What’s New At Chicago’s Essex Inn, Around Town And On The Cultural Mile

Restaurant Closed

The lobby restaurant is currently closed. Please check back with us for updates on the newest addition to the Essex Inn as they become available. 

Did you hear?

We are now offering free WiFi throughout the hotel! Whether you are in your room, at the pool, or in the lobby; you can browse the internet, check your e-mail, and more for free!

Your favorite downtown Chicago hotel just got even cooler

All guest rooms are equipped with in-room refrigerators for guest use. While we know that some guests visit Chicago on business and some are here for a family vacation, there’s one thing everyone has in common - eating! And now each guest room has a fridge for doggy bags. The Essex Inn is on Chicago’s Cultural Mile and that means not only a world-famous planetarium and aquarium, but world-famous museums and, of course, restaurants too. There are tons of things to do and experience in Chicago when the Essex is your home base. Now when you stay with us, you know that there’s room for all those leftover ribs, burgers, pizza, desserts - you name it.

Though we’ve been around longer than most Michigan Avenue hotels, we’re one of the greenest. Chicago’s Essex Inn has been Green Seal certified Bronze for our progressive environmental policies. Our hotel meets the Green Seal Environmental Standard for U.S. Lodging Properties for waste minimization, water and energy efficiency, hazardous substances handling, and environmentally responsible purchasing.