River Hotel

4.0 star property

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Lobby
Standard Room, 2 Single Beds
Front of property
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Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Pet-friendly
  • Laundry
  • Parking available

Explore the area

Map
75 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60601
  • Michigan Avenue
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Chicago Riverwalk
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Millennium Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Chicago, IL (ORD-O'Hare Intl.)
    ‪40 min drive‬

Room options

Executive Suite, 2 Queen Beds

  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, Kitchenette (One Room)

  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

Classic Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Superior Room, Kitchenette

  • 23.1 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchenette

  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

Superior Room, River View

  • 26 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, View

  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Mobility Accessible

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Chicago

With a stay at River Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Chicago, steps from Michigan Avenue and 5 minutes by foot from Chicago Riverwalk. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Millennium Park and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Art Institute of Chicago.

What's nearby

  • Michigan Avenue - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Chicago Riverwalk - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Chicago Theatre - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Millennium Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Art Institute of Chicago - 14 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Millennium Station - 6 min walk
  • Clark-Lake Station - 7 min walk
  • Chicago O'Hare Intl. Airport (ORD) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪LH Rooftop - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Base Bar - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Chipotle Mexican Grill - ‬5 min walk

About this property

River Hotel

Hotel with a fitness center, steps from Michigan Avenue
River Hotel offers 121 accommodations with iPod docking stations and complimentary bottled water. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 121 guestrooms featuring iPod docking stations and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. This hotel also features a banquet hall and a vending machine.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours).
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms.
River Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (USD 30 per night)
  • Valet parking on site (USD 53 per night; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
  • IPod dock

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Laptop workspace
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Valet parking fee: USD 53 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Nearby parking fee: USD 30 per night (2625 ft away)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector, a first aid kit, and outdoor lighting

We should mention

This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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River Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 2435 out of 4007 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 867 out of 4007 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 373 out of 4007 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 174 out of 4007 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 158 out of 4007 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Negina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
N/A
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marckwel

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phillip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Anne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Terrible service, beware!
Did you know this hotel does not provide daily housekeeping service unless requested? This is not laid out when booking and not even when checking in. Room was booked for 4, towels and bedding provided only for 2. Request for more bedding was not met until night 3. When calling with these requests, front desk just hung up the phone mid-call. Hotel very basic and service terrible. Completely overpriced for what it is. Would stay at any other hotel before returning here.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

dean

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love this hotel staff are brilliant book it you won’t regret it Especially a city view Chicago is awesome xxx
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Kierra

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The place was cleaned and nice, while i was sleeping the lamp did fall off the wall on to my head and wouldn’t stay up after
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Janet

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Perfect Location
Perfect hotel with two rooms and two bathrooms. Loved the bottled water available on each floor and the complimentary esspresso bar. Perfect location on the river and close to everything.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the property. We did valet parking because it was too cold and it was expensive. It’s actually the sonesta hotel that offers parking not them. Also the furniture handles have sharp corner and are not safe for babies. Other than that this place was perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Sydney

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Property was beautiful. Unfortunately we had a broken TV that maintance couldn't seem to fix.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Babirye

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Staff was OVERLY friendly. Like to a weird extent. No fridge in the room and extremely basic amenities. But good for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Shahzan

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Hotel was very nice and located close to so many things to do. Room was clean and bed was comfy! They have free coffee on the 2nd floor which is a great thing. I have stayed here more than once and would stay again.
View from room
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Tina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like the hotel and the area , make sure take the river view room it’s worth it. Room was clean, staff were friendly. We arrived 5:30 and all the rooms were sold out and we were sleeping in the second floor because the rooms suppose to be ready at 12-3 pm. The check in staff told us we need to wait until that time. Once they saw we were sleeping on the couch for 3-4 hours they told us it’s fine we will give you the room at 11. At least one of the staff were friendly and kind to give us the room . Overall hotel was good , but don’t wait to be clean the room every day . You need to tell front Desck that you want the room to be clean. Ask them they will clean. I love how they setup coffee area in second floor complementary. Since the hotel doesn’t have a restaurant but there’s a restaurant next to the hotel which is perfect for breakfast and lunch
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sheena Rae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a good size and very convenient
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Claudia

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hotel doest have private restrooms in rooms and room are very small and they have funny smell.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aloleca

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rolando

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Jenna

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was to hot in the room and when you called and told them that said they would give us a fan and that fan never came we had to go downstairs and ask again
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Kristen

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danijela

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lourdes, Chatham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Sol

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Mhd Tahsin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024