Look inside The Wheelhouse Hotel

Nearly 400 baseball bats donated by Louisville Slugger form an art installation in the hotel lobby. People who’ve been to Bedderman Lodging’s FieldHouse Jones property might see a similarity between this and the vintage tennis racket installation at FieldHouse Jones.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

Hotel key cards at the new Wheelhouse Hotel are in keeping with the property’s baseball theme.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

A candy bodega in the hotel lobby is stocked with sweet treats, including Cracker Jack, of course.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

The Wheelhouse Hotel’s four-story greystone was built in the early 1900s and used to be an apartment building.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

A fourth-floor room at the new Wheelhouse Hotel, where ceilings on the top floor measure 12 feet high.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

A mini bar offers a box of Cracker Jack and other treats at the Wheelhouse Hotel.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

A room at the new Wheelhouse Hotel, with a window overlooking Clark Street.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

The bathrooms at the new Wheelhouse Hotel all have walk-in showers, no tubs.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

A hat and ice bucket are part of the decor in a guestroom at the new Wheelhouse Hotel.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

A quote from baseball legend Yogi Berra is posted outside a room at the new Wheelhouse Hotel.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

A room number is written in tile in front of the door at the new Wheelhouse Hotel.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

Chairs from the early 1900s that once belonged to Selz Chicago Shoes now sit at the end of a hallway in The Wheelhouse.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

A room at the new Wheelhouse Hotel, opening Sept. 1.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

Each of the guestrooms has a baseball-related quote posted outside the door.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

Looking southeast down Clark Street from the hotel rooftop, which holds about 50 people. It’s open to hotel guests and can be reserved for private functions.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

Bathrobes are among the amenities for guests at the new Wheelhouse Hotel.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

Tables in the hotel lobby face Clark Street. Hotel guests and other patrons can have pastries and coffee in the homey space.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )

Nods to America’s pastime are peppered throughout the hotel.   ( Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune )