ACME Hotel Chicago, Outset Collection by Hilton

ACME Hotel Chicago stands at 15 East Ohio Street in River North, two blocks from the Magnificent Mile. It has 130 rooms over 15 floors, in a building listed as dating from 1920, and it joined Outset Collection by Hilton when the brand's first properties opened for reservations for stays from December 2025. Until the conversion it traded as ACME Hotel Company, owned by Rebel Hospitality, whose principal is Gene Kornota. Condé Nast Traveler readers ranked it the top hotel in Chicago in the magazine's 2019 Readers' Choice Awards.

The place

River North, two blocks from the Magnificent Mile. The Chicago Riverwalk and the House of Blues are close by, which puts the hotel inside the district's nightlife corridor rather than in the quieter business streets of the Loop.

The concept

Hilton describes Outset Collection as a set of hotels spread across urban destinations, small towns, adventure outposts and offbeat hubs. Two properties were confirmed at launch: a basecamp in Moab and this Chicago hotel, the only city address of the pair.

The interiors keep the identity the hotel built under its previous name: murals, retro décor and smart-technology rooms. Coverage of the ACME years singled out ESP guitars in the rooms, Amazon Echo devices and a rock-and-roll theme with local artwork, a pairing of music and art that the new flag says it has kept.

Dining & wellness

Craft coffee and pastries are served in the lobby by West Town Bakery. The Berkshire Room, the hotel bar, covers the evening with cocktails; it was already known for its craft cocktail list before the rebrand.