W Chicago City Center

W Chicago City Center - overview.

• This swank, 377-room Loop hotel is 3 blocks from Loop theaters, 5 blocks from the lake, and 1 mile from State Street.
• Guestrooms feature walls of metallic gray and plum, dark-wood desks, and snug feather beds with leather headboards.
• This 22-floor hotel offers a dramatic lobby, a French-inspired restaurant, an ultra-hip R&B club, and a fitness center.

W Chicago City Center - Room details

This hotel has 377 guestrooms, all of which include high-speed Internet service (for a fee), cordless phones, CD players, and two plush robes. Premium beds have pillowtop mattresses, 250-thread-count sheets, down comforters and pillows, and iridescent purple duvets. The walls are decorated with shadow boxes filled with silvery, 1940s-style artifacts such as flasks and lipstick holders. Honor bars feature unique items including wax lips, hotel-logo baseball caps, and disposable cameras. Bathrooms feature lighted make-up mirrors, pedestal sinks, and designer aromatherapy bath products.
• Wonderful Room - These guestrooms offer one king or two double beds and can accommodate a maximum of four guests.

W Chicago City Center - Property information

What to expect: Dark velvet drapes are drawn back for a dramatic entrance into the clubby lobby—called the Living Room—where music plays all day. Two-story, vaulted ceilings gilded with gold cherubs, and floors inlaid with mosaic tiles mark this space, where the drapes are often closed in the evenings when the music heats up. Young professionals and couples looking for a classy place to stay with a bit of nightlife can be found here.
• Amenity highlights: Wireless Internet access is available (for a fee) in the lobby, with its velvety couches and chairs in shades of copper, gray, and black. The guestrooms feature high-speed Internet access (also for a fee). The fitness room has state-of-the-art cardio machines, including recumbent exercise bicycles, elliptical machines, and treadmills equipped with headphone hook-ups for the TV. Fresh fruit, bottled water, and towels are complimentary.
• Insider tip: Potbelly’s Sandwich Works, one of Chicago’s favorite sandwich stops, is 2 blocks south of the hotel. Toasted sandwiches are cheap and quick, and the homemade chocolate chip cookies and fresh-made milkshakes are also popular.

W Chicago City Center - Dining information

• Wë - The cuisine is French-influenced and the atmosphere is chic. Ruby-red velvet booths and chairs fill the romantic space. One wall of floor-to-ceiling windows looks out onto the street and the opposite, mirrored wall contains candle sconces. Breakfast offerings include Eggs Benedict, a three-egg frittata, buttermilk pancakes, and fresh-squeezed fruit juices. Lunch features pastas, chicken, and salads. At dinner, the menu includes grilled sea bass, fish stew, and grilled beef tenderloin. A pre-theater menu includes three courses for a fixed price.
• Whiskey Blue - Travelers and fashionably dressed urban professionals pack this low-lit club, open daily from late afternoon to after midnight. Groovy R&B music plays and the drink menu includes sweet martinis, strong whiskeys, and smooth wines. Blue-tinted glass corresponds to the name of this club, one of several in Chicago and the nation owned by Cindy Crawford’s husband, Rande Gerber.

W Chicago City Center - Recreation information

"A 20-mile-long lakefront path that borders Lake Michigan’s shoreline is just 5 blocks east of the hotel. Guests can bring gear for running, walking, bicycling, or in-line skating. Travelers can also rent bicycles, in-line skates, and open-air pedal-powered buggies designed for groups at several beachfront locations. During summer months, Oak Street Beach (2 miles north) is popular for sunbathing and for swimming when lifeguards are on duty. Also in summer, beach volleyball courts are available. Public tennis courts and a public golf course are both 6 miles northeast of the hotel.

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

• Aerobics classes
• Basketball court
• Bicycle riding/rental
• Boating
• Canoe
• Dock
• Fishing
• Golf
• Golf - driving range
• Hiking/biking trails
• Kayaking
• Running track/path
• Sailing
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Windsurfing

W Chicago City Center - Policy information

• There are no room charges for children 18 and younger occupying the same room as their parents.
• Two adults are included in the rate. For each adult thereafter there is an additional fee.
• Rollaway beds and cribs are available for a nightly fee. Both are subject to availability and should be requested at the time of booking.
• Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required upon check-in for incidental charges.
• All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in.
• Check-in time is 3:00 PM
• Check-out time is Noon
• Pets accepted

W Chicago City Center - Amenities

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

W Chicago City Center - Attractions

• In business district
• In city center
• Water nearby
• Loop business district - adjacent
• Loop theater district - 3 blocks
• Sears Tower - 3 blocks
• Lakefront running path - 5 blocks
• Merchandise Mart - 1 mile
• Art Institute of Chicago - 1 mile
• North Michigan Avenue/Magnificent Mile (shopping) - 1.5 miles
• Wrigley Building - 1.5 miles
• Historic Water Tower - 2 miles
• Museum of Contemporary Art - 2 miles
• Oak Street Beach (and Oak Street shopping) - 2 miles
• Soldier Field - 2 miles
• Museum Campus - 2 miles
• Navy Pier - 2.5 miles
• McCormick Place Convention Center - 4 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 heading east toward Chicago. I-190 E becomes the Kennedy Expwy. Take the Kennedy Expwy to the Washington Blvd Exit E and turn left onto Washington Blvd. Turn right on LaSalle St, then turn right onto Adams St and 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 N/Stevenson Expwy. When the highway splits, take the Dan Ryan Expwy (I-90/1-94) heading west toward Wisconsin. After a long merging ramp, continue on I-90/I-94 W to the Eisenhower Expwy/I-290 toward Chicago Loop. I-290 becomes Congress Pkwy. Continue on Congress Pkwy to Dearborn St. Turn left onto Dearborn St, then left onto Adams St and proceed to the hotel.

W Chicago City Center - Address

W Chicago City Center
172 W Adams St
Chicago