Indeed, during a visit earlier this summer, business was brisk at a Ravella hotel bar which has Tuscan-inspired views of manicured hedges surrounding a fire pit, with customers sipping martinis and noshing on pappardelle with veal meatballs.

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Inside, the cockpit is clearly oriented toward the driver, with a racing-inspired three-spoke steering wheel, a steel bar and metal cage for the shifter, and burnished metal flourishes throughout.

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Finish your trip with cocktails and Asian-inspired small plates at The Terrace, the intimate rooftop bar atop Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star The Peninsula Chicago.

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