Looking to book one night at a Marriott property in chicago to celebrate anniversary with my wife - mostly deciding between the Gwen and the Ritz. Which would you choose? (Assume price doesn’t matter)

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Ritz is top notch for Chicago - was there for work last week.

Food is just okay, but overall experience is fantastic and right off of Michigan Ave. rooms were recently renovated and are fairly spacious. View is meh.

Was only there for a few days but somehow all of the servers knew my name, which was a nice touch

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Rooms were also super quiet even at the lower levels - was on floor ~20 and could hear zero road noise - and beds / carpet are super comfortable and homey

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Ritz all the way. Stayed last year for NYE and it was great. Gwen really is just meh.

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Ritz for sure. Spa is amazing, almost all rooms have a view of the lake and the bar and restaurant are super pleasant. Food is meh, but ambiance and people watching is great!

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The Gwen is meh.

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Some of my peers stayed there for training. I went in to one of the rooms. It’s not super spacious or above par, pretty normal. Haven’t been to the Ritz so I wouldn’t know how they compare.

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Ritz no doubt

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