Congress Plaza Hotel and Convention Center, Chicago IL

Congress Plaza is an historic all service, first class hotel property featuring unique facilities situated just four blocks away from Art Center. The hotel is easy access to landmark attractions of Chicago like The Art Institute of Chicago, Symphony Center, Soldier Field, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Sears Tower. This classy historic hotel was built in 1893 exclusively for the World's Fair and today stands as one of Chicago's most unique artifact. It's European elegance marked by age-old touch, Italian mosaics in the lobby and now today's modern furnishing amalgamates to become great hotel for lodging in Chicago IL .

Its new age in-house facilities like activity desk, arcade/game room (pool table), safety deposit box, restaurant and bar/lounge and express check-in/check-out facility gives comfortable lodging option to the customers. For the business class guests the hotel features facilities like conference rooms, fax\copy machine, meeting halls, currency exchange, and A\V equipments.

The massive Congress Plaza hotel has 852 large and sophisticated guest including 36 suites. All the rooms are furnished modern facilities of climate controlling, A\C and new age electrical accessories. All the rooms feature private bathrooms with extra towel, linen and bedding. For dining there are great restaurants in close vicinity of Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center Hotel Chicago IL .

Congress Plaza features 852 guestrooms, including 36 suites. The spacious rooms vary in layout but all include draped windows, wooden dressers, and Impressionist artwork. Most rooms have views of Grant Park, Lake Michigan, and Buckingham Fountain. Major facilities available here include:

• Color TV with cable/satellite
• High-speed modem Internet accessing
• Telephone in bathroom
• Refrigerator
• Large working Desk with comfortable chair
• Dual-line telephone with voice message facility
• Coffee and tea making facility
• Bathrobes, extra towels, linens, bedding
• AM/FM radio, hair dryer, and iron/ironing board in all rooms
• Individual climate control facility
• Alarm clock and air conditioning
• Smoking and non-smoking rooms available on request
• Facility of wheelchair for physically disabled guests

Congress Plaza is an exclusive hotel featuring unique in-house facilities to make your stay as comfortable as possible. Some of the highlights of the facilities available here include:

• Well-equipped fitness center
• Round-the-clock front desk service
• Barber/beauty shop
• Gift shops or newsstand
• Activity desk
• Arcade/game room
• Pool table
• Safe-deposit box - front desk
• Shoe shine
• Coffee shop/cafe
• Restaurant and bar\lounge on site
• Room service available
• Dry cleaning service
• Express check-in/check-out facility
• Business services like conference rooms, audio/visual equipment, banking/ATM and photocopy and fax machine
• Catering
• Limousine service available

Congress Plaza is 18 miles from O'Hare International Airport. To reach the hotel, depart the airport by driving northeast on the Departures ramp. Merge onto I-190 heading east toward Chicago. I-190 East becomes the Kennedy Expwy/I-90 East; continue on I-90 East. Take the Congress Pkwy/I-290 exit toward Chicago Loop, and merge onto I-290 East. This turns into Congress Pkwy. Continue on Congress Parkway to S Michigan Ave. Turn right and proceed to the hotel, which is located at 520 S Michigan Avenue.

Congress Plaza is close to major hallmark attractions of Chicago. Some of the attractions close by are:

• Loop business district - 2 blocks
• Art Institute of Chicago - 1 block
• Loop theater district - ½ miles
• Tribune Tower - 1 mile
• Wrigley Building - 1 mile
• North Michigan Avenue/Magnificent Mile - 4 blocks
• Sears Tower - 1 mile
• Soldier Field - 1 mile
• Museum Campus - 1 mile
• Historic Water Tower - 1.5 miles
• John Hancock Center - 1.5 miles
• Museum of Contemporary Art - 1.5 miles
• Oak Street shopping - 2 miles
• Oak Street Beach - 2 miles
• Navy Pier - 2 miles
• McCormick Place Convention Center - 1 mile
• United Center - 3.5 miles
• Comiskey Park - 4 miles
• Wrigley Field - 6 miles

The customers of Congress Plaza hotel have given the hotel rating of 9.18 out of maximum possible 10 on the basis of facilities, services and location. This makes Congress Plaza one of the best hotels that we offer for reservations in Chicago.

The hotel is one of the most interesting architects of Chicago. It was real pleasure to stay here and enjoy the best hospitality you can experience.
Janet Twain

The antiquity of Congress Plaza Hotel was the main reason why I chose the hotel for my stay in Chicago. The food here at the restaurant was delicious and no wonder I didn't tried my tongue anywhere else.
Mark O'Cassey

Modernized in-house facilities like activity desk, arcade/game room (pool table), and great restaurant and bar for dining and drinking are strong enough reason to choose Congress Plaza as my destination in Chicago.
Chris Herman