Hotel Monaco - Room details

    This hotel has 192 rooms, all of which include meditation window seats, rhubarb-red headboards, sunburst-shaped mirrors, and work desks with chairs. Bathrooms have dimming lights, designer toiletries, and granite-top counters. Some rooms have high-speed Internet connections.
  • Deluxe Room - These guestrooms offer one king-size bed or two queen beds and can accommodate a maximum of two guests.

Hotel Monaco - Property information

    What to expect: Faux Greek columns set the stage for the eclectic decor of the cozy lobby, furnished with brushed-velvet couches piled with pillows. A bowl of swimming goldfish adorns the registration desk, and fresh fruit is always available. Returning guests are recognized by name, and new guests complete a preference card that makes their next stay more personalized.
  • Amenity highlights: Guests can take free companion goldfish—a Hotel Monaco trademark—to their rooms, and can bring their own pets at no extra charge. In-room treadmills are available for a daily fee. Other exercise options include a complimentary fitness center and discounted access to a nearby health club. The popular evening wine reception features a tarot card reader and palm reader Monday through Friday, along with handwriting analysis, chair massages, and old-time board games.

Hotel Monaco - Dining information

  • South Water Kitchen - Warm woods, Oriental rugs, and black-and-white photos create a stylish, welcoming atmosphere in this restaurant that serves American comfort food with a contemporary touch for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Menu highlights include grilled pork tenderloin, braised short ribs, and crisped Atlantic salmon, with a blue plate special offered daily. A children's menu is also available, with 50 percent of the proceeds going to the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.

Hotel Monaco - Recreation information

    "Lake Michigan is just 4 blocks east of the hotel, offering access to a 20-mile lakefront path for running, walking, biking, or skating. Bikes and inline skates can be rented at several beachfront locations. During summer months, Oak Street Beach, about 1 mile north, is popular for sunbathing and for swimming when lifeguards are on duty.

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

  • Aerobics classes
  • Basketball court
  • Bicycle riding/rental
  • Boating
  • Canoe
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Dock
  • Fishing
  • Golf
  • Golf - driving range
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Ice skating
  • Kayaking
  • Running track/path
  • Sailing
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Windsurfing

Hotel Monaco - Policy information

  • No room charges for children 12 and under when they occupy the same room as their parents.
  • Cribs are complimentary upon request at the hotel. Rollaway beds are available upon request; fees apply.
  • Upon check-in, photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required for incidental charges.
  • All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in.
  • Check-in time is 3:00 PM
  • Check-out time is 12:00 PM
  • Pets accepted

Hotel Monaco - Amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • AM/FM radio
  • Bathrobes
  • Bathroom telephone
  • Cable/satellite TV
  • Cassette player
  • CD player
  • Climate control
  • Clock radio
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Complimentary newspaper
  • Designer toiletries
  • Desk
  • "Extra towels, linens, bedding"
  • Fax machine
  • Hair dryer
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding available
  • In-room safe
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Maid service
  • Mini/honor bar
  • Modem Internet access
  • Multi-line phone
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Pay movies/movie rental
  • Premium bedding
  • Private bathroom
  • Refrigerator
  • Smoking rooms
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Telephone
  • Television
  • Video game consoles
  • Voice mail
  • Wheelchair accessible

Hotel Monaco - Attractions

  • In city center
  • Water nearby
  • Loop business district - adjacent
  • Loop theater district - 3 blocks
  • Tribune Tower - 3 blocks
  • Wrigley Building - 3 blocks
  • North Michigan Avenue shopping/Magnificent Mile - 3 blocks
  • Lakefront running path - 4 blocks
  • Merchandise Mart - 0.5 miles
  • American Girl Place - 1 mile
  • John Hancock Center - 1 mile
  • Museum of Contemporary Art - 1 mile
  • Navy Pier - 1 mile
  • Soldier Field - 2 miles
  • Wrigley Field - 5 miles

    O’Hare International Airport (ORD): Approximate driving time is 30 minutes and distance is 20 miles.

    Driving directions from O'Hare International Airport: Depart the airport by driving northeast on the Departures ramp. Merge onto I-190 east toward Chicago. I-190 east becomes the Kennedy Expy. Take the Kennedy Expy. to the Ohio St. exit east. Turn right from Ohio St. onto N. Wabash St. Cross the Chicago River, bear right on N. Wabash St., and proceed to the hotel.

Hotel Monaco - Address

    Hotel Monaco
    225 N Wabash Ave
    Chicago