Stay in the Heart of ChicagoThink Chicago, think Congress.
Large rooms. Ceilings up to 14 ft. Grant Park across the street.
Current Offers
Good Reasons to Come Now
Sunday–FridayA Lakeview Room for Two
A Standard Lakeview room with wine and macarons waiting when you arrive, early check-in at 11 AM and late check-out at 3 PM.
Our Best Rate Is Here
Reserve on our own site for the best available rate.
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Room Blocks for Your Group
Weddings, reunions, teams, and tours. Hold a block of rooms together, a short walk from the lake.
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Since 1893
Chicago Deserves More Than a Small Room
You came to see Chicago, not to step around your suitcase. This hotel opened in 1893 to welcome visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition, back when a hotel room was built to hold a whole trip.
We still do it that way. Our rooms are large, the ceilings rise up to 14 ft, and the windows are tall enough to fill the room with light. Step outside and Grant Park is across Michigan Avenue, with Buckingham Fountain at the end of our street.
Your Stay, in Three Steps
Here’s How It Works
Pick Your Dates
Choose your nights in the booking bar. You’ll see live rates for every room type.
Reserve Direct
Book on our site for the best available rate. Our front desk is here around the clock if you’d rather call.
Arrive and Spread Out
Walk in off Michigan Avenue to a large room with ceilings up to 14 ft and Grant Park outside the door.
Rooms With Room in Them
High ceilings, wide windows, and deep closets from a hotel built in another century. Lakeview rooms look over Grant Park and Buckingham Fountain to Lake Michigan.
- 800+ Rooms
- Ceilings Up to 14 Ft
- Park & Lake Views
Breakfast to Nightcap, Downstairs
Start the morning at the Gazebo. Come back for lunch or dinner at Rafael’s, with Grant Park out the window. End the night with a drink in the wood-paneled Congress Lounge.
Gather
Rooms Made for a Crowd
The Gold Room & the Florentine
A gilded ballroom for up to 500 and a vaulted, painted hall for up to 300. Your guests sleep upstairs.
Plan a Wedding
The Windsor Room & Great Hall
23 event rooms and more than 50,000 square feet for groups of 10 to 2,000, steps from Grant Park.
Plan a Meeting
Grant Park Is Across the Street
Cross Michigan Avenue at Congress Plaza, pass the bronze Bowman and Spearman, and walk straight to Buckingham Fountain. The Art Institute, Millennium Park, and Museum Campus are all on foot from here.
Explore Grant Park
Our History
A Landmark Since 1893
The Auditorium Annex
Opens as the Auditorium Annex for visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition.
The South Tower
Holabird & Roche finish the south tower and its grand banquet hall.
The Congress Hotel
Renamed for Congress Street and the Congress Plaza section of Grant Park.
A Rough Rider in Residence
Theodore Roosevelt stays here during the Republican National Convention.
The Florentine Ceiling
E. Martin Hennings paints the murals on the Florentine Room’s vaulted ceiling.
Swing on the Radio
Benny Goodman’s band broadcasts on NBC from the hotel’s nightclub room.
In Service
The government takes over the hotel for the Army during World War II.
The Pick-Congress
Pick Hotels buys the hotel and remakes the lobby, suites and supper club.
Modern Conveniences
A new ballroom and escalators, still a novelty for hotels at the time.
Independent
The hotel changes hands and runs independently, outside the national chains.
125 Years on Michigan Avenue
125 years at the same address, across the street from Grant Park.
A Wyndham Hotel
The Congress Plaza Hotel joins the Wyndham hotel brand.
Congress Plaza Hotel
More than 800 rooms, the same address, and the same view of the park.
Across from Grant Park
Your Room Is Waiting
Pick your dates, reserve direct, and arrive to a large room with ceilings up to 14 ft in the middle of Chicago.