Located in the landmark Carbide and Carbon Building, the Hard Rock adds a badass edge to the Art Deco skyscraper. The musically minded hotel draws guests such as married rockers Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson. Step into the lobby, which was recently renovated for a classic vibe. Be sure to tour the hotel’s display cases, which show off noted musicians’ outfits, instruments and other rock ’n’ roll memorabilia. (You’ll want to avoid Steven Tyler’s too-tight-for-comfort lace-up red pants and tacky cartoon-woman-patterned vest.) Despite that, the hotel is more sleek than kitschy. Its modern silver-gray rooms offer Aveda toiletries, feather-top beds and laptop safes, and they keep to the music theme with bathroom murals of icons such as Bowie and the Beatles. If that’s not hardcore enough for you, get the rock-star treatment by staying in the Extreme Suite, a 950-foot-space penthouse that’s on its own floor with private elevator access. Rock on.

Hard Rock Hotel Chicago Amenities:

• 381 rooms. Wireless Internet access. Restaurant, bar. Fitness center. Spa. Business center. Pets accepted.