Best Western River North Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

A downtown Chicago hotel, offering great value and service - guests save even more with free hotel parking. The needs of every guest take first priority at the Best Western River North Hotel. Special hotel amenities include an exercise facility equipped with cardiovascular equipment, sun deck with skyline views, indoor heated pool and business center with conference services. Unlike other Chicago hotels in the area, guests of the Best Western River North also enjoy free parking-a $25.00 value! This Chicago hotel offers a full-service restaurant located on the premises and each guest is warmly welcomed with complimentary coffee and fruit in the hotel lobby. Every room comes with free high-speed Internet access. Suites feature a living room setting with a queen-size sofa sleeper and a separated bedroom area. All the landmarks and sights of Chicago are located near the Best Western River North. Hotel guests can take advantage of close proximity to the Navy Pier, Michigan Avenue, renowned Shedd Aquarium and McCormick Place Convention Center. Business travelers are within walking distance to Chicago's Financial District and numerous corporate headquarters including Boeing and IBM. Take advantage of the great value and great location offered at this comfortable downtown Chicago hotel -- The Best Western River North. Make an online hotel reservation today!

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During your Chicago vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:

Museum of Contemporary Art
The MCA claims to be the largest contemporary art museum in the country, emphasizing experimentation in a variety of media -- painting, sculpture, photography, video and film, dance, music, and performance. But much of the space seems to be taken up with theaters and hallways; seeing the actual art won't take you long. Sitting on a front-row piece of property between the lake and the historic Water Tower, the gloomy, imposing building (designed by Berlin's Josef Paul Kleihues) looks like something out of Communist Russia, but the interior spaces are more vibrant, with a sun-drenched two-story central corridor, elliptical staircases, and three floors of exhibition space. The MCA has tried to raise its national profile to the level of New York's Museum of Modern Art by hosting major touring retrospectives of working artists such as Cindy Sherman and Chuck Close.You can see the MCA's highlights in about an hour, although art lovers will want more time to wander (especially if a high-profile exhibit is in town). Your first stop should be the handsome barrel-vaulted galleries on the top floor, dedicated to pieces from the permanent collection. For visitors who'd like a little guidance for making sense of the rather challenging works found here, there is an audio tour for rent as well as a free tour (1 and 6pm Tues; 1pm Wed-Fri; 11am, noon, 1, and 2pm Sat-Sun). In addition to a range of special activities and educational programming, including films, performances, and a lecture series in a 300-seat theater, the museum features Puck's at the MCA, a cafe operated by Wolfgang Puck of Spago restaurant fame, with seating that overlooks a 1-acre terraced sculpture garden. There's also a store, Culturecounter, with one-of-a-kind gift items, that's worth a stop even if you don't make it into the museum. The museum's First Fridays program, featuring after-hours performances, live music, and food and drink, takes place the first Friday of every month. Allow 1 to 2 hours.

Chicago Cultural Center
Built in 1897 as the city's public library, and transformed into a showplace for visual and performing arts in 1991, the Chicago Cultural Center is an overlooked civic treasure. Its basic Beaux Arts exterior conceals a sumptuous interior of rare marble, fine hardwood, stained glass, polished brass, and mosaics of Favrile glass, colored stone, and mother-of-pearl inlaid in white marble. The crowning centerpiece is Preston Bradley Hall's majestic Tiffany dome, said to be the largest of its kind in the world.The building also houses one of the Chicago Office of Tourism's visitor centers, which makes it an ideal place to kick-start your visit. If you stop in to pick up tourist information and take a quick look around, your visit won't take longer than half an hour. But the Cultural Center also hosts an array of art exhibitions, concerts, films, lectures, and other special events (many free), which might convince you to extend your time here. A long-standing tradition is the 12:15pm Dame Myra Hess Memorial classical concert every Wednesday in the Preston Bradley Hall. Other ongoing programs include a monthly cultural festival -- which highlights a different city or country over a weekend with art, theater, and film.Guided architectural tours of the Cultural Center are offered Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 1:15pm. For information, call tel. 312/744-8032.Allow a half-hour.

