Chicago Athletic Association Hotel in Chicago, Illinois

With echoes of billiard balls, poker chips, and clinking glasses frozen within its walls, this 1890’s Venetian Gothic landmark in the Chicago Loop springs back to life as an incomparable historic downtown Chicago hotel—where the spirit of play reigns supreme. After all, this is the city where the can-and-will-do attitude of Ernie “Let’s Play Two!” Banks lives on, where the father of Chicago blues, Muddy Waters, shook all night long at the Checkerboard Lounge, and Sir Duke tickled the ivories at The Blue Note. And this is the club whose historic members swam with five-time Olympic gold medalist Johnny Weissmuller—a.k.a. the original Hollywood Tarzan—and watched their fellow member Pudge Heffelfinger own so much end zone, he became football’s first pro. Today, Chicago Athletic Association is both a stunning hotel offering outstanding guest rooms and a historic monument to the big-shouldered, switch hitting spirit that defines our city with a downtown location in the Chicago Loop.

Reviews for Chicago Athletic Association Hotel

Gorgeous property but unsustainably loud

Reviewed 16 hours ago

Nice property but REALLY loud… all night. Lots of parties walking on Mich Blvd as well as cars cruising with music blasting. You won’t sleep til they stop! Pray for rain as it is a bit quieter in the rain

Erik H

The beating heart of Chicago

Reviewed 2 days ago

It’s a beautiful historic hotel with an amazing staff in the middle of downtown Chicago. Thoroughly modern but the building itself steeped in history. Tons to do and see. This is the place to stay.

Adam J

Surprising (in a very good way)!

Reviewed 1 week ago

This hotel is the perfect launchpad for a Chicago getaway! It’s extremely centrally located and the rooms are spacious with the distinctive style to the decor that is in keeping with the location. The surprising part is that versus many of the other hotels in the area it is (at least for when we stayed) particularly good value!

matthewy286 - London

Never again!!!

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

The room was terrible,too small with no modern conveniences.Our view was a brick building with a fire escape!!!! It would have made a tolerable jail cell!!!

Sunshine22816754112

Great Place and Location

What a wonderful place and location. Close to everything, can walk or take Lyft to all the museums and sights. A bit cold when we went but could not be happier.

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Chicago Athletic Association Hotel

Chicago, Illinois

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