The four-star Westin River North Chicago, once a Hotel Nikko enterprise, retains but a spark of its original Japanese flair. Rooms are spacious and modern and really are not all that special for the price until you sit down on the bed. The famous pillow top beds might make it extremely hard to wake up in the morning. In the hotel bar, guests are able to make their own mojitos on weeknights. Located on the Chicago River, the luxurious hotel is near the Merchandise Mart, Magnificent Mile, Loop, House of Blues, and Chicago's theater district.