Crimson Lounge in Chicago is the city's premiere nightspot & lounge. Located in Hotel Sax in Chicago, formerly the House of Blues Hotel, Crimson Lounge promises a night full of exciting surprises, setting new standards in the bar scene in Chicago. Bottle Service creative cocktails, delicious cuisine from Bin 36, unparalleled VIP service and Celebrity DJ's including Samantha Ronson.
They offer table (bottle) service, hotel rooms upstairs, bring out bottles of champagne with sparklers for birthdays, comp hotel rooms for our biggest spenders like Vegas does.
In Short The hotel's pristine white lobby gives way to a much darker space, the spacious lounge, featuring walnut floors, paneled and textured walls, blood-red rugs, puckered sateen perches and floor-to-ceiling glass panels emblazoned with Victorian markings. Generous high boys near the bar seat five, but most opt for loungier options peppered throughout. Hotel guests mingle over...
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Posted by Fred Schlatter
on April 13, 2009, (Edited July 24, 2007)
The Scene "Arabian Nights"-like decor gives the feel of a magical getaway. Ornate fabrics, richly hued walls, colorful stained glass and lavishly full couches create not just a cool place for hotel guests, but also a destination spot for locals. Lounge under one of the tents or get there early to take over the VIP room to the right of the bar. The Draw If you're...
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The Hotel Sax (formerly the House of Blues Hotel) got a $17-million makeover from top to bottom, and that, of course, includes the first-floor lounge. The ornately decorated Crimson (in several shades of red) picks up where most hotel bars have dropped the ball: operating as a sleek destination venue first and hotel bar for hotel guests second. They've even managed to snag Lindsay Lohan's BFF...
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The cocktail waitress switched from one to the next and then to a bus boy. Forgetting ordered drinks left and right. Finally when our waitress returned I asked why she was so busy looking around at all the empty tables on a Saturday night... her excuse was, "There is a big party in the back" .... After she left I got the manager after I saw the...
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It's interesting that of Crimson's five 5-star reviews, none is by a user who has written anything else. Maybe this bar is so great that it inspires people to join Citysearch just to sing its praises. The sort of people who write, "The girls were hot and nice instead of pretentious and the guys were cute and classy." They work in the marketing department.
loved that i could go there after work and get greeted with a friendly smile and then escorted to a table.
The waitresses were at the front door saying hi and walking our party in. so nice!
When i asked the manager where the bathroom was(he was wearing a suit so i assumed) he put my arm in his and walked me to the restroom. I have to go back just to see if he is working there and get his name....
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Posted by badakhsh
on April 13, 2009, (Edited May 26, 2008)