Intercontinental Chicago

Location. The historic InterContinental Hotel Chicago is located on bustling North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Ill. The hotel's front entrance opens onto the Magnificent Mile. Navy Pier stands less than one mile away.
Hotel Features. The InterContinental Hotel Chicago features a four story lobby with a grand staircase and cast bronze ornamentation. The hotel's Zest restaurant overlooks downtown Chicago and serves regional cuisine that reflects continental influences. A Starbucks outlet offers breakfast and lunch items, and specialty coffees. The lobby bar serves Zest's menu selections. Eno offers local wine and cheese favorites. A total of 42, 000 square feet of function space accommodates up to 1, 000 people. The 24 hour business center is staffed during business hours and offers collate service, and UPS and FedEx shipping services. Wireless Internet access is available in public areas for a fee. Recreational amenities, for a fee, include a heated indoor pool where "Tarzan" star Johnny Weissmuller formerly swam. The pool area is enhanced with details such as chandeliers and Art Deco tiles. A 24 hour fitness center houses cardiovascular and weight training equipment, a sauna and a spa tub. Spa services include Swedish and deep tissue massage.

Guestrooms. Two towers house 792 guestrooms that afford Chicago or Michigan Avenuen views. Rooms in the historic tower offer European design in russet and gold tones, and Italian marble bathrooms. Main tower rooms feature contemporary décor with mahogany furnishings. Beds are draped with 350 thead count linens, down comforters and bed shawls. Bathrooms contain shower/tub combinations or separate showers and bathtubs. All rooms contain coffeemakers and minibars. Rooms include wireless Internet access for a fee, and plasma screen televisions.

Expert Tip. The hotel's green initiatives include Damana brand organic sustainable toiletries, recycling programs and energy saving light sensors. The restaurant chooses organically grown produce and purchases food items locally to reduce the volume of fossil fuels used in transportation. The InterContinental Hotel Chicago is the only Chicago hotel that has earned an Energy Star Certification.