An Exquisitely Re-Imagined Downtown Chicago Hotel

Rediscover the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, which has reclaimed the city skyline as a beacon of modern design, following a dramatic $50 million transformation. The artful new lobby of this downtown Chicago hotel beckons with a grand sense of arrival – at once, as fashionable as the city of Chicago – through crisp lines, dark woods, and neutral finishes tinged with pops of color.

Experience an exclusive level of luxury and service with Fairmont Gold– a privileged lifestyle hotel experience tucked away on the Fairmont’s 15th floor. Dine in the award-winning aria restaurant. Savor the sensation of wine, cheese, and chocolate at Eno Wine Room. Enjoy the upbeat modern atmosphere of aria bar and sushi club. Or indulge in our new downtown Chicago luxury spa experience at mySpa.  Enjoy breathtaking views of the city skyline from our newly restyled Chicago hotel accommodations.

Just outside, the energy of downtown Chicago awaits.  Lending the Fairmont a fashionable and contemporary urban resort attitude, our rich and diverse Grant Park and Millennium Park neighborhood affords your intriguing sense of adventue. The Art Institute and the Field Museum; Navy Pier and Chicago's Lakefront; the acclaimed shopping along the Magnificent Mile and Oak Street Street boutiques; Chicago's theaters and nightclubs; the bustling business district and the serene escape of Millennium Park all intersect at one location: Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park.

Chicago's Summer -
2009 Special Events and Festivals

The City of Chicago looks great in every season.  But, Summer in the city is one of our favorite times of year.   From Memorial Day in May to Labor Day in September (and a little bit before and after); Chicago is packed with special events, festivals, parades, fireworks, sporting events and concerts. Most of these are Free.  Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park literally sits next to the park and shares a sidewalk to walk to nearly all of these events. Plan your dates, pick an event and make your downtown Chicago hotel reservations at the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park.  Click Here to see some of Chicago's most popular summer events and festivals ... all just outside the front doors of Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park. Summer StayCation Package Summer fever has arrived in the city!  The Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park’s “Summer StayCation” offers dining, a spa credit and a third night free.  The Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park’s “Summer StayCation” package is the perfect way for your family to enjoy the summer and soak up all of Chicago ... the special events, the neighborhood festivals, the fireworks, everything.  Click here for more details and to check availability on Fairmont's Summer StayCation Package.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Through a corporate partnership with National Geographic Society Mission Programs, Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park has created a very unique; highly engaging and useful souvenir for our guests to purchase as part of their summer visit.  Together with the very recognized brand name in National Geographic Society, Fairmont Chicago’s Urban Explorers Kit combines the engagement of exploration in Chicago’s authentic environment with an unrivaled assembly of supplies and equipment to discover the city’s urban jungle like they have never experienced it before.

As an added bonus to being a Fairmont guest, don’t miss your chance to be a real life Chicago Urban Explorer.  Fun for all ages, National Geographic has teamed with Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park to create a summer adventure you won’t soon forget. Available at check in for an additional fee of $45, you'll receive an Urban Explorer’s kit featuring an urban backpack filled with binoculars, aluminum water bottle, 7 in 1 Urban Explorer’s Tool, explorer’s journal and pen, a Chicago Map, and a $50 certificate toward a lunch or dinner cruise on Lake Michigan aboard the Odyssey, Spirit of Chicago, or Mystic Blue; perfect for discovering all the sights and sounds of the Windy City.  Purchase your Urban Explorers Kit when you check into the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park (while supplies last). You might need more than one.  Be sure to stop by the Concierge Desk and ask for your Chicago Explorer Itineraries for the Magnificient Mile, Museums, Theaters, Sports, and Millennium Park.