Condé Nast Traveler today announced the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards with all nine 21c Museum Hotel properties recognized on the 2021 awards list. 21c Kansas City took the #1 spot in the Midwest, while 21c Chicago debuted as the #5 hotel in the Windy City. 21c hotel properties have earned top spots in the Readers’ Choice awards since 21c Louisville first hit the list in 2008. This year’s results for the brand are:
Top 20 in the Midwest
• #1 21c Kansas City
• #4 21c Oklahoma City
• #9 21c Cincinnati
Top 10 in Chicago
• #5 21c Chicago
Top 25 in the South
• #3 21c Louisville
• #6 21c Bentonville
• #7 21c Durham
• #8 21c Lexington
Top 10 in Nashville
• #4 21c Nashville
More than 800,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers submitted responses rating their travel experiences across the globe to provide a full snapshot about the places they can’t wait to return to next. The Readers’ Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry. The full list of winners can be found here.
“We continue to be humbled by the support of our fans and guests who make the effort to recognize us,” said Sarah Robbins, chief operating officer of 21c Museum Hotels. “21c is more than a place to sleep. We seek to create an enduring connection with our guests and the communities we are a part of, and to be a meaningful part of the cultural and economic life of our cities. This award is a testament to that connection and to the heartfelt hospitality that our team extends to every person who visits.”
The 2021 Readers' Choice Awards are published on Condé Nast Traveler's website at cntraveler.com/rca and celebrated in the November issue.
ABOUT 21c MUSEUM HOTEL CHICAGO
21c Museum Hotel Chicago, one of the newest adaptive reuse hotels in downtown Chicago, offers travelers a new travel experience, combining a multi-venue contemporary art museum and boutique hotel. Boasting 297 beautifully appointed rooms including 106 suites, the hotel is located at 55 East Ontario Street. The hotel has over 10,000 square feet of gallery space to exhibit the work of notable contemporary artists. The current exhibition, "This We Believe" on view through March 2022, features the work of more than 50 notable contemporary artists and explores the power and evolution of belief systems. 21c Museum Hotel Chicago joins eight other renowned 21c Hotel locations across the country to form North America’s only multi-venue museum dedicated to collecting and exhibiting the art of the 21st century. For more information, visit 21cchicago.com.
21c Museum Hotel Chicago lobby. Photo credit 21c Museum Hotel Chicago