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Le Méridien Essex Chicago

4.0 star property

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Lobby lounge
Restaurant
Dining
City view
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Parking available

Explore the area

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800 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60605
  • Place, State Street
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Shedd Aquarium
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Grant Park
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Airport, Chicago, IL (ORD-O'Hare Intl.)
    ‪26 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Classic Room, 1 King Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(96 reviews)
  • 21 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, City View

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • City view
  • 24 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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City view

Classic Room, 2 Double Beds

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(21 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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City view

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(26 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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City view

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(31 reviews)
  • 21 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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City view

Classic Room, 2 Double Beds (Hearing Accessible)

  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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City view

Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds (Hearing Accessible)

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (Mobility Accessible, Tub)

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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City view

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (Hearing Accessible)

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (Mobility Accessible, Roll-In Shower)

  • 21 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Classic Room, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 21 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Classic Room, 1 King Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Superior Room, 1 King Bed, City View (Mobility/Hearing Access, Roll-In Shwr)

In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, City View (Mobility/Hearing Access, Roll-In Shwr)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 24 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Chicago

With a stay at Le Méridien Essex Chicago, you'll be centrally located in Chicago, just a 4-minute walk from State Street and 13 minutes by foot from Millennium Park. .This hotel is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Lake Michigan and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Art Institute of Chicago.

What's nearby

  • State Street - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Shedd Aquarium - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Art Institute of Chicago - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Grant Park - 14 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Millennium Park - 16 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

  • Chicago Museum Campus-11th Street Station - 5 min walk
  • Harrison Station - 7 min walk
  • Chicago O'Hare Intl. Airport (ORD) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Devil Dawgs on State - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Yolk - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Eleven City Diner - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Lao Sze Chuan - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Le Méridien Essex Chicago

Hotel with a restaurant, 4-minute walk to State Street
Le Méridien Essex Chicago offers 274 air-conditioned accommodations with espresso makers and safes. Smart televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary newspapers, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered daily and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 274 air-conditioned rooms featuring espresso makers and Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature rainfall showerheads and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a 24-hour fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy a meal at Grant Park Bistro or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk.
Grant Park Bistro - Onsite bistro.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Valet parking on site (USD 77 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited on-site valet parking

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Grant Park Bistro

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business centre
  • 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
  • Grab bar near toilet (86 centimetre high)
  • Handrails in stairways (81 centimetre high)
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift (91 centimetre wide door)
  • Low-height door lock
  • Low-height electrical sockets in bathroom
  • Low-height view port in door
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Transfer shower
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (83 centimetre high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • 15 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Rooftop garden
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch smart TV

Food and drink

  • Espresso maker
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after midnight please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
1 total (up to 25 lbs per pet)
Pets cannot be left unattended
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per night
  • Destination fee: USD 17.61 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Valet parking fee: USD 77 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: USD 50 per accommodation, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Property Registration Number 60605

Property is also known as

Hotel Essex
Essex Chicago
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Chicago Hotel Essex Chicago Hotel
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Essex
Hotel Essex Chicago
Le Meridien Essex Chicago
Le Méridien Essex Chicago Hotel
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Le Méridien Essex Chicago Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 637 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 183 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 94 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 34 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 55 out of 1003 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Shayna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location & lovely room.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We picked a city view and this did not disappoint! We were on the 10 floor looking out to the lake . The team of people from the door person , front desk team and restaurant were very helpful. Would definitely choose this hotel again .
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Travis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was in the perfect area for walking to lots of shopping and the parks
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

J

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Never got the room, they have hidden fees & hidden charges
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Howard

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Yes
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alma M.

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and the view was awesome! Walkable to restaurants and bars. Park right across the street. Walkable to museums and Soldier Field. Everyone was very nice checking in and out.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Esther

The hotel is outdated. The exterior is nice but the rooms are outdated and the hallways are too. Staff is ok but a bit unprofessional.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katharine

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, great location.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The room was comfortable and clean. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The location was wonderful and I loved being across from the park where you could easily go for a walk to enjoy the beautiful Fall weather and get some exercise in a safe location. I would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was thoroughly disappointed with our stay. The area overall was typical downtown Chicago and convenient for our plans. At check in we asked for a handicap accessible room as my wife recently injured her leg and was in a wheelchair/crutches/ The staff stated all of their room were "handicap accessible". When we go to the room, there was barely room to navigate the wheelchair into the door. The desk/dresser/closet combination was so large that we could not fit the chair into the rest of the room and had to leave the room switch to crutches and then walk sideways to get into the bedroom area. The front desk staff said the layout was identical in their rooms and I could move from a king bed to 2 doubles as that had a "more open" floor plan. The main bathroom light is on a motion sensor that triggers anytime someone walks in the room and the shower exhaust vent would not turn off. We asked for maintenance to look into the light switch/exhaust fan on 2 occasions but no one came up (the front desk staff confirmed no one was actually dispatched even though we reported the items). The elevators are extremely slow to arrive and appear to only have 1 of 2 in operation at any given time resulting in very cramped travel. We texted to have our car brought of valet when we were leaving and I was able to walk right up to the valet attendant and ask for the keys without being asked for any proof that it was my car.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ashlee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excellent location
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Perfect location and the hotel was clean and nice.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Shaun

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Arianna

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place!

The hotel is beautiful and nice. Completely quiet other than the cars driving by. Now I booked a city view but the room I had was a park view. When I checked in no one really smiled at me, I did not feel welcome. The conditioner in the shower was empty, I had to buy some.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Zebra

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jorge Francisco

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well kept, very friendly staff, great food at their restaurant
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The team that greeted me from the time I came into the hotel was outstanding shout out to the crew. The restaurant was superb. The room was clean and immaculate. Aesthetic of the hotel is like no other 10 out of 10.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kadiatou, Bronx

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Ana

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Josephine

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brittany

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful room and staff was very nice. Very walkable city. We had a lot to do and the resraurants we found were amazing.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and nice location
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025