CHICAGO HOTELS FOR GREEN FESTIVAL MAY 17-18 2008

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These hotels have negotiated special rates for the 2008 Chicago  Green Festival.

Hotel Allegro Chicago (Kimpton Hotel Partner)
117 West Randolph
www.allegrochicago.com
Rates: May 13-16 Sgl/ Dbl $239.00 plus tax 15.4% 2 Beds $259.00 plus tax (reserve by April 10); May 16-20 Sgl/Dbl $299.00 plus 15.4% tax 2 beds $319.00 plus tax (reserve by April 10)
Reservations: 800-643-1500 ask for Green Festival or Green Business Conference Rates or www.allegrochicago.com click on Reservations then Rate code GBC
Hotel Allegro, a Kimpton Hotel, stands at the center of downtown Chicago, in the heart of the city's busy theatre and business districts. Hotel Allegro just completed a full renovation and is ready to make you a star. Our stunning renovation, four-star level of service and outstanding amenities promise a unique hotel experience. Our new Chicago accommodations will still sparkle with the same infectious energy we always had, and our location in the North Loop near the Magnificent Mile means this luxury hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois makes our star power easy to find..

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites – Downtown Chicago
506 West Harrison Street
Chicago, IL  60607
312-957-9100 Call the hotel directly to reserve.
$289.00 & up + tax

InterContinental Chicago
505 N Michigan Ave | Chicago, IL 60611 
312.321.8752 direct | 312.944.3882 fax | 312.944.4100 main
Rooms offered May 13, 14, 15 and 16 at a group rate of $315/night.  Rooms May 17-18 are sold out.
Visit http://icchicagointro.com to take the hotel virtual tour.

Best Western Hawthorne Terrace
3434 North Broadway
Chicago, IL 60657
Rate: $204.00 Standard Single (single occupancy only), $244.00 Deluxe Double/Double-Single + 15.4% tax (SOLD OUT)
Reservations: 773-244-3434 (ask for the Green Festival Room block)
Located in the heart of Chicago, Best Western Hawthorne Terrace offers guests stylishly appointed accommodations in Lakeview, one of Chicago's most lively neighborhoods. The hotel is only steps away from world-famous Wrigley Field. Amenities including free wireless high-speed Internet access, in-room refrigerators and microwave ovens, complimentary continental breakfast and newspaper delivered to your door.

Hilton Suites Chicago/Magnificent Mile
198 East Delaware Place  
Chicago, IL  80611
Rate: $269.00 Single room   $289.00 Double room (SOLD OUT)
Reservations: ph 312-664- 1100 / fax 312-664-9881
Click here to book.
Hilton Suites Chicago Magnificent Mile is located in the heart of Chicago's Gold Coast and features 345 Luxurious two-room suites. Enjoy our 30th floor fitness center featuring an indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna with breathtaking views of the Lakefront. Parking is $49 + tax per night rate. 


Omni Chicago Hotel
676 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Rate: $349 King Suites, $369 Double Suite + 15.4% tax (sold out)
Reservations: 800-843-6664
Click here  for more information.
The Omni Chicago Hotel is the only all-suite luxury hotel on Michigan Avenue with a plasma-screen television in every room!  Located in the heart of the "Magnificent Mile," the Omni Chicago Hotel is one of the best-loved hotels in downtown Chicago. Every space exudes the luxury and sophistication you expect from a four-diamond hotel. All of our guests receive complimentary turndown service and complimentary use of our newly renovated fitness center. Our 676 restaurant is a great place to dine while overlooking Michigan Ave. We are located about 1 mile from Navy Pier and are within walking distance to local museums, parks and the many attractions Chicago has to offer.

Ramada Lake Shore
4900 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60615
Rates: $129.00/night for 3 or more nights; $159.00 for Friday and Saturday nights only, plus tax of 15.4% (SOLD OUT)
Reservations: 773-288-5800 (mention Green Festival)
The Ramada is located just 12 minutes south of Navy Pier at 47th and Lake Shore Drive. The Metra Train and CTA bus, two options that will get you downtown quickly and affordably, are two blocks away. The Ramada is a full-service hotel with a restaurant, and many of our rooms look out over Lake Michigan. We’re also just blocks away from an assortment of neighborhood shops and restaurants. Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry is just a half-mile south of us, and parks, the lakefront and museums are right outside our door.

