Congress Plaza Hotel

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520 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
Check-in: 3 PM, Check-out: 12 PM
Directly across from Millennium Park and sitting on the iconic Michigan Avenue, Congress Plaza Hotel offers elegance, luxury, and history in the heart of downtown Chicago. This historic Chicago hotel offers stunning city and lake views, on-site dining options, and free WiFi. Offering a mix of contemporary amenities and classic, historic character, each room at Congress Plaza Hotel features high ceilings, expansive bathrooms and a flat-screen cable TV. Coffee makers, working desks, and ironing facilities are provided in each room. Some rooms offer separate living areas and family-friendly bedding layouts. Rafael’s offers a menu of American classics, coupled with creative seasonal chef specialties for lunch and dinner. For breakfast, guests can start the day off with breakfast at Gazebo or grab a drink and watch a game on the flat-screen TVs at the Congress Lounge, which offers city views and comfortable leather couches and chairs. A 24-hour fitness center, barbershop and same-day dry cleaning and shoeshine services are available on-site. The hotel includes 23 contemporary venue event spaces, including the infamous Gold Room, dating back to early 1920's Chicago. Room service, a business center, and multiple seating areas are also offered. Congress Plaza Hotel is within walking distance from Chicago must-see attractions such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Buckingham Fountain, and Lake Michigan. Shops, dining and entertainment on the Magnificent Mile is only 10 minute's walk. Navy Pier is only 2 miles away.

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Teresa H.
10/11/2025

My sister had booked us this hotel for our girls trip Oct 10th-13th. We checked into our hotel room Friday evening which it was pretty busy as we had no clue that the Chicago Marathon was going...

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Dean K.
10/18/2025

I stayed there 3 nights in October 2025. The hotel is in dire need of renovation. There was no thermostat in the room and the heater didn't work. They brought in an extra blanket and a space...

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Don M.
10/9/2025

Literally the worse hotel experience of my lifetime. HOT WATER DIDN'T WORK and they didn't do anything to fix it. BED WAS SAGGY AND SOFT. EXTREMELY NOISY. Couldn't sleep. When they finally...

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Eve R.
9/30/2025

Went for the Oasis concert and was pretty happy with our one-night stay. Started off rocky, as I had to go to the desk 3 times, as our room key wouldn't work. It seemed the key was OK, but the...

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Janine A.
9/6/2025

We picked this hotel because it was right across the street from our 5K--couldn't beat the location! The lobby looked nice, but the rest of the hotel definitely needs some TLC. First off, no hand...

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