As competition increases among the city's growing ranks of high-end hotels, an extravagant list of amenities has evolved, including $60,000 proposal packages and in-room spas
By Judith Nemes Special to the Tribune
July 23, 2007
When Jean Antoniou checked in to The Peninsula Chicago with her husband in early July to celebrate her 45th birthday, the general manager arranged to have a flourless chocolate cake waiting in her room, along with a bottle of chilled pinot grigio, her wine of choice. An assortment of the extra pillows she prefers were fluffed on the bed, and the music wafting from the speakers was the Moody Blues, her husband's favorite."The hotel anticipates what I'll want before I even ask for it," said Antoniou, a mother of four who lives in Hinsdale and frequents the Peninsula at least once a month for philanthropic events she helps organize or for getaways in downtown Chicago. "Everyone in the hotel knew it was my birthday and they made me feel like queen for a day. It's that type of service that puts one hotel in front of all others for me."
When Jean Antoniou checked in to The Peninsula Chicago with her husband in early July to celebrate her 45th birthday, the general manager arranged to have a flourless chocolate cake waiting in her room, along with a bottle of chilled pinot grigio, her wine of choice. An assortment of the extra pillows she prefers were fluffed on the bed, and the music wafting from the speakers was the Moody Blues, her husband's favorite."The hotel anticipates what I'll want before I even ask for it," said Antoniou, a mother of four who lives in Hinsdale and frequents the Peninsula at least once a month for philanthropic events she helps organize or for getaways in downtown Chicago. "Everyone in the hotel knew it was my birthday and they made me feel like queen for a day. It's that type of service that puts one hotel in front of all others for me."
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