 
Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore
5300 W. Touhy Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077
Rate: $169.00 + 9.5% tax (SOLD OUT)
Reservations: 866-750-3369
The Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore Hotel & Conference Center (North Shore area) is a conference hotel and the perfect location for business, meetings, shopping and sightseeing the Chicago area. The Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore Hotel is ideally located just 12 miles from downtown Chicago, 10 miles from O'Hare International Airport, and many other exciting attractions such as Wrigley Field, Navy Pier, Northwestern University, Chicago Botanical Gardens, Ravinia Music Festival, and Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center.

The Indigo Hotel
1244 N. Dearborn Parkway
312-787-4980   Call the hotel directly to reserve.
Rooms are subject to availability and rates quote depending on dates and length of stay
Rate: $350.00 and up
Unique and trendy boutique hotel just steps from downtown Chicago.

Best Western University Plaza
1501 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, Il 60201
Rate: $129 13.5% tax rate (SOLD OUT)
Reservations: 847-491-6400
Please call hotel and ask for the Green Festival rate.  Hotel is located in downtown Evanston. Easy to get to Chicago by driving our public trains.
 

Baymont Inn and Suites
1625 Milwaukee Avenue
Glenview, Illinois
Rate: $80.00 + 10.65% tax (SOLD OUT)
Reservations: 800-BAYMONT or 847-635-8300.
www.baymontchicago.com
Minutes away from the famous Restaurant Row, offering cuisine from Benihana of Tokyo to Bob Chinns Crabhouse, the Baymont Inn and Suites in the prestigious North Shore of Chicago. You'll find our very comfortable rooms equipped with coffee makers, hair dryers, iron and ironing boards, free wireless high-speed Internet (also throughout the hotel), cable, and pay-per-view movies and Nintendo. We offer a complimentary extended continental breakfast buffet, USA Today, and 24-hour coffee service in the lobby. There is a fitness room and laundry facilities on property.

The Congress Plaza Hotel
520 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
Rate: $204.00 S or D + tax (Will take reservations on a space available basis)
Reservations: 312-427-3800×5025 OR 800-635-1666 (ask for Green Festival or business)
The Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center was originally designed and built in 1893 to accommodate visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition. The 870 guestrooms and 36 deluxe suites, many of which overlook the beautiful waters of Lake Michigan, are truly spacious. Our convenient downtown location is also a major attraction. The Art Institute of Chicago, Buckingham Fountain, Orchestra Hall, Sears Tower, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, shopping, restaurants and nightlife are all within walking distance. The Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center is located across from Grant Park where jazz, blues, gospel bands, outdoor opera and symphonies help make Chicago’s lakefront one great promenade of wonderful things to see and do.

Howard Johnson Inn
720 North La Salle
Chicago, IL
Rate:   $139.00 + tax  15.4%   All rooms are 1 King Bed only (SOLD OUT)
Reservations :  Call the Hotel directly   312-664-8100  and Identify as Green business & Festival Group
Ask for Eric Simon, GM.  If Eric is not in he will return your call within 24 hours.
The Howard Johnson Inn Downtown Chicago is a Quality Excellence President Award winner and a Gold Medal Award Property. Howard Johnson Inn-Downtown Chicago is an ideal destination for both leisure and business travelers who are opposed to tall buildings and high prices.
Located in the Historic River North Gallery District, we are just blocks away from the Magnificent Mile Shopping area, Water Tower Mall, John Hancock Observatory and Navy Pier. Our hotel is convenient to both the Red and Brown line train stations and walking distance from a host of area attractions and famous restaurants that include Spago, Ed Debevic and Rainforest Cafe. We are also a short cab ride from Wrigley Field or Soldier Field, the Merchandise Mart and Financial District.
We are one of the only downtown hotels offering complimentary parking to our guests!