Congress Plaza Hotel

Across the street from Grant Park, this downtown Chicago hotel was originally built in 1893 to accommodate visitors to the World's Columbian Exposition. The hotel offers 2 restaurants, a lounge, gift shop, and barber shop. 25 meeting rooms cover nearly 50,000 square feet (about 4,600 square meters) of function space, including a ballroom for groups of up to 2,000. The hotel's Gold Room, currently used for banquets and other formal events, has a vaulted ceiling, chandeliers, and gold-leaf trim. Wired and wireless Internet access is available throughout the property, free of charge.

• Meeting rooms 20 
• Conference space 
• Total number of rooms - 870 
• Multilingual staff 
• Safe-deposit box at front desk 
• 24-hour front desk 
• Porter/bellhop 
• Number of floors - 14 
• Gift shops or newsstand 
• Shopping on site 
• Dry cleaning/laundry service 
• Elevator/lift 

• Year Built 1893 
• Valet parking (surcharge) 
• Number of bars/lounges - 2 
• Breakfast available (surcharge) 
• Wedding services 
• Coffee shop or café 
• Concierge services 
• Fitness facilities 
• Free WiFi 
• Free wired Internet 
• Business center 
• Express check-in 
• Luggage storage 
• Number of restaurants - 2 
• Conference space size (feet) - 50000 
• Conference space size (meters) - 4645 
• Number of meeting rooms - 20 
• Self parking (surcharge) 
• Number of buildings/towers - 2 

• Family Hotel  
• Free Wi-Fi  
• Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)  

Gazebo Restaurant - Casual ambience, American cuisine. Open for breakfast and lunch.

Rafael Steak House - Serving Midwestern cuisine. Open late afternoon through late evening for dinner only.

Congress Lounge - Located just off the lobby. Cocktails, beer, wine, and light fare. Open daily.

A fitness center on the lower level of the Congress Plaza Hotel is open 24 hours a day.

Guests can run, walk, bicycle, or skate on a path that runs along Lake Michigan for 20 miles. It's accessed via Grant Park, across the street from the hotel. Bikes, in-line skates, and pedal-powered buggies can be rented at several beachfront locations. During the summer, Oak Street Beach, about two miles north, is a popular swimming spot when lifeguards are on duty. Canoeing, kayaking, and rowing equipment is available for rent at the Lincoln Park Boathouse, four miles north of the hotel. A public golf course is located six miles north.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

• Golfing nearby 
• Windsurfing nearby 
• Sailing nearby 
• Bicycle rentals nearby 

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.

• Accessible bathroom 
• In-room accessibility