21c Museum Hotel Chicago

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21c Museum Hotel Chicago

Customer review rating (ALL Rating) 4.2/5 1,840 reviews

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Description

Hotel extras

  • Sleep at a contemporary art museum.

  • Located in the heart of Chicago just steps from the famed Magnificent Mile.

  • Unforgetable venues. Unforgetable events.

  • Relax with Art! The Spa at 21c is the perfect place and offers a range of treatments.

Hotel location

21c Museum Hotel Chicago

55 East Ontario Street
60611 CHICAGO
United States

Telephone +53 126606100

Fax +53 123377217

Contact email

  • By plane

    MIDAY INTN At 20km / 12 miles

  • By plane

    OHARE INTERNATIONAL At 25km / 16 miles

  • By train

    UNION STATION At 2km / 1 miles

GPS:41.89316, -87.63001

Companies

  • BOEING 2 km / 1 mi
  • EXELON 2 km / 1 mi
  • NORTHWESTERN HEALTH 0 km / 0 mi
  • UNITED CONTINENTAL 1 km / 0 mi

Hotel services

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In summary
On site
  • Car park
  • Pets welcome
  • Restaurant
  • Wheelchair accessible hotel
  • Well-being
  • Air conditioning
  • Wi-Fi
  • Meeting rooms

Lure Fishbar

Lure Fishbar is a a seafood restaurant offering not only the freshest fish selections from around the world but also a complete raw bar with rotating oyster selection, and a world class sushi program.

Our accommodation(s)

The 297 guest rooms and suites at 21c serve as a sanctuary from the art and activity that fills the galleries and vibrant spaces in and surrounding the property. Designed by Deborah Berke Partners, the rooms have high ceilings, contemporary furnishings, and large windows. The comfortable beds and thoughtful touches, such as plush robes and Malin + Goetz bath amenities, will leave you feeling restored.

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21c Museum Hotel Chicago

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ALL Rating  4.2/5  1,840 reviews

TripAdvisor Rating  4.0/5  125 reviews

2nd stay, unlikely there will be a 3rd.

Customer review rating 1.0/5

R B. Solo - Confirmed reviews ALL

Booked a stay for a recent Chicago visit using some of my ALL points for a discount. Upon checkout I did not receive an invoice. After a day I contacted the hotel to have them send a copy of the invoice via their internal request program within their website. No response. After a few more hours I called the front desk at the hotel, requested my invoice and received several blank pages via various emails and finally one that had a dollar amount that was more or less correct but without the discount for the reward points. Additionally, the reservation number had been changed. This dollar amount was promptly charged to my credit card. I called back again & was assured that I'd be receiving a credit for the value of the rewards points applied to my credit card. Several hours later, I do not see any pending credit on my account. There seemed a significant amount of confusion by the front desk staff at this hotel. Sadly this is the first negative experience I've had at an ALL partner facility.

Love the art.

Customer review rating 4.0/5

S. Families - Confirmed reviews ALL

Our room was really nice with plenty of draws to place our clothes. Could use a little more hanging space for better suits and dresses. The 2 elevators were not quite enough to handle the guests especially after one went out of order. The art was welled displayed and Juli Lowe gave us a great guided tour of the works.

Well put together Hotel, great staff,, great location

Customer review rating 5.0/5

H. Business - Confirmed reviews ALL

One day trip for Business, my travel agent found 21c, we walked thru the museum enjoyed the artwork, rooms were great.. but that Shower...OMG I wish I could have stayed and took another ,I actually said goodbye to it.. great place. I WILL RETURN

Great location

Customer review rating 4.5/5

Aaaa Solo - Confirmed reviews ALL

The hotel was located in a quiet and good neighborhood with easy access to restaurants, shops, bars, stations and within a walk-able distance to many tourist places or to the river.

Best Hotel I’ve been to in years

Customer review rating 5.0/5

Jesse B. Business - Confirmed reviews ALL

From the minute I walked through the doors I knew that I was somewhere very special. My experience was delightful and my room was spectacular!!! And I can’t say enough about the art exhibit.

Centrally located

Customer review rating 4.5/5

M L. S. Business - Confirmed reviews ALL

Hotel was nice along with staff. I do have an issue though I left my iPhone rapid phone charger and cord (which is orange color), plugged in next to the bed. Discovered that I left it there after arriving home in KY. Called the hotel and someone told me that they would check lost & found & get back to me. I offered to pay for postage. I didn’t hear from the hotel & asked again when replying to an email from 21c that contained a copy of the bill. Still haven’t heard back. With the cord being orange, I assume that someone cleaning the room would have noticed it. Maybe it is still plugged in in the room?? Im not real happy about not being notified 1 way or another about this as I’m 100% certain that the charger & cord did not leave the room with either my wife or myself. Other than this instance, the stay @ 21c was fine

Helpful Accommodating Front Desk Staff

Customer review rating 4.5/5

K H. Friends - Confirmed reviews ALL

Outstanding - Unique - Enjoyable - weekend stay in the heart of Chicago. I would definitely stay here again.

Bare Bones Staff But Clean Rooms

Customer review rating 3.0/5

Brent D. S. Couples - Confirmed reviews ALL

21c Hotel is okay. It's no frills meaning that there is only a font desk person (after 10pm??) and a very strange security guard who looked like a punk terrorist with a red bandana face mask and blond man bun with motor cycle boots – very weird and off-putting to say the least. No one is in uniform so you are not sure who works there and who doesn't. There is no car valet so you must park around the corner which wasn't terrible and the "valets" who handled our bags once we asked, we're very nice and helpful. Room decor was perfect. Clean. Cleaning staff was super helpful but didn't have automatic service because of covid (which is most likely an excuse to not clean every room every day as no one cares about covid anymore in the US). Finally, the street noise is TERRIBLE. The windows should be double-glazed. Ontario sounded like a racetrack in the evenings.

