Best Western Grant Park

Property Amenities

Many guests find they can readily walk from this hotel across Michigan Avenue to Soldier Field, for a Chicago Bears game. Also across the avenue are Grant Park's many attractions, including Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum.

The Best Western Grant Park features a restaurant with wine bar and coffee bar. For soda and snacks, guests can find vending machines on floors 3, 5, 7, and 9. Daily newspapers are complimentary in the lobby.

A fitness room with a restroom and television is equipped with a variety of cardio and weight machines. A swimming pool and sundeck are open seasonally.

Front-desk staff can help with fax and copy services.

Valet parking (surcharge) is available 6 AM–midnight (hours subject to change). Larger vehicles such as SUVs and trucks will be directed to a nearby lot.

  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Fitness facilities
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Parking (surcharge)
  • Concierge services
  • Fax machine
  • Internet access - wireless
  • Internet access in public areas - complimentary
  • Number of rooms: 172
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Multilingual staff
  • Security guard
  • Number of floors: 9
  • ATM/banking
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Parking (valet) $24/24 Hours No SUVs
  • Air-conditioned public areas
  • Business center
  • Business services
  • Coffee shop or cafĂ©
  • Elevator/lift
  • Parking (secure)
  • Parking garage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Restaurant(s) in hotel
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Safe-deposit box - front desk
  • Swimming pool - outdoor seasonal
  • Tour assistance

Accessibility Options

To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the “Special or Accessibility Requests” section of “Trip Preferences” when you book your hotel.

  • Accessible path of travel
  • Accessible bathroom
  • Roll-in shower
  • In-room accessibility
  • Accessibility equipment for the deaf
  • Braille or raised signage

Room Amenities

  • Wireless Internet access
  • High-speed Internet access
  • Pay movies
  • Climate control
  • Air conditioning
  • Free local calls
  • Voice mail
  • Internet access (complimentary)
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Wake-up calls
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Cable television service
  • Clock radio
  • Desk
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Iron/ironing board
  • In-room safe
  • Non-smoking only
  • Smoking permitted

Rooms

Wireless Internet access is complimentary in all 172 guestrooms; dial-up Internet access (with local connection), local calls, and toll-free access are also complimentary up to 30 minutes. Telephones come with voice mail. Cable TV, pay movies, desks, and coffeemakers are in all rooms.

Dining

Fornetto & Mei’s Kitchen - The Best Western Grant Park's restaurant specializes in American and Italian cuisine, with items including neo-Milanese pizza from a wood-burning oven, rosemary and lemon chicken, spare ribs, and pastas. A 40-foot wine bar and 1,200 bottles of wine grace the back wall. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Recreation

In summer, guests at this Best Western can swim and sun on the third floor, where the pool and sundeck overlook Grant Park. A year-round fitness center is open daily with a variety of equipment including a weight machine, elliptical machine, and stair climber.

A 20-mile lakefront path that runs along Lake Michigan’s shoreline is three blocks east of the hotel. Bicycles, in-line skates, and open-air, pedal-powered buggies for groups can all be rented from several beachfront locations during the summer. Also, in warmer weather, Oak Street Beach, approximately 2.5 miles north, is popular for sunbathing and for swimming when lifeguards are on duty. Beach volleyball courts are available for rent or pickup games. Public tennis courts and a public golf course are both six miles northeast of the hotel.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

  • Swimming on site
  • Fishing nearby
  • Tennis nearby
  • Skiing - cross-country nearby
  • Running track/path nearby
  • Rowing or canoeing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Volleyball nearby
  • Dock nearby
  • Ice skating nearby
  • Windsurfing nearby
  • Golf - driving range nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Boating nearby
  • Bicycle rentals nearby