Swissotel - Chicago

Swissotel - Chicago - overview.

• This triangular, 43-story glass hotel is across the street from the Chicago River, just 4 blocks from the Magnificent Mile.
• The 632 spacious guestrooms offer magnificent views, high-speed Internet access, glass-topped desks, and black leather chairs.
• The 42nd-floor health club features state-of-the art equipment, an indoor pool, a hot tub, and massage rooms.

Swissotel - Chicago - Room details

This hotel has 632 spacious rooms, all of which include wood dressers with brass handles, colorfully striped drapes, armchairs with ottomans, MSN TV, and high-speed Internet access (fee). Closets have wood-slat sliding doors and contain umbrellas, satin-covered hangers, and luxurious terry robes. Sand-toned marble bathrooms have separate tubs and glass-enclosed showers, and large mirrors framed by lights.
• Lakeview room - These guestrooms offer one king or two double beds, offer views of Lake Michigan, and include a scale in the bathroom.
• Deluxe room - These guestrooms offer one king bed or two double beds, and offer city views facing south toward Grant Park.

Swissotel - Chicago - Property information

What to expect: This modern, three-sided hotel is designed to optimize river, lake, and city views. A staffed business center serves business guests, who mingle with leisure travelers in the light-filled lobby among tasteful, blue-and-beige striped armchairs and smoky-blue and olive-green velvet couches. A 2003 lobby renovation added a bar area and a double-sided fireplace. Three-story ceilings have tall wood columns with chrome and glass sconces.
• Amenity highlights: For a nominal daily fee, guests can use the health club with dramatic views of Navy Pier, Grant Park, and Lake Michigan. Equipment, all new in 2002, includes stair machines, treadmills, stationary bicycles, and a full set of strength-training machines. Locker rooms provide showers, hair dryers, and body products. Complimentary fruit, towels, newspapers, and morning juice are available. The pool is free. Massages can be arranged for an additional fee.
• Insider tip: The hotel is connected to Illinois Center through an underground mall, which continues to Michigan Avenue, providing an easy, weather-free walk to shopping along the Magnificent Mile.

Swissotel - Chicago - Dining information

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  The Palm - Open for lunch and dinner daily, the Palm is known for steak, seafood, and three-pound lobsters. It also offers a selection of Italian favorites such as veal parmesan and linguini with red clam sauce. Vegetables and potatoes are served family style, encouraging a friendly atmosphere. The warm setting includes dark wood floors, booths, bar, and tables. The walls are lined with whimsical cartoon-strip images, and drawings of local sports, radio, and TV personalities, as well as regular customers. In warm weather, an outdoor patio overlooks the river.
• Currents - American cuisine with Mediterranean influences is served in an elegant setting with low ceilings, glittering mosaic walls, and subdued hues. Lunch includes panini sandwiches and burgers. Diners can also choose from the all-you-can-eat appetizer buffet, or the express lunch with soup, entrée, and dessert for a fixed price. For dinner, menu items include tuna tartare, sea scallops, and roast duck breast. The signature dessert is the Swiss chocolate fondue. Drink specialties include the Swiss chocolate martini and an extensive grappa bar, featuring more than 30 items. Dining at the bar is perfect for single travelers. Open for lunch and dinner daily.
• Geneva - This restaurant, with rust-colored ceiling insets, red chairs, and etched glass, serves breakfast daily. Diners can choose from a buffet including pastries, fruit, meats, smoked fish, and French toast, or order off the menu for omelets, cinnamon orange French toast, and Swiss baked goods. In the afternoon and evening, Geneva transforms into a meeting or event space.
• Expressions - Open every morning until mid-day, this quick-breakfast lounge adjacent to Geneva features taupe velvet chairs in an open space, where a newspaper rack provides a variety of morning reads. Along with fresh-brewed coffee, Expressions offers flavored coffee and a selection of European pastries.

