap pool; a nearby sun deck features lake and city views
Fitness Facilities:
Size: 4,004 sq ft / 372 sq m
Special Features:
Indoor lap pool with glass roof enclosure
Sundeck offering views of Chicago skyline
Sample Fitness Activities:
Pilates, yoga
Water aerobics

For Younger Guests
Ritz Kids programme includes gifts from the Red Toy Wagon
Cookies and milk turndown service
Daily cookie baking in the kitchen with the Pastry Chef

Meeting Rooms
Total Size: 26,707 sq ft / 2,482 sq m
Largest Ballroom: 9.000 sq ft / 835 sq m
Meet and Feed Capacity: 400
Banquet Capacity: 900
Breakout Spaces: 9
Unique Meeting and Event Facilities:
Most meeting rooms offer skyline views of Chicago
BlackBerry breaks

Corporate Social Responsibility
Awarded Green Seal certification from City of Chicago for environmental programmes
Fundraises for children's cancer research through Run for Gus to benefit Children's Memorial Hospital