Since 1920, whether traveling to Chicago for business or pleasure, The Drake Hotel combines tradition with elegance and style to accommodate all the needs of our hotel guests. The hotel's 537 elegant rooms, including 74 luxurious suites, many with Chicago views, offer an array of modern amenities that include an executive desk with modem hookups, on demand video, telephones with voicemail and dataport, and bathrobes.

Hotel guests enjoy the ultimate in hospitality when dining in any of The Drake Hotel's three exquisite restaurants. From the ever-popular Coq d'Or, with its well-established Chicago clientele, to the award-winning Cape Cod Room, Chicago's best seafood restaurant, and the Oak Terrace, with unsurpassable views, food and service. Palm Court is the hotel's intimate cocktail lounge, serving luncheons and late-night suppers, with daily live musical entertainment. For guests wishing to dine in the privacy of their hotel room, The Drake Hotel offers 24-hour Room Service.

Hotel facilities include a well-equipped Fitness Room, a fully staffed Business Center, located on the hotel's Lobby level, and a number of in-hotel specialty shops. The Drake Hotel is also within minutes of many Chicago sporting facilities, including golf, tennis, and racquetball.

The perfect Chicago venue for meetings or events, The Drake Hotel benefits from two full-size ballrooms, and the hotel can accommodate every type of event from intimate meetings to large conferences for up to 600 guests. The Drake Hotel's professional meeting planners are on hand to ensure your needs are met.

With unparalleled acclaim for arranging the finest banquets in the world, The Drake Hotel is the place to hold your Chicago event. From formal banquets to receptions and casual dinners, there is no place like The Drake Hotel, Chicago, to host your special occasion.

Hotel features include:

Groups & Meetings:

Whether you are having an Executive board meeting for eight VIPs, a sales meeting for 100, or a convention for 600 delegates, The Drake Hotel is the ideal Chicago venue located in the heart of the city for any type of event. With a choice of 18 meeting rooms, the hotel has over 30,000 square feet of meeting space, individually designed to cater for every type of event.

The Drake Hotel, Chicago, offers two full-size ballrooms that are available for large group meetings; the hotel's Gold Coast Room, with a capacity of 600 for a theater-style lecture, and the Grand Ballroom, with capacity of 350 for a classroom-style meeting.

Sure to impress your meeting attendees, the Gold Coast Room has an Italian architectural style, with marble flooring and crystal chandeliers. This beautiful hotel meeting room has windows overlooking Chicago's East Shore Drive and Lake Michigan and is situated in the north central section of The Drake Hotel.

The Drake Hotel's impressive Grand Ballroom benefits from a Georgian architectural style and is ideal for large meetings and conferences, either for a classroom-style meeting or in a conference setting. This hotel meeting room also has a movie projection booth that can be skillfully concealed when not in use.

Perfect for the smaller Chicago meeting, The Drake Hotel's 18 meeting rooms can accommodate groups of 10 to 100 people. A luxurious boardroom adjoins a private lounge on the hotel's Executive floor. Added amenities for all meeting and convention space include state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment, telephones with conference-calling features, and phone and fax combinations. The Drake Hotel also has a Business Center, located on the hotel's Lobby level, for the convenience of meeting attendees.

Whatever your requirements for your Chicago business meeting or conference, the professional meeting planners at The Drake Hotel, Chicago, are here to make sure your needs are met.

Facility Detail
The Gold Coast Room, situated in the north central section of The Drake, has an architectural style that is purely Italian. The colonnade of columns carries a spiral of vines covered in tones of cream and gold; the floor of Tennessee marble; the chandeliers of crystal. This room, used primarily for large weddings and banquets, extends 124' long x 52' wide. The windows on the north overlook East Lake Shore Drive, beautiful Lake Michigan, and a small park. This room can seat up to 700 people.

The Grand Ballroom is sufficiently large enough to seat 600 people utilizing the balconies. This room of Georgian architectures has many unique features. A balcony extends around the room on all four sides. There is a hardwood floor conducive to dancing, illumination by eight crystal chandeliers, and art wall sconces. The lighting system can be controlled for optimum or minimum lighting. It is grandly proportioned for the entertainment of large parties and so placed in the southeast corner of the main floor, away from the regular business of the hotel. This room also has a movie projection booth skillfully concealed when not in use.

The French Room, 54' x 72', is a cheerful, beautifully decorated room in the Louis XVI period; its square French columns are adorned with ribbon relief. Located on the northeast corner of the building, the French Room windows allow views of Lake Michigan, Michigan Avenue, and Lake Shore Drive. This room is one of the most popular banquet rooms in the hotel, lending itself well for large receptions.

