Congress Plaza Hotel

Category: Loop

The Congress Plaza Hotel on Michigan Avenue by Grant Park is located on South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Ill., across from Grant Park. The Art Institute of Chicago is two blocks away and the Sears Tower and Chicago Mercantile Exchange are within 12 blocks of the hotel. Soldier Field, McCormick Place and the Navy Pier are located within two miles of the property.
The hotel boasts a steak house restaurant, lounge and sidewalk cafe during summer months. Wireless Internet access is available in meeting, banquet and ballrooms accommodating up to 2,000 guests. Other offerings include a gift shop, barbershop and game room.

The 850 guestrooms at the Congress Plaza Hotel on Michigan Avenue by Grant Park were originally built in 1893 to accommodate visitors to the World's Columbian Exposition. Select accommodations offer views of Lake Michigan and feature desks and in room safes. Cable television, movies on demand and high speed Internet access are available for a fee.
Travel Advisory:
Effective March 1, 2007, guests may encounter picketers when entering the hotel as one of four unions has been conducting a strike since June 2003. No vendors or suppliers are participating. All services and systems are fully operational.