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The Blackstone, A Renaissance Hotel

  • 636 South Michigan Ave
  • Chicago, IL 60605

The Blackstone, A Renaissance Hotel

  • 636 South Michigan Ave
  • Chicago, Illinois 60605 USA
  • Phone:  1-312-447-0955
  • Fax:  1-312-765-0545
  • Toll-free:  1-800-468-3571
  • Sales:  1-312-447-0955 ext. 3434
  • Sales Fax:  1-312-765-0545

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Directions

From Airport

Chicago/OHare - ORD

  • Hotel direction: 29 km  E
  • Driving directions: Take I-190 East to I-90 East. I-90 will merge with I-94. Take I-90/94 approximately 18 miles to Congress Parkway. Exit Congress Parkway East. Drive 1/4 mile on Congress then turn right on Michigan Avenue. The hotel is 4 blocks down on Balbo and Michigan Avenue.
  • Bus service, fee: 25.00  USD  (one way)
  • Subway service, fee:  2.00  USD  (one way)
  • Estimated taxi fare: 35.00  USD  (one way)

From Airport

Chicago/Midway - MDW

  • Hotel direction: 18 km  NE
  • Driving directions: Depart on road (east) Turn right (north) onto SR-50 North/S Cicero Ave. Turn right onto ramp toward I-55 North. Merge onto I-55/Stevenson Expy N North. Take Exit 292A right toward Ryan Expy/I-90 West/Wisconsin/I-94 West. Merge onto I-90 West/I-94/Dan Ryan Expy W. Take exit 51 H right toward Eisenhower Expy/I-290 West/West Suburbs/Congress Pkwy/Chicago Loop. Merge onto I-290 East/Eisenhower Expy E. Continue east on W. Congress Pkwy. Turn right onto S. Michigan Avenue, arrive at 636 South Michigan Avenue.
  • Bus service, fee: 20.00  USD  (one way)
  • Subway service, fee:  2.00  USD  (one way)
  • Estimated taxi fare: 25.00  USD  (one way)

Arrival Information

Check-In and Checkout

  • Check-In Kiosk
  • Check-in: 4:00 PM
    Check-out: 12:00 PM
  • Video Review Billing , Video Checkout
  • Express Checkout

Parking

  • Valet parking, fee: 46 USD daily
  • Off-site parking; contact hotel for details
  • Self-Parking is close by in public lots.

Pet Policy

  • Pets not allowed

Hotel Details

  • 23 floors, 328 rooms, 4 suites,
  • 9 meeting rooms , 1,059 sq m of total meeting space

Accessibility

  • Service animals allowed for persons with disabilities

Guest Room Information (may vary by room type)

General Room Amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Bottled water, for a fee
  • Coffee maker/tea service
  • Crib
  • Electrical adapters
  • Individual climate control
  • Iron and ironing board
  • Luxurious bedding - down comforters, custom duvets, cotton-rich linens
  • Pillows: down/feather
  • Pillows: foam
  • Pull-out sofa bed
  • Rollaway bed
  • Safe

Bathroom Amenities

  • Bathrobe
  • Hair dryer

Room Entertainment

  • Cable channel: CNN
  • Cable channel: ESPN
  • Cable channel: HBO
  • Cable/satellite TV
  • Color TV
  • Mini-bar
  • Movies/videos, pay-per-view
  • Wet bar

Business Amenities

  • Electrical outlet: desk level
  • Phone feature: voice mail
  • Two-line phone

Services

Complimentary Service

  • Coffee/tea in-room
  • Shoeshine

Guest Services

  • Concierge desk
  • Full-service business center
  • Local restaurant dinner delivery
  • Safe deposit boxes, front desk

Restaurants & Lounges

Mercat a la Planxa

  • Tapas
  • Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Celebrity Chef Jose Garces serves modern Catalan including tapas and chops with Mediterranean ambiance.

Starbucks

  • Coffee House

Recreation

Swimming

  • North Avenue Beach (1.6 km)

Activities

  • Biking trail (1.6 km)
  • Jogging/fitness trail (1.6 km)
  • Sailing (1.6 km)
  • Tennis (1.6 km)
  • Volleyball

Fitness Facilities

  • Health Club

Golf

  • Sidney Marovitz (3.2 km)

Attractions & Landmarks

  • Grant Park
  • Museum Campus
  • Millenium Park
  • Adler Planetarium
  • Art Insitute of Chicago
  • Buckingham Fountain
  • Chicago Symphony Center
  • Field Museum of Natural History
  • John G. Shedd Aquarium
  • Lincoln Park Zoo

High-speed Internet access

Public Areas

Wireless

Guest Rooms

Wired*, Wireless

Meeting Rooms

Wired, Wireless

*Wired-for-Business

For a set daily rate of 12.95 USD you get, in your guest room:

  1. High-speed Internet access
  2. Unlimited local phone calls
  3. Unlimited long distance calls (within the country), not available in all markets

Prices may vary in a few markets.

  • The Blackstone, Renaissance® Hotel
  • 636 South Michigan Ave
  • Chicago, Illinois 60605 USA
  • Phone:  1-312-447-0955
  • Fax:  1-312-765-0545
  • Sales:  1-312-447-0955 ext. 3434
  • Toll-free:  1-800-468-3571