January 21, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Getaway to Chicago with that special someone this Valentine's Day and experience a refreshing and indulgent time together with one of two hotel packages for couples, offered by the Renaissance Chicago Hotel. Whether you're looking for a romantic getaway in Chicago, sharing champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries in bed, or wanting to rejuvenate with a 60-minute Swedish massage to put you in the mood, simply choose the escape that you desire at this luxury Chicago hotel:

Escape! Your Way to the Spa in Chicago

Rejuvenate yourself this weekend at the Chicago Renaissance Hotel with a spa treatment and a downtown Chicago hotel room. Indulge in a 60-minute Swedish massage at the new Renaissance Rejuvenation Center. Retreat back to your deluxe guest room and take advantage of the luxuries the hotel has to offer. Room rate does not include spa gratuity. Spa appointments can be made directly with the Rejuvenation Center, at (312) 372-7200, extension 2175. Rates from $239-$299, until March. Read more

January 15, 2009 -- No styrofoam cups or solvents can be found anywhere in the 100% non-smoking Hotel Indigo Chicago-Vernon Hills, which opened last fall with a full green agenda from the start. What guests will find is one of the area's few hybrid parking places that the hotel installed to increase consumer awareness and encourage guests to save gas and use lower emission transportation.

The Hotel Indigo Chicago-Vernon Hills is helping set eco-standards in the travel industry by instituting creative and aggressive programs to save water, energy and reduce solid waste. For example, in the area of water conservation, the hotel has implemented "Conserving for Tomorrow," an environmental program developed exclusively for InterContinental Hotels Group (the hotel's franchise company). There are low flow systems for faucets, toilets and showers, and guests are asked to use linens more than once to save water, detergent and energy. This program saves the hotel 7,200 gallons of water and 51 gallons of detergent per month. In addition, any chemicals used are eco-friendly.

Guests are greeted by a front desk and lobby Kirei board both made from reclaimed agricultural fiber, an eco-friendly wood substitute. Wall coverings are low VOC (volatile organic compound); Shaw Indigo wood laminate in guestrooms is made with 70% pre-consumer recycled content, and Johnsonite Millwork Base (an economical alternative to real wood that contributes to forest conservation) is featured in guestrooms and corridors. Read more