Host Your Event in the Heart of Chicago
Meetings, celebrations, and galas in 23 event rooms for 10 to 2,000 guests, across from Grant Park.
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You need a room that fits, a team that answers, and a place people want to travel to. With more than 50,000 square feet of event space and 800+ guest rooms upstairs, your group can meet, eat, and sleep under one roof.
Every Kind of Gathering
From a boardroom meeting to a gala for 500, find your event, see the rooms that suit it, and request a proposal.
Boardrooms, classrooms, and seminar rooms on Michigan Avenue, with guest rooms upstairs.
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A general session for 900, breakouts on three floors, and more than 800 guest rooms in one building.
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Awards nights, product launches, and company dinners in historic rooms across from Grant Park.
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Strategy sessions, team offsites, and leadership retreats across from Grant Park, with breakout rooms and guest rooms under one roof.
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Gilded ballrooms and painted ceilings for your office or family celebration on Michigan Avenue.
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Host your gala in the hotel’s historic ballrooms, from 190 guests in the Florentine to 553 in the Great Hall.
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Milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and family or class reunions in a Chicago landmark.
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Proms, formals, and school dances in a Chicago landmark, with a dance floor under the chandeliers.
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A private dinner for the people closest to you, steps from Grant Park and the rooms where they’re staying.
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Celebrate your engagement in a Chicago landmark, from an intimate reception to a crowd of 250.
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A private room, a set table, and a Michigan Avenue address for the people celebrating with you.
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Your ceremony and reception in a Chicago landmark, with room blocks for your guests.
Plan Your EventEvent Spaces
Every room we’ve photographed, floor by floor. The floor plans and the full list of 23 rooms are below.
Main Floor
Off Peacock Alley, the marble passage that once ran under Congress Street to the Auditorium Hotel.
Seminars & Breakouts
A long, flexible room on the main floor, named for the fountain at the end of our street. Seminars, receptions, and breakout sessions fit comfortably.
Receptions & Overflow
Set between the Buckingham Room and the Windsor Room, the Alcove works on its own or as overflow for either neighbor.
Conferences & Trade Shows
A stately room with chandeliers and paneled walls, and a regular choice for conferences and local trade shows. Set it theater-style, classroom, or for a banquet.
Workshops & Luncheons
A nearly square room across Peacock Alley, well suited to workshops, luncheons, and exhibits.
Second Floor, South Tower
The hotel's grand ballrooms, side by side.
Galas & Weddings
Gilded balconies, crystal chandeliers, and a painted ceiling. One of the first ballrooms in America to be air-conditioned, and still the hotel's showpiece for galas and weddings.
Receptions & Exhibits
A broad reception room between the Gold Room and the Great Hall, made for cocktail hours, receptions, and exhibit space.
General Sessions & Galas
The hotel's largest room: a wraparound balcony, a stage framed in red velvet, and a ceiling nearly 25 feet high. General sessions, awards nights, and full-company dinners.
Third Floor, North Tower
Smaller rooms for breakouts and boardrooms, around the Florentine Room.
Board Meetings & Training
A long, quiet room beside the Florentine, sized for board meetings, training sessions, and private dinners.
Classes & Small Receptions
One of the third-floor rooms along the Michigan Avenue side, with high ceilings and room for a classroom, conference table, or small reception.
Ceremonies & Banquets
A barrel-vaulted ceiling painted in 1918 by E. Martin Hennings, over warm wood paneling. Ceremonies, banquets, and presentations with a sense of occasion.
Floor Plans
See how the rooms connect on each floor. Tap a plan to see it larger, or a room’s name to visit it.
Capacity Chart
Maximum guests by set-up, from the hotel’s capacity chart. A dash means the room isn’t offered that way. Download the chart (PDF).
| Room | Reception | Banquet | Theatre | Classroom | Conference | U-Shape | Sq Ft | Size | Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Floor | |||||||||
| Buckingham | 150 | 100 | 150 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 1,944 | 72' x 27' | 8'6" |
| Alcove | 80 | 70 | 100 | 60 | 45 | 45 | 1,425 | 57' x 25' | 10'6" |
| Windsor | 300 | 220 | 400 | 200 | – | – | 3,200 | 64' x 50' | 10'6" |
| Oxford | 100 | 100 | 70 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 2,925 | 45' x 65' | 9' |
| Second Floor, South Tower | |||||||||
| Plaza | 80 | 60 | 80 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1,193 | 28' x 43' | 8'4" |
| Belmont | 60 | 40 | 65 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 880 | 44' x 20' | 8'5" |
| Francis | 90 | 100 | 120 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 1,242 | 46' x 27' | 8'10" |
| Gold | 500 | 300 | 400 | 250 | – | – | 4,784 | 46' x 104' | 9' (balcony) |
| Rendezvous | 250 | 170 | – | – | – | – | 4,190 | 59' x 71' | 8'6" |
| Great Hall | 1,100 | 553 | 900 | 350 | – | – | 8,300 | 57' x 145' | 24'6" |
| Third Floor, North Tower | |||||||||
| Shelby | 32 | – | – | – | 20 | – | 560 | 28' x 20' | 10' |
| Carter | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | 600 | 30' x 20' | 10' |
| Seminar | – | – | – | 30 | – | – | 903 | 21' x 45' | 10' |
| Congressional | 60 | 50 | 47 | 24 | 28 | – | 1,176 | 56' x 21' | 9' |
| Lake Shore | 30 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 34 | 481 | 37' x 13' | 12' |
| Grant Park | 75 | 60 | 70 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 1,210 | 29' x 41' | 12' |
| Lincoln | 80 | 70 | 76 | 30 | 36 | – | 1,268 | 29' x 43' | 10'10" |
| Music | – | – | 25 | 12 | 20 | – | 413 | 29' x 14' | 10'10" |
| Victorian | – | – | 25 | 12 | 20 | – | 413 | 29' x 14' | 10'10" |
| Columbian | – | – | 25 | 12 | 20 | – | 413 | 29' x 14' | 10'10" |
| Park View | – | – | 25 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 413 | 29' x 14' | 10'10" |
| Washington | 80 | 40 | 55 | 25 | 20 | – | 826 | 29' x 28' | 12'11" |
| Florentine | 250 | 190 | 300 | 140 | – | – | 3,198 | 82' x 39' | 14'4" |
Planner Downloads
For menus and pricing, request a proposal and our sales team will send them with your quote.
Request a Proposal
We’ll open an email to our sales team with your details, and reply with dates, rooms, and rates.
After the Last Session
Hold a room block and put your group across from Grant Park.
