The Publishing House Bed and Breakfast

"How did it strike you on arrival?A millennial B&B, with a personable team, contemporary loft setting, vintage décor, and a great location for exploring the West Loop dining scene. What’s the crowd like?Urbane home-away-from-home seekers. The good stuff: Tell us about your room.Great combination of old bones—think exposed brick walls, wood floors, and sizeable windows—and fresh furniture, including platform beds, flea-market finds (like wall-mounted animal heads), and light-flooded windows illuminating it all, impart a soulful take on design. We’re craving some deep, restorative sleep. They got us?Cozy beds are much more hotel-standard than B&B basic, with nice throw blankets. How about the little things, like mini bar, or shower goodies. Any of that worth mentioning?Design varies with each room, but all have interesting details like funky bookends, mounted longhorn skulls, and Oriental rugs. Makes you want to go thrifting with the owner. Please tell us the bathroom won’t let us down.Clawfoot tubs, walk-in showers, and cozy bathrobes—you won't remember this is a B&B. Maybe the most important topic of all: Wi-Fi. What’s the word?Good and included. Staff: If you could award one a trophy, who gets it, and why?The team opens their own enviable kitchen to guests for breakfast and travel advice. Anything stand out about other services and features? Whether it’s childcare, gyms, spas, even parking—whatever stuck with you.Guests are encouraged to hang out in the third-floor living area with a piano. You’ll discover plenty of dining options when venturing out—including a lively wine bar, The Press Room, in the basement of the building. What was most memorable—or heartbreaking—about your stay?My home décor was disappointing in comparison. Bottom line: worth it, and why?Great style and personable welcome add up nicely." - Elaine Glusac

"Every detail in this beautiful city bolthole has been carefully considered, from the fresh pastries in the butler’s pantry to the Malin+Goetz products in each en-suite bathroom – and keep an eye out for pugs Angus and Louie. Owner Kimberly Lowery sourced the modern and vintage furniture herself. “I spent two years travelling around the US to flea markets, antiques shops and auctions,” says Lowery. She moved from Melbourne to Chicago in 2014 and opened the 11-room hotel three years later. The name stems from the building’s original purpose: it started life in 1909 as the Free Methodist Publishing House."

"A millennial B&B, with personable hosts, a contemporary loft setting, vintage décor, and a great location for exploring the West Loop dining scene. With a nice balance of style and hospitality—with clawfoot tubs, walk-in showers, and cozy bathrobes—you won't remember this is a B&B. The owners run a lively wine bar, The Press Room, in the basement of the building. Guests of the 11-room inn are encouraged to hang out in the third-floor living area with a piano." - Elaine Glusac

"The Publishing House Bed-and-Breakfast in Chicago's West Loop is in a building that was once the Free Methodist Publishing House, converted into an 11-room boutique B&B by owners Shawn Uldridge and Kimberly Lowerly with a nod to its editorial heritage." - Sarah Buder