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Welcome to the Le Meridien Essex Chicago...

Experience the Windy City like never before at Hotel Essex Chicago. Situated within the chic building that once housed the Essex Inn, our brand-new hotel welcomes you with effortless style, contemporary amenities, and an exceptional downtown location. Grant Park is just across the street, and attractions including Millennium Park, McCormick Place, and Shedd Aquarium are a short walk away.

Experience the Windy City like never before at Le Meridien Essex Chicago. Situated within the building that once housed the Essex Inn, our brand-new hotel welcomes guests with effortless style, contemporary amenities and a convenient downtown location. Experience the Windy City like never before at Le Méridien Essex Chicago. Recently converted to the Marriott family after a $75 million renovation, all common areas, guestrooms, meeting space and amenities have been upgraded to provide a modern hotel experience. Located in the heart of the city on Michigan Ave, our downtown hotel is surrounded by Chicago´s iconic attractions. Settle in to luxurious rooms showcasing deluxe bedding, espresso machines, 55“ Smart TVs and high-speed Wi-Fi. Our hotel rooms also feature extraordinary views of Grant Park, Lake Michigan, Buckingham Fountain and the Museum Campus. Start your morning at our hotel, then venture outside for a short walk to Soldier Field, Magnificent Mile Shopping and McCormick Place Convention Center. Always Iconic. Quintessentially Chicago. That´s what we´re all about at Le Méridien Essex Chicago. We look forward to making your stay in The Loop special and memorable.

The all new Hotel Essex is a completely new version of the 1961 original Essex Inn. 274 rooms with breath-taking views of Grant Park, Lake Michigan, Soldier Field and Navy Pier! Hotel Essex also has SX Skybar, a unique, open-air experience for cocktails, dancing and small plates, open until 2am. Grant Park Bistro offers breakfast, lunch and dinner and Vanille cafe is located in the lobby for delicious pastries and Big Shoulders Coffee, a Chicago favorite! There is an Urban fee of $15 per room per night

Hotel Features

  • lift
  • handicapped accessible
  • Wi-Fi

Safety Equipment

  • Automatic emergency wake-up alarm
  • Video surveillance of entrances
  • Smoke detectors in all rooms
  • Audible smoke alarm in hallways
  • Emergency exits for each floor

Room Features

Total number of guest rooms: 1300
subdivided into: 215 SGL | 59 DBL

  • Bathroom with bathtub
  • Bathroom with shower
  • telephone
  • hair dryer
  • satellite / cable TV / radio
  • work desk
  • room safe
  • Windows for opening

The 4-star hotel offers 1300 comfortable guest rooms with Bathroom with bathtub, room safe and Windows for opening.

Apartments

Total number of apartments : 0

  • fridge
  • coffee machine
  • flat iron & ironing board

The 4-star hotel offers comfortable apartments with fridge.

Food & Beverages

  • Restaurant

Sport & Leisure at the hotel

  • Fitness centre

Key Facts

No. of meeting rooms 2
No. of hotel rooms 1300
Distance to airport 14,0 km
Distance to train station 1,0 km
Distance to trade fair 1,5 km
Distance to city centre 1,0 km

lift handicapped accessible telephone satellite / cable TV / radio room safe Restaurant Fitness centre

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Le Meridien Essex Chicago

800 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE
60605 Chicago
USA

We speak...

  • English

Meeting Rooms

Information about your meeting possibilities at our property is available on request.

Meeting Equipment

  • flip chart
  • Notebook
  • big screen
  • TV set
  • microphone facilities
  • screen
  • Internet access
  • Wi-Fi
  • High Speed Internet

Meeting Packages

Meeting packages are submitted on request.

Add-on programmes / Places of interest

Special incentives will be arranged according to your requirements.

Miscellaneous

Additional meeting equipment on request.

Key Facts

No. of meeting rooms 2
No. of hotel rooms 1300
Distance to airport 14,0 km
Distance to train station 1,0 km
Distance to trade fair 1,5 km
Distance to city centre 1,0 km

lift handicapped accessible telephone satellite / cable TV / radio room safe Restaurant Fitness centre

Visa Mastercard Amex

Le Meridien Essex Chicago

800 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE
60605 Chicago
USA

We speak...

  • English

Special Offers


Special offers are currently not available.

Key Facts

No. of meeting rooms 2
No. of hotel rooms 1300
Distance to airport 14,0 km
Distance to train station 1,0 km
Distance to trade fair 1,5 km
Distance to city centre 1,0 km

lift handicapped accessible telephone satellite / cable TV / radio room safe Restaurant Fitness centre

Visa Mastercard Amex

Le Meridien Essex Chicago

800 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE
60605 Chicago
USA

We speak...

  • English

Location & Directions:

Arriving by car

ORD-O´Hare International Airport: (SE) Approximate driving time is 30 minutes and the distance is 20 miles. Head east on I-190. Continue east on I-90/Kennedy Expressway. Next take I-290 east (Eisenhower Expressway) toward Chicago Loop. The Eisenhower Expressway becomes Congress Parkway. Continue east on Congress Parkway. Turn right onto Michigan Avenue and proceed to the hotel on the right.

Key Facts

No. of meeting rooms 2
No. of hotel rooms 1300
Distance to airport 14,0 km
Distance to train station 1,0 km
Distance to trade fair 1,5 km
Distance to city centre 1,0 km

lift handicapped accessible telephone satellite / cable TV / radio room safe Restaurant Fitness centre

Visa Mastercard Amex

Le Meridien Essex Chicago

800 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE
60605 Chicago
USA

We speak...

  • English