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Opened June 2, 1998, this magnificent 33-story, 800-room hotel located in downtown Chicago adjacent and connected to the convention center. Near Chicagos nightlife, Michigan Avenue shopping, theaters, museums and sporting arenas. The hotel consists of spacious accommodations with spectacular views of the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan, healthclub, indoor pool, restaurant & bar, elegant hospitality suites and meeting facilities, and enclosed parking.
Location:
Connected to McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicagos South Loop. Immediately off I-55 *Stevenson Expy* on Martin L. King Drive.
Areas Served:
Chicago, McCormick Place, O'Hare International Airport, Midway Airport
Restaurants: - Daily Grind: Coffee bar/Sundry/Gift Shop. Offering Starbucks coffee service. Open 6am-10pm 7 days a week.
- Shor: Shor Restaurant and MX Lounge is located on the hotels fist floor, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Brick-oven pizza served and TV's everywhere for local/national sports, news & events. Outdoor seating will be avaliable, wheather permitting
- Networks Restaurants:: Open 7 days a week. Located on the first floor next to Networks Lounge. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Outdoor seating available (weather permitting.)
- Perks:: Coffee bar/Sundry/Gift Shop. Offering Starbucks style coffee service with all the amenities of a 7-11 and WH Smith gift shop. Open 6:00am-10:00pm 7 days a week.
- Room Service:: Available 24 hours a day. Breakfast: 6AM - 11AM All Day Dining: 11AM - Midnight Limited Menu: Midnight- 6AM
Recreation: - Amusement Parks
- Empress Casino
- Six Flags Great America: Located on the hotel's 4th floor, at the East end of the hallway. Facilities include: Indoor heated lap pool Outdoor Sun Deck - Open weather permitting Sauna Full service health club, including cardiovascular & strength-training equipment Available for Hotel guests only
Attractions: - * AT&T- 3 miles North/ 227 W. Monroe * Ameritech - Several office within 3 miles of hotel * Amoco Corp - 3 1/2 miles North/ 200 E. Randolph * Chicago Loop/Michigan Ave Shopping - 3 miles North/ 7 minutes by train * Chinatown - 15 blocks West * Comiskey Park (Chicago White Sox) - 1 1/2 miles SW/ 333 W. 35th St. * Grant Park - 10 blocks North * IL Institute of Technology (IIT) - 1 mile SW/ 10 W. 33rd St. * McCormick Place Conv. Complex - Hotel connected to the South Bldg. * Mercy Hospital - 3 blocks SW/ 2525 S. Michigan Ave. * METRA Commuter Train to Loop - 7 min. to Loop/ con to hotel via McCormick Place * Michael Reese Hospital/Columbia - 5 blocks SW/ 2929 S. Ellis * Museum Campus (Alder Planetarium, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium) - 10 blocks North * Peat Marwick(KPMG) - 3 1/2 miles North/7 min by train/ 303 E. Wacker * Prudential Plaza - 3 1/2 miles North/7 min by train/ 130 E. Randolph * Quaker Oats Co - 8 miles North/ 321 N. Clark * Sears Tower - 2 1/2 miles NW/ 233 S. Wacker Dr. * Soldier Field (Chicago Bears) - 9 blocks North * Wrigley Field - 8 miles North - $20 cab fare * 31st Street Beach - 6 blocks South
- Sightseeing Fax:: Boats: Wendella Sightseeing Boats : 312-337-1446, May-Sept. Spirit of Chicago Harbor Cruises : 312-836-7899, Year Round Shoreline Sightseeing : 312-222-9328, May-Sept. Odyssey : 630-990-0800, Year Round Buses American Sightseeing Chicago : 312-251-3100 Chicago Trolley Company : 312-663-0260 Carriages/Horse Drawn The Noble Horse : 312-266-7878
- Amusement Parks/Entertainment Centers:: * Empress Casino, 825 Empress Dr, Hammond IN - located 15 away * Six Flags Great America (May-Oct)- located 1 hour away
- Points of Interest:: * Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park (May-Oct) - 5 blocks away * Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St. - 3 mi. away * John Hancock Center Observatory, 875 N Michigan - 5 miles away * Navy
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