Arlington International Racecourse
With its gleaming-white, palatial, six-story grandstand and lush gardens, this racecourse is one of the most beautiful showcases for thoroughbred horse racing in the world. It has a storied history stretching back to 1927, and its track has been graced by such equine stars as Citation, Secretariat, and Cigar. The track's annual Arlington Million (the sport's first million-dollar race, held in mid-Aug) has attracted the top jockeys, trainers, and horses in past years and recently became part of the new World Series Racing Championship, which includes the Breeders Cup races. Arlington's race days are thrilling to behold, with all of racing's time-honored pageantry on display -- from the bugler in traditional dress to the parade of jockeys.Arlington likes to say that it caters to families, and it must be said that the ambience here is more Disney than den of iniquity. Various "family days" throughout the summer include live music and entertainment ranging from petting zoos to puppet shows.

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5 out of 5

Great location

Anonymous

Go to Howl at the Moon--great night spot...very fun!

Great location--close to restaurants and bars. Room comfortable and clean.

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2 out of 5

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thomas, Grand Rapids, MI, 2005-12-08

just blocks away. About $6.00 cab fare.

business On this room! you could not control the heat/cool It was either to hot=98DEG. or 45DEG. not good

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3 out of 5

Free parking

Anonymous, 2005-11-03

The hotel was clean but rather worn out. The room was small. They were replacing badly worn carpets in other rooms and it was loud, also our bathroom got flooded when the upstairs bathtub overflowed and while they solved the plumbing issue they did not immediately clean up the bathroom for us. The hotel's major amenity was free parking in downtown Chicago, so if I were in Chicago with a car I might stay there again, but otherwise I think I'd spend a few more bucks a night to stay a bit closer to Michigan Avenue.

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4 out of 5

Great location and value hotel

Anonymous, Indianapolis, IN, 2005-09-26

The free trolley or city bus is very convenient to use.

The Best Western River North is a very comfortable hotel and a great location to all the attractions in downtown Chicago. The free parking was a definite plus. The room was nice and roomy and I particularly liked that the bathroom and shower was separate from the sink which made it easier for us to get ready in the morning. The hotel checkin was delayed a bit but they readily compensated us with free breakfast coupons. We would definitely stay there again.

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5 out of 5

Travel friendly

Balaji, Orange County, CA, 2005-09-07

the magnificient mile is just 2 or 3 blocks from the hotel. Navy pier is so close (4 dollars by CAB)

The location was more important than anything else for me. This was my first visit to chicago and the location was just perfect. Bus stations as well as the train station was pretty close. All the major tourist attractions were within a 2 mile radius making it easy for travel. The room was comfortable the TV had all the good channels. There are a lot of restaurants around the hotel making it a great place to stay.

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5 out of 5

Family friendly & great location

John, Regina, SK, 2005-08-23

1. Rainforest Cafe & newly designed McDonalds restaurant adjacent to Hotel. 2. Double Decker Bus tour stops and starts adjacent to Hotel. A must to ride as you can get off and be picked up at any of the 14 popular stops. 3. Near to Magnificent Mile shopping area, Navy Pier and Grant Park. 4. Small grocery/liquor store is located 3 blocks east from hotel. 5. 3.5 blocks from Gra

The room was more spacious than other hotels. Rooms were clean and staff was more than curtious. Pool area & sun deck was spacious and well maitained. Location to downtown was excellent with new McDonald's and Rainforest Cafe restaurants adjacent to hotel. Good value for the money.

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4 out of 5

Good Value

Scott, 2005-08-16

Lots of attractions within walking distance. Hard Rock Cafe, Rain Forest Cafe, Mag Mile for shopping, Hancock Building, etc. Short ten minute drive to the Museum campus.

Convenient location within walking distance of the Mag Mile and Hancock Building. Free parking is substantial savings vs other hotels in the area. Modest setting and accomodations, but overall a good value.

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5 out of 5

Great location

larry, Buffalo, NY, 2005-07-06

The Best Western was very conveniently located to downtown chicago. The free parking was an added bonus. The pool was excellent with a deck area that had an awesomw view of the area. The room was clean and a good size.

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5 out of 5

Great Location!

Jeri, Detroit, MI, 2005-04-14

The Best Western River North is a great place to stay if you are looking for a great location and don't need a lot frills. The staff is helpful and check in was a snap. It has on site parking included which is a plus in Chicago. Clean room with nice pool and work out room. When we are coming in town for a few days, we stay here! Check it out.

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4 out of 5

good location

Anonymous, 2005-04-04

The hotel is in a good location, at a very reasonable price. The rooms a spacious and confortable.

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