Chicago's Essex Inn is a hotel near the Magnificent Mile that combines breathtaking panoramas of Grant Park, the Museum Campus and Lake Michigan with exciting and affordable packages that incorporate famed attractions and events in Chicago.

The Essex Inn specializes in affordable year-round packages for Chicago's most popular cultural, sporting and entertainment events. Our hotel's packages can include Chicago Bears football games, special museum exhibits, theatres, holiday shopping on the Magnificent Mile and many more. Hotel packages can even be custom made to fit your specific needs—just call us at 800-621-6909 or e-mail us at reservations@EssexInn.com for further details.

Our hotel's location near Magnificent Mile, is on the Cultural Mile, across the street from Grant Park and Millennium Park, kitty corner to the Museum Campus (that's “catty corner” if you're from Michigan) and down the road from Soldier Field and McCormick Place. The Art Institute, Adler Planetarium, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry, Sears Tower Skydeck and John Hancock Observatory are all nearby, as well. Make sure to ask about available guest passes for many of these attractions. There are tons of things to do and experience in Chicago when our hotel near the Magnificent Mile is your home base

Whether you're looking for a family friendly hotel in Chicago, a hotel by the beach, a Chicago Bears hotel, or a hotel for the business traveler, the Essex Inn can accommodate you. We're one of the closest hotels to the McCormick Place Convention Center without being right on their property and Essex Inn on South Michigan Ave is near the Magnificent Mile and close to the world-famous planetarium, aquarium, museums and, of course, restaurants.

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From our view, there's not another Chicago hotel near the Magnificent Mile like the Essex Inn. From our steel and glass lobby to contemporary rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows to an all-season rooftop pool, the Essex Inn offers amazing views and amazing value. Another example? Our cheekiness is free.