Location. The W Chicago City Center is anchored in the center of Chicago's (Ill.) downtown Loop business district. The Sears Tower rises one block from the hotel, while the theater district is located four blocks away. Merchandise Mart stands one mile from this property.
Hotel Features. The hotel's two-story lobby features dark velvet drapes, subdued lighting and serpentine white-vinyl seating. Dining venues include Ristorante WE, a romantic, Tuscan-Italian dining experience. The restaurant showcases steaks prepared over a wood-burning stove and seafood selections. W Café's intimate alcoves are furnished with sofas and coffee tables. The café serves espressos and light fare during morning hours, and transforms into the Living Room Lounge during late-afternoon and evening hours. Whiskey Blue hosts DJs on Saturday nights and serves nightly cocktails and appetizers. The hotel offers a business center and 12,000 square feet of function space. A 24-hour, complimentary fitness center contains cardiovascular and weight-training machines, and free weights.
Guestrooms. The 22-story W Chicago City Center offers 369 contemporary guestrooms equipped with high-speed wired Internet access for a fee, MP3 adaptors, CD and DVD players, and 32-inch plasma flat-screen televisions. Beds are dressed with pillowtop mattresses, custom duvets and down comforters. Desks pair with purple-velvet chairs. Bathrooms contain bathrobes, lighted magnifying mirrors and marble vanities. Bathrooms are stocked with Bliss toiletries. Select bathrooms contain showers, only. All accommodations contain minibars and complimentary laptop-compatible in-room safes.
Expert Tip. The hotel's Living Room is a place of "cathedral-like dimensions and cabaret-like distractions." Fiber-optic carpets, candlelit ambience, DJ-hosted music, screen-projected artworks, and complimentary treats such as non-alcoholic pomegranate mojitos conspire to create this unique setting.
Property Amenities
ATM/Banking
Restaurant(s)
Bar/Lounge
Fitness Equipment
Concierge desk
Gift shop or newsstand
Room service (24 hours)
Currency exchange
Wheelchair accessible
Video library
Exhibit space
Security guard
Conference room(s)
Live entertainment
Children stay free
Banquet facilities
Ballroom(s)
Elevator/lift
Safe-deposit box - At Front Desk
Event catering
Business center - 24-Hours
Photocopy machine
Shuttle Service - 5-Mile Radius/Comp.
Dry cleaning service - Daily
Complimentary social hour
Pets allowed - $100/Pet/Stay/2 Max
Parking (valet) - $44/24 Hours In/Out
Pet policy - 45 Lbs. and Under
Internet public area - wireless - Complimentary
Massages available
Parking garage
Luggage storage
Wedding services
Area Attractions
Loop Business District: Adjacent Sears Tower: 1 block Loop Theater District: 4 blocks Lake Michigan: 5 blocks Merchandise Mart: 1.0 mile Art Institute of Chicago: 6 blocks North Michigan Avenue/Magnificent Mile: 1.5 miles Wrigley Building: 1.5 miles Water Tower Place: 2.0 miles Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.0 miles Oak Street Beach: 2.0 miles Soldier Field: 2.0 miles Navy Pier: 2.5 miles McCormick Place Convention Center: 2.5 miles
Driving Directions
From Chicago Midway International Airport: Approximate distance to the hotel is 8.5 miles.
Head north on SR-50/S Cicero Avenue. Continue to I-55 northbound. Head west on the Dan Ryan Expressway/I-90/I-94. After a long merging ramp, continue west on I-90/I-94 to the Eisenhower Expressway/I-290 east toward Chicago Loop. I-290 becomes Congress Parkway. Turn left onto Dearborn Street. Take another left onto Adams Street. The hotel is located on the right.
From Chicago O'Hare International Airport: Approximate distance to the hotel is 17.5 miles.
Head east on I-190 and continue east on I-90/Kennedy Expressway. Exit at Monroe Street and take a left. Continue to LaSalle Street and turn right. Turn right again onto Adams Street. The hotel is located on the right.
Property Information
Check In Time - 3 P.m.
Check Out Time - 12 P.m.
Credit Card Required
Deposit Required Upon Check-in - $100/Stay Cc Author.
Doorman/Doorwoman
Floors - 22
Guestrooms - 369
Hotel Built - 1924
Hotel Renovated - 2008 Lobby
Interior Corridors
Limo/Town Car Service Available
Minimum Check-in Age - 21
Multilingual Staff
Photo Identification Required
Porter/Bellhop
24-Hour Front Desk
Policies & Disclaimers
Your charge card will be charged for the full payment upon submitting your reservation request. See {0}User Agreement.
Requests for bed type and smoking preferences will be submitted to the hotel but are not guaranteed.
Room pictures may differ from the actual room you receive.
You must present a photo ID upon check-in.
By proceeding with this reservation, you agree to all terms and conditions, which include the Cancellation Policy and all terms and conditions contained in the {0}User Agreement.
You agree to pay the cost of your reservation. If you do not pay this debt and it is collected through the use of a collection agency, an attorney, or through other legal proceedings, you agree to pay all reasonable costs or fees, including attorney fees and court costs, incurred in connection with such collection effort.
