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Drake Hotel - Chicago
140 E Walton Place
Chicago, Illinois 60611
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| Legendary elegance on the Magnificent Mile
This opulent 1920 landmark hotel overlooking Lake Michigan has a prime location on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue / Magnificent Mile, with its world-class shopping and dining. Elegant decor of the 537 guestrooms features European flourishes such as armoires with lion-head handles. Every room layout is slightly different, creating a unique experience for each guest. An enclosed shopping arcade within the 12-story hotel includes a florist, barber shop, and gift shop as well as designer boutiques such as Chanel and Giovanni.
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Amenities | Recreation | Features | Reviews
Drake Hotel - Chicago Amenities
On-site dining options include a renowned seafood restaurant, a steakhouse with lake views, an intimate piano lounge, and 24-hour room service. A fitness center provides cardiovascular and strength-training equipment. Guests also receive discounted access to a health club one block away with a day spa, indoor lap pool, and fitness classes. The business center provides printing, copying, shipping, office supplies, faxing, and high-speed Internet access; fees apply. Wireless Internet access is available in the lobby and restaurants (surcharge). The hotel's 30,000 square feet of meeting and event space includes the Gold Coast Room, which features Italian architectural style, marble floors, crystal chandeliers, and room for 600 guests. Event catering, audiovisual equipment, and high-speed Internet access are available (surcharge).
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Recreation
The hotel's fitness center has stationary bikes, treadmills, stair machines, and strength-training equipment. Guests also receive discounted access to a health club one block away, which has a day spa, 25-yard indoor lap pool, spa tub, sauna, steam room, and fitness classes, including yoga, aerobics, and Pilates. The hotel is three blocks from Oak Street Beach on Lake Michigan, popular for sunbathing and swimming in the summer. Guests can walk, jog, or bike along a 20-mile lakefront path. Canoeing, kayaking, and rowing equipment can be rented from the Lincoln Park Boathouse, two miles away. Four miles from the hotel, the Sydney R. Marovitz golf course offers a challenging and scenic nine-hole course along Lake Michigan. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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Features
What to expect: The palatial lobby of this 10-story Magnificent Mile hotel features a neoclassical decor with carved molding, crystal chandeliers, and jacquard-rose curtains. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 1920 hotel has hosted royalty and celebrities as well as business and leisure travelers.
Amenity highlights: The Palm Court hosts a traditional English tea each afternoon, and the hotel's Cape Cod Room features a wood bar with carved signatures of Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, and other celebrities. A shopping arcade houses an art gallery, jeweler, florist, gift shop, and Chanel boutique. The hotel offers 30,000 square feet of event space, including two ballrooms, with high-speed Internet access available (surcharge).
Insider tip: The highly connected concierge can secure premier seats to concerts, symphonies, operas, and theater performances--including those that are sold out--and arrange for tables at restaurants, even when no reservations are available.
Cape Cod Room - Specializing in seafood dishes--including lobster, bouillabaisse, and crab cakes--this popular restaurant features a nautical decor, checkered napkins and tablecloths, and light fixtures made from copper pots. A wooden bar has carved signatures of notable guests dating from the restaurant's opening in 1933. Open for lunch and dinner. Drake Bros. - Offering superb views of Lake Michigan, this steakhouse is decorated with black-and-white vintage Chicago photography and red walls paneled in wood. Open for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch. Coq d’Or - This intimate lounge is a throwback to its Prohibition past, with dim lighting, low ceilings, and brick-red leather booths and bar stools. Martinis are the drink specialty, and a short menu features dishes from the Cape Cod Room, including clam chowder and whitefish. Lunch and dinner are served daily, and a jazz band performs each night. Palm Court - Located in the hotel’s upper lobby, this Chicago tradition hosts cocktails, coffee, and traditional English tea next to an antique marble fountain. A harpist plays at teatime, and a jazz trio entertains most weeknights.
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Drake Hotel - Chicago Reviews
| Traveler Ratings Summary for Drake Hotel - Chicago
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Overall: 4.83 |
Service
4.83 |
Condition
4.79 |
Cleanliness
4.79 |
Comfort
4.71 |
Recommend
95.83 % |
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| Fabulous! We will return! |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| The staff is Top Quality! The facility is beautiful! The restaurants were spectacular!
Reviewed by traveler from Tulsa, OK on August 30, 2006 |
| Beautiful Surroundings |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| The Drake is beautiful. Our room was small, however it was great. Location is fabulous.
Reviewed by traveler on August 2, 2006 |
| Best ever in Chicago |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Outstanding atmosphere, friendly staff
Reviewed by traveler from Topeka, ks on July 12, 2006 |
| A classic and a tradition |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| The Drake is a classic hotel experience, the best of the past with all the modern conveniences subtly included. Every part of the experience was first rate from the lovely entry to the elegant decore to the impecible service. Dining was also a pleasure - no need to go far from the hotel for a most pleasant stay. And yet the best of shopping starts just across the street. I will try to make this an annual event from now on.
Reviewed by traveler from Lakewood, Washington on May 19, 2006 |
| We will be back! |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
4 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| It was a wonderful hotel, beautiful room. Everything you would expect from The Drake. The Beach outside your door.
Reviewed by traveler from Des Plaines, Illinois on May 3, 2006 |
| Very luxurious and elegant |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Lobby is very, very nice.
Reviewed by traveler from Omaha, NE on April 18, 2006 |
| Elegant and Refined |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| This is the best hotel in which I have ever had the opportunity to stay. From the grandiosity of the accomodations to small details, such as the attentive housekeeping and concierge services, each amenity was more luxurious than the last. The Drake is the grande dame of all Chicago hotels.
Reviewed by traveler from New York on April 18, 2006 |
| Really enjoyed our stay |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| I chose this hotel based on Expedia reviews and felt I was well informed of what to expect. The Drake is an older hotel, with smaller rooms than most. However, the room was still lovely, with a comfortable bed and a larger bathroom than most hotels. It was also very clean. My only one complaint is that the room was a bit warm. The staff tried to fix this, but were unable to, sowe just cracked a window and were fine. Overall a very nice stay for us!
Reviewed by traveler from Indianapolis, IN on April 12, 2006 |
| The Drake is a place for Kings and Queens |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| A wonderful time...best steak I have ever had was served at the Drake..1st. time back to Chicago in 35 years...If we never visit Chicago again, the Drake offered the best memory to have..if you get the opportunity, dont pass it up.
Reviewed by traveler on April 5, 2006 |
| Oldy, but Goldy |
Overall: 4 |
Service
5 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
4 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| The Drake Hotel is a very old, but elegant hotel. The rooms were somewhat old fashioned, but the beds were very comfortable, with a padded mattress and good pillows and linens. The service was exceptional. Every request and question was answered promptly. The bathroom again was old, but spacious, though it lacked counterspace. The towels were somewhat scratchy, due to the ribbing. Afternoon tea, in the Palm Court, was delightful and included an elegant harpist playing throughout. Self parking is available, for a much lower rate than the hotel valet parking, just a few doors down from the main entrance. The location is close to good shopping, restaurants at all levels and a movie theater, down Oak Street.
Reviewed by traveler from Ann Arbor , MI on March 29, 2006 |
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