Despite containing the word hot, most hotels are actually temperature-controlled to remain at 14 degrees Celsius, just cool enough to allow the full-time wearing of fashionable gloves. Bring your best pair of digit-warmers and pick up today's Groupon: for $99, you get a one-night stay in a guest room (up to a $200 value) at the InterContinental Chicago on the Magnificent Mile.

The InterContinental Chicago is a landmark hotel whose front doors are proudly positioned on the stoop of the Magnificent Mile. All its 790 renovated rooms have spectacular views of either the city’s firefly lights or its secret-ensconcing lake. Guest rooms, which are styled with 1920s flair, feature oversized desks for rotund business ambitions, high-speed Internet, HDTVs for oversized programming, terrycloth bathrobes hand-stitched by Terry himself, maid service, and the world delivered to your door through your complimentary morning paper. The hotel’s amenities include a Junior-Olympic sized pool, 24-hour business center, restaurant, bar, and an entire second hotel hidden within the walls.

Reviews

More than 600 TripAdvisors give InterContinental an average of four owl eyes, and nearly 100 Yelpers give it a 3.5-star average:

• We only stayed one night but, the service was excellent, location was better than we imagined, and they were very flexible! – eggburt, TripAdvisor
• Classy, clean and just all around excellent service – Elizabeth C., Yelp