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About this property
Ideally located in downtown Chicago along the Chicago River, this 4-star boutique hotel features modern guestrooms with free WiFi. The Art Institute of Chicago is 10 minutes' walk away. The River Hotel’s rooms feature custom designed furnishings with a work desk, iPod docking station, premium bedding and a wall-mounted flat-screen HDTV. Select rooms offer a seating area or a kitchenette. Hotel River features 24-hour concierge services and 3 state-of-the-art meeting rooms for business needs. A well-equipped gym is on site for added convenience. Guests can also order a yoga kit send directly to their room. Room service is available. The Magnificent Mile is 2 blocks from this Chicago River Hotel and Millennium Park is a 10 minutes' walk away. Soldier Field and Shedd Aquarium are less than a 10 minutes' drive away.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Fitness centre
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Room service
- Parking
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Laundry
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Eszter
Hungary“Amazing location right on the Riverwalk! Walkable distance from everything. The hotel is also is a beautiful building, the rooms are spacious compared to other downtown hotels.” 
Deirdre
Ireland“Great location near Michigan avenue, and 30 minutes walk from soldierfields. Also in close proximity to Lake Michigan. Beautiful hotel, very generously sized room which I didn’t expect for a city centre hotel. Also room was very clean, tidy and...”- Fatima
United Kingdom“The room was amazing and Pedro at the front desk was really friendly and helpful” - Jane United Kingdom“Excellent location. Great staff. Clean rooms and hotel”
- Todd
New Zealand“Right in the heart of the city on the river across from Trump Tower. Great views of the river and buildings” - Emma United Kingdom“Central location. Large room. Spotlessly clean and friendly staff.”
- Emma United Kingdom“There was plenty of room for our family of 5. It was competitively priced and very central. Would recommend to others.”
- Pedro
Spain“One of the best locations in Chicago Downtown and one of the best views of the river as well.” - Lauren Ireland“The staff were so accommodating, we were upgraded and are so grateful it made our experience that extra special. Amazing location with everything walking distance.”
- Anderson
United States“We were able to check in early and because the door key technology was temporarily not working, the check-in staff person walked us to our room and called as soon as the door key was available. She went way above and beyond to make us feel welcome!”
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Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
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Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine print
Upon check-in photo identification and credit card are required. All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
Guests under the age of 21 years must be accompanied by a parent or official guardian.
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
A damage deposit of US$100 is required on arrival. This will be collected by credit card. You should be reimbursed within 7 days of check-out. Your deposit will be refunded in full via credit card, subject to an inspection of the property.