Good location and beautiful art

Customer review rating 4.0/5

Laura Families - Confirmed reviews ALL

Pro: Friendly staff, clean room, and good location. Con: While the interior is wonderfully designed, it is an older building with smaller elevators and longer wait times. Unfortunately the windows let every sound in and while I while it was fine for me since I was exhausted- light sleepers may see this as a negative.

Not the same as other 21c Museum Hotels

Customer review rating 1.5/5

Dan K. Friends - Confirmed reviews ALL

I have had the pleasure of staying at 21c Museum Hotels in other cities. Wonderful hotels. This wasn’t at all my experience in Chicago. Shower was broken and despite repeated calls for maintenance, nothing improved and I had to shower With a clogged drain. One of the two elevators was broken so trips up and down sometimes took 10 minutes. And room wasn’t anywhere close to the quality of other 21c Museum hotels. Finally, it is absurd that regular housekeeping is still suspended.

Museum For One

Customer review rating 4.0/5

Jettrokk Couples - Confirmed reviews ALL

Having stayed here on several occasions in its original incarnation (as The James), I was more than impressed at its transformation into the 21C - the artwork on display was simply incredible! Rooms are nice; the location is VERY LOUD but also very close to everything I was looking for.

Great area

Customer review rating 3.5/5

Anonymous Families - Confirmed reviews ALL

Hotel is well located. Rooms are clean and spacious. Room was not ready when we arrived and we were not contacted when it was ready, as they told us we would be. Only 2 elevators which caused major delays at peak times. Front desk staff was not friendly.

Amazing exhibition

Customer review rating 3.5/5

Zoë B. Couples - Confirmed reviews ALL

We traveled from Minneapolis and stayed at the hotel two nights. The exhibition is amazing, but we can't rave about our stay for a couple of other reasons.

Well located

Customer review rating 3.5/5

Masato Y. Solo - Confirmed reviews ALL

Room was nice. Location was great. Elevator was down thus getting done to ground level would often take 20-25 min and no notice was posted about alternative options. Used the stairs one but the stairwell was dirty, poorly marked and exited to the street partially blocked by garbage.

lovely hotel

Customer review rating 4.5/5

Anonymous Families - Confirmed reviews ALL

Good location, clean, nice staff.

Amazing stay

TripAdvisor rating 5.0/5

cjohnson852 TripAdvisor review

I had such a wonderful stay at 21c museum. The staff was amazing! Especially Holly! She was so helpful and she remembered me throughout my entire stay, that was cool. This hotel is one of my favorites!

Wish the front desk is more friendly

TripAdvisor rating 4.0/5

ZDK2021 TripAdvisor review

I did tons of research before choosing this hotel. I have stayed many 21c before staying at Chicago 21c. I called the front desk two nights before I arrived, I got the confirmation the pet fee was waived and I also found a confirmation from Chicago 21C’s website the pet fee was waived. When I checked in, the front desk staff rudely told me it was not( there was so many ways to say no, but they chose the rude and disrespectful tone!). I pulled my phone record and the 21c Chicago website, showed all the proof to the staff, they didn’t want to acknowledge the situation and continuously argued with me that I was wrong. They finally decided to waive the fee. Later on, the same staff saw me walking through the lobby, waived me down, and told me I was wrong AGAIN after waiving the fee. What kind of customer service is that? All the bad reviews about this hotel is related to their front desk, why Accor continues ignore those bad reviews? I completely understand this world is under-staffed, however, why would any customer should put up with such terrible service when they check in. I am still giving this place a four-star for their perfect location and convenient self-parking garage. Their room is clean! Accor and 21c, please hold your employees accountable or it will damage your brand.

Dear ZDK2021, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. I'm so sorry for the inconvenience with regard to the pet fee. You are absolutely correct. We'll also be certain to use your unfortunate experience as a lesson to ensure no other guest experiences the same. I would love to welcome you and your pet back for a proper experience and will be reaching out to you directly. Again, please accept my sincerest apologies.

Chicago Birthday Trip!

TripAdvisor rating 5.0/5

LucasHopkins TripAdvisor review

Thank you 21c Museum Hotel for such a wonderful stay! The art in the lobby was so fantastic that I am still telling my friends that weren't able to go about it and that they have to check out the hotel the next time that they make it Chi-Town! Also thank you the Global Sales and on property sales for making my birthday weekend so very special! I made sure to buy my green penguin and he is now a permanent resident in my home so I can always look back and remember this truly fantastic weekend! Thank you 21c Chicago and I'll see you next time I am in Chicago!

Perfect location

TripAdvisor rating 5.0/5

Traveler37817 TripAdvisor review

Perfect location for exploring the city. The exemplary service of Tom the engineer is the reason for 5 stars. He came up immediately to check my TV which didn’t display, assessed the problem,and brought up a new TV which had arrived the day before. He was friendly, efficient, and professional—-outstanding service. My only criticism—-the dark, dreary hallways (at least on 11th floor).

Chic hotel in Chicago

TripAdvisor rating 4.0/5

Eyrie-Fairy TripAdvisor review

Hotel is chic and clean. Booked using All points as partial payment but full amount was kept on hold at check in. Good thing I inquired at check out and was corrected then. Will probably stay closer to the river where nice bars and restaurants are next time around.

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