Vehicle and Heavy Equipment Access:
The Grand Ballroom is suitable for heavy equipment, exhibits and even automobiles. Access is available through the hotel garage and the Walton Room. Dimensions of the access are 6' wide x 7' high.

The Walton Room is suitable for displays and exhibits such as computer equipment. Access is available through the hotel garage. Dimensions of the access are 6' wide x 7' high.

The Gold Coast Ballroom is suitable for smaller displays and exhibits. Access is available through the hotel garage, Walton Room and French Room. Dimensions of the access are 4' wide x 7' high.

Coq d'Or

Cape Cod Room

Oak Terrace
Breakfast and lunch are served in an atmosphere of fresh greenery and soft oak wood. The freshness of this room flourishes with sweeping views of Lake Michigan and Lake Shore Drive. Popular, reasonably priced menu. Open daily 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Elegantly spread Sunday Brunch featured from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM.

Palm Court
This elegant, yet relaxing, room, located in the hotel's upper Lobby is the perfect spot to enjoy English afternoon tea from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, served daily. Cocktails are served from 1:30 AM to midnight. A jazz trio is featured every Friday and Saturday night from 8:30 PM until 11:30 PM. Tell your friends and associates to meet you by The Drake's fountain in the Palm Court. Known by local Chicagoans as "their place", this intimate cocktail lounge serves hearty noontime luncheons and late-night suppers in an atmosphere reminiscent of an old New England drinking establishment.

Club International
Club International provides private dining, exclusive to members only. The restaurant features dark wood carved ceilings, burgundy leather chairs, and elegant decor, with fine views over Chicago's Michigan Avenue.

Room Service
A full-course meal, refreshments, a choice selection from the wine list, and appetizers just right and light, or how about breakfast in bed? Room Service at The Drake Hotel is available 24 hours a day.

Accommodations & Amenities

Accommodations include the hotel's distinctively furnished Drake guest rooms and Family rooms that are both comfortable and stylish, with an array of amenities designed to ensure a relaxing hotel stay. The hotel's Drake suites have complete comfort in mind with stylish furnishings, and the parlor accommodations offer views of Chicago or Lake Michigan. These accommodations, together with The Drake's Executive rooms, feature thoughtful details such as bathrobes and daily newspaper delivery. Guests of our Gold Coast suites can relax and unwind in their Jacuzzis. Guests of the hotel's Executive rooms also enjoy access to the hotel's Executive Lounge, with its spectacular views of Lake Michigan.

Standard Rooms
Our distinctively furnished Drake guest rooms offer comfort and style. These rooms receive twice-daily maid service, with on-request evening turndown with chocolates and ice delivery.

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Family Rooms
Our distinctively furnished Drake guest rooms offer comfort and style. These rooms receive twice-daily maid service, with on-request evening turndown with chocolates and ice delivery. These spacious rooms offer either two double beds and two bathrooms, or one king bed with either Murphy or sofa beds.

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Drake Suites
Drake suites are stylishly furnished with complete comfort in mind. Parlors have views of the city or Lake Michigan. In your room you will find thoughtful details like bathrobes and slippers, executive desks, a CD player, and newspapers delivered every morning.

The Presidential Suite
On the 5th floor of The Drake Hotel is a masterpiece! The six-room home for dignitaries houses antiques, "objects d'art", appointments, specially designed carpets, crystal, and mirrors that sparkle with elegance. Several antique pieces are original Drake pieces that were refinished and recovered. Much of the furniture, paintings, and ceramics were purchased from Chicago's own Marshall Fields. A French crystal chandelier, with amethyst and amber crystal fruit, adorns the formal dining room of this suite; the total effect of the suite is one of regal comfort. Since this suite was created, and completed in January 1982, the Prime Minister of Australia, the Prime Minister of Tunisia, the Queen of Thailand, the Italian President, Nancy Reagan, Princess Diana, and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands have all enjoyed the royal atmosphere of The Drake's Presidential Suite. It is truly worthy of the Grande Dame.

Amenities - Suites

Drake Executive Accommodations
Our distinctively furnished Executive rooms offer comfort and style for the discerning traveler. Whether visiting Chicago for business or pleasure, The Drake's Executive rooms offer a relaxing environment, and many rooms afford a sweeping view of Lake Michigan. Executive guests also enjoy access to the Executive Lounge, with its spectacular views of Lake Michigan, a European buffet breakfast, and evening hors d'oeuvres and open bar.

Amenities - Executive Accommodations: