Business Travel Hotels in Chicago for Business Travelers, Meetings and Events
City of Chicago skyline courtesy of © City of Chicago / GRC.
Chicago hosted roughly 13 million business travelers during 2008, including 1.3 million international business travelers. That’s because Chicago is recognized as an affordable city for business travel, conventions and events. It’s also helpful that Chicago occupies a central location within the U.S., and O’Hare International Airport is a major hub for direct international flights. This, according to Choose Chicago, the official visitor site for Chicago.
Chicago is a world class city with a full range of venue options for business travel, including museums, sports venues, boat charters, restaurants, theaters and other attractions. And the central business district in Chicago has more than 30,000 hotel rooms (Chicago metro has more than 100,000 hotel rooms). With so many choices for hotels in Chicago, how can business travelers and meeting planners decide which popular hotels will meet their needs?
Whether you’re a small business traveler searching for a business hotel for future travel in Chicago, or if you’re a corporate or association meeting planner considering hotels in Chicago for future meetings or events, the following hotels in Chicago should be included in your list of possibilities:
- Conrad Chicago
- Four Seasons Ritz-Carlton Chicago
- Hilton Chicago
- Hotel Allegro
- Hyatt Regency Chicago
- Park Hyatt Chicago
- Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
- Swissotel Chicago
- The Drake Chicago
- The Fairmont Chicago
- The James Chicago
- The Peninsula Chicago
- Trump International Hotel and Tower
- W Chicago – Lakeshore
Many business travelers in Chicago will inevitably find themselves spending time at Navy Pier or McCormick Place for larger conventions and exhibitions. Navy Pier is a unique space that offers 170,000 square feet of exhibition space and 36 meeting rooms. The 18,000 square foot grand ballroom offers panoramic lake views. The other Chicago convention center is McCormick Place, comprised of four buildings (2.6 million square feet of exhibition halls) and popular for larger trade shows and conventions.
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