The Drake Hotel, Chicago, IL The Palm Court in The Drake Hotel is one of the most opulent tea salons, having hosted guests such as Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana. Guests can enjoy gastronomic cuisine including lavender egg salad or cream puffs for dessert, washed down with their signature tea blend of Indian Assam, chocolate notes from Chinese Keemum, Ceylon, and Formosa Oolong. Does it get better than that? Yeah, it does; there’s a live harpist who performs in the tea salon, too.