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America’s Coolest Rooftop Bars

The hard work was worth it! Travel + Leisure magazine has named I|O Urban Roofscape at The Godfrey Hotel Chicago one of America’s Coolest Rooftop Bars. The article recognizes Chef Riley Huddleston’s unique mixology and experimentation with his drink menu, as well as the hotel’s cubist, modern design. Take a look at the feature here.

From the fourth floor perch at the epicenter of River North, I|O Urban Roofscape offers panoramic views of Chicago southern skyline. I|O Urban Roofscape encompasses nearly 10,000 square feet of lounge and event space to offer a premier destination of style for all occasions and private events.

You can view our food and drink menus, or make a reservation, at iogodfrey.com. Stop by this summer to try a Chef’s Margarita made with fresh juics and Don Julio, Tuaca, and Cointreau with a signature habanero salt air foam, or satisfying Golden Truffle Fries with parmesan and truffle ketchup. See you soon!

Share Your Experience

At The Godfrey Hotel Chicago, we provide best-in-class amenities to make your trip to Chicago memorable and comfortable. Our room and suite amenities include a daily newspaper, coffeemaker, L’OCCITANE bath products, complimentary wi-fi, luxurious bedding, and more.

As a guest at our hotel, you can also enjoy, among our many on-site features, I|O Urban Roofscape on the 4th floor, our Spa∙Boutique, a 24-hour fitness center, and valet parking or self-parking.

Click here to let us know about your experience on TripAdvisor and share what your favorite amenities are.

Q&A with Gettys Design Director Chris McDonough

Chris McDonough is Design Director at The Gettys Group, leading interior design for the guest rooms at The Godfrey Hotel Chicago. We spoke to him about where he started with the project, and about how he wanted guests to feel when they arrived at the hotel.

The Gettys Group Design Director Chris McDonough created an urban sanctuary when designing guest rooms at The Godfrey Hotel Chicago.

Q: What are some of your favorite features in the guest rooms?

A: From a guest experience and emotional response, my favorite aspect of the guest room is the overall feeling of sophisticated calm that the space provides. The subtle variance in the shower tile finish is a hidden design element that the guest can discover.

Q: Where did you start when designing the rooms? Or, what was the inspiration?

A: The boldness and the strength of the exterior architecture was obviously a design parameter that we had to consider. When considering the guest room design, our goal was to compliment the unique exterior but also provide an urban sanctuary for the guest from the energy of River North.

Q: What do you want guests to feel when they stay at The Godfrey Hotel Chicago?

A: We would like the guest to feel stylish and sophisticated, and that they have found a hidden, unique gem within the crowded Chicago hotel market.

To see more of our guest room photos, take a look at this blog post featuring the newly designed spaces. You can also learn more about guest room features at The Godfrey Hotel Chicago by clicking here.

Thank you Chris for conducting the Q&A.

Siobhan Higgins Review of The Godfrey Hotel in AirChicago

Siobhan Higgins wrote about how The Godfrey Hotel is THE hottest new hotel in Chicago for the heavily-anticipated inaugural issue of this quarterly magazine distributed within Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway Airports. Check out what he thinks are the best parts of The Godfrey Hotel and I|O Urban Roofscape.

Spring Improvements at IO Urban Roofscape

Chicago’s winter was a rough one – we heard new phrases on how to describe the deep freeze we withstood, including Chiberia, Polar Vortex (or really, Polar Vortices), among others. It felt like the worst winter ever but on the record books, it was only the third snowiest winter in Chicago’s history.

Now that spring is finally here, we’re rejoicing and beautifying our indoor-outdoor rooftop, I|O Urban Roofscape. Yesterday, we added more lounge seating, additional water elements and more flowers. You can see a photo below of the installation in progress.

Beautification at IO Urban Roofscape - Chicago's largest indoor-outdoor lounge. — Beautification at IO Urban Roofscape – Chicago’s largest indoor-outdoor lounge.

George Jordan, Area General Manger and SVP of Oxford Hotels & Resorts, relaxing for a minute at IO Urban Roofscape.

We love the new additions that add to the welcoming, lounge-feel to IO Urban Roofscape. Our Area General Manager and SVP of Oxford Hotels & Resorts, George Jordan (above), was spotted chilling out on our new lounges.

Be sure to stop by IO Urban Roofscape this spring. The restaurant just started serving full brunch on weekends, along with breakfast, lunch and dinner. To see the menu and details, visit http://www.iogodfrey.com. See you there.