Swissotel - Chicago - Recreation information

"A 20-mile path along Lake Michigan's shoreline is just 3 blocks east of the hotel. Guests can bring their own gear for running, walking, bicycling, or inline skating. In addition, guests may rent bicycles, inline skates, or open-air, pedal-powered buggies for groups at several beachfront locations. During summer months, Oak Street Beach, 1 mile north, is popular for sunbathing and for swimming when lifeguards are on duty. Also in summer, beach volleyball courts are available for rental or pickup games. Public tennis courts and a public golf course are both 5 miles northeast of the hotel.

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

• Bicycle riding/rental
• Boating
• Canoe
• Fishing
• Golf
• Golf - driving range
• Hiking/biking trails
• Ice skating
• Kayaking
• Running track/path
• Sailing
• Volleyball
• Windsurfing

Swissotel - Chicago - Policy information

• Extra person charges may apply depending on hotel policy.
• There are no room charges for children 16 and younger occupying the same room as their parents.
• Rollaway beds and cribs are available for a nightly fee. Both are subject to availability and should be requested at the time of booking.
• Upon check-in, photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required for incidental charges.
• All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in.
• Check-in time is 3 PM
• Check-out time is Noon
• Pets not allowed

Swissotel - Chicago - Amenities

• Air conditioning
• Bathrobes
• Bathroom television
• Cable/satellite TV
• Climate control
• Clock radio
• Coffee/tea maker
• Designer toiletries
• Desk
• "Extra towels, linens, bedding"
• Hair dryer
• High-speed Internet connection
• Hypo-allergenic bedding available
• Iron/ironing board
• Maid service
• Mini/honor bar
• Modem Internet access
• Multi-line phone
• Non-smoking rooms
• Pay movies
• Premium bedding
• Private bathroom
• Smoking rooms
• Soundproofed rooms
• Video game consoles
• Voice mail
• Wheelchair accessible

Swissotel - Chicago - Attractions

• In business district
• In city center
• Spa services
• Water nearby
• Lakefront running path - 3 blocks
• Tribune Tower - 4 blocks
• Wrigley Building - 4 blocks
• North Michigan Avenue shopping/Magnificent Mile - 4 blocks
• Loop business district - 5 blocks
• Loop theater district - 5 blocks
• Merchandise Mart - 1 mile
• River North Gallery District - 1 mile
• Historic Water Tower - 1 mile
• American Girl Place - 1 mile
• John Hancock Center -1 mile
• Museum of Contemporary Art - 1 mile
• Oak Street shopping - 1 mile
• Oak Street Beach - 1 mile
• Art Institute of Chicago - 1 mile
• Navy Pier - 1 mile
• Sears Tower - 1.5 miles
• Soldier Field - 2 miles
• Museum Campus - 2.5 miles
• United Center - 3 miles
• McCormick Place Convention Center - 4.5 miles
• Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course - 5 miles
• Comiskey Park - 5 miles
• Waveland Tennis Courts - 5 miles
• Wrigley Field - 5.5 miles

  O'Hare International Airport (ORD): Approximate driving time is 30 minutes and distance is 20 miles.

  Driving directions from O'Hare International Airport: Depart the airport by driving northeast on the Departures ramp. Merge onto I-190 east toward Chicago. I-190 east becomes the Kennedy Expy. Take the Kennedy Expy. to the Ohio St. exit east. Turn left from Ohio St. onto Michigan Ave., then left onto Wacker Dr. Proceed to the hotel.

  Midway Airport (MDW): Approximate driving time is 25 minutes and distance is 15 miles.

  Driving directions from Midway Airport: Depart the airport by driving toward the Airport Exit. Continue toward Arrivals. Turn left onto S. Cicero Ave. to I-55 north (Stevenson Expy.). When the highway splits, take the Dan Ryan Expy. (I-90/1-94) west toward Wisconsin. After a long merging ramp, continue on I-90/I-94 west to the Ohio St. exit. Turn right on Michigan Ave. to Wacker Dr. Turn left onto Wacker and proceed to the hotel.

Swissotel - Chicago - Address

Swissotel - Chicago
323 E Wacker Dr
Chicago