1151 S. WAUKEGAN ROAD
WAUKEGAN, IL 60085
WAUKEGAN
Conveniently located 30 miles from the O'Hare International Airport, Candlewood Suites is within easy access to the historic landmarks of the Sears Tower, Navy Pier and six Flags. The all-suite hotels gives easy access to the 1700 feet aloft, Sears Tower that overlooks the west side of Chicago's downtown Loop. The drive to the bronze tinted glass and stainless aluminum is well worth it. Also within reach from the Candlewood suites is the Navy Pier - the giant Ferris wheel, dining cruise boats, a large screen theater, outdoor restaurants and unique shops on the shores of Lake Michigan. The practical Candlewood Suites does not boast a grandiose lobby but guestrooms exude an inviting warmth and comfort. One look at the spacious studio, one bedroom and studio double suites and you will realize the Candlewood Suites difference. Everything from an executive desk to home entertainment helps guests work smart and relax. Candlewood Suites offers workable, livable space, regardless of whether you stay in the studio or one bedroom. Enjoy the additional privacy of the one bedroom suite, completely separate bedroom and larger desk chair in living area, a sleeper sofa, extra closet space and tableware for two. The double suite also has CD player, full size refrigerator with ice- maker and full size dishwasher. Enjoy the extensive service at the Candlewood Suites not far from dining, shopping and entertainment venues.
Downtown Chicago puts on what is perhaps the finest display of modern architecture in the world, from the prototype skyscrapers of the 1890s to Mies van der Rohe's modernist masterpieces, and the second tallest building in the world, the quarter-mile-high Sears Tower. The compact heart of Chicago is known as the Loop, because it's circled by the elevated tracks of the CTA "El" trains. For a first impression of downtown, start your explorations by seeing the energy, drive and unmasked greed exposed in the trading pits of the various commodity marketplaces. Half the world's wheat and corn (and pork belly futures) are bought and sold amid the cacophonic roar of the Chicago Board of Trade, housed in a gorgeous Art Deco tower. From the entrance at 141 W Jackson St, where it intersects with LaSalle Street, take the elevator to the fifth-floor visitor gallery (Mon-Fri 8am-1.15pm; free), where displays trace the evolution of the various frantic shouts and signals by which trade is actually carried out. A similarly energetic ballet goes on from the early hours on Chicago's stock options exchange, the largest in the US. At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, three blocks away at 30 S Wacker Drive (Mon-Fri 7.30am-3.15pm; free), precious metals, currencies and commodities are bought and sold to the tune of some $50 billion a day. The best time to visit the exchanges is just before the close of trade, when the pressure is at its peak and tempers are most frayed.
