The trendy Hotel Indigo® Chicago-Vernon Hills that opened in 2008 on Chicago's North Shore has received two prestigious awards from InterContinental Hotels Group: the Priority Club® Excellence Award for overall guest satisfaction and the Renovation Award for its major renovation program.
The hotel was recognized during the 2009 IHG Americas Investors & Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. earlier this month.
The Hotel Indigo Chicago-Vernon Hills was one of just 19 hotels selected for the Priority Club Excellence Award from a portfolio of more than 4,300 hotels, and had to meet the highest standards of quality and customer service.
"The Hotel Indigo Chicago-Vernon Hills exemplifies the outstanding service our hotels put forth to ensure our most loyal guests, Priority Club Rewards® members, are consistently valued and recognized," said Jim Abrahamson, president, the Americas, IHG. "The hotel further demonstrated its commitment to enhancing the guest experience with the renovation of its property last year, even during challenging economic times."
The stylish hotel provides guests with an environment where they can rest and re-charge in comfort. With easy access to downtown Chicago and O'Hare International Airport, the 100% non-smoking hotel offers contemporary interiors and a relaxed atmosphere, top-notch guest rooms and public areas, full service amenities and cutting edge cuisine.
All 127 studio suite accommodations – each with separate sitting and sleeping areas – boast hardwood floors, spa-inspired baths, plush bedding, natural color palettes with soft fabrics, complimentary WiFi, flat panel TV and refrigerator. PHI Bistro & Bar, with its distinctive décor, offers a casual gourmet menu selection with healthy seasonal menu "In.spirations." Additional amenities include a "Phitness" studio, indoor heated pool and business center.
With its transformation, the Hotel Indigo Chicago-Vernon Hills has also combined affordable luxury with eco-consciousness, instituting aggressive programs to save water, energy and reduce solid waste while offering the best non-intrusive, high quality, eco-friendly products and services to guests.
The hotel's design, management tools, water conservation and energy efficiency projects, as well as climate-change awareness campaigns with associates and guests, all seek to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and tackle the effects of climate change.
Hotel Indigo Chicago-Vernon Hills is managed by Lane Hospitality of Northbrook, IL under a license agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group. It was designed by TWP Architecture of Elm Grove, WI.
Hotel Indigo is known as the industry's first branded boutique hotel, artfully combining the conveniences and consistencies of a brand hotel with the design cache and service personality of a boutique at an attractive price. The Priority Club Rewards frequency program is the industry's first and largest guest loyalty program with more than 37 million members worldwide.
Hotel Indigo Chicago-Vernon Hills is located at 450 North Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills, IL 60061, an easy walk to shopping and entertainment, and minutes from numerous restaurants, the Cuneo Museum, Gurnee Mills Outlets and Great Lakes Naval Base. The hotel offers complimentary shuttle service within a five-mile radius, based on availability.
