166 E. SUPERIOR ST.
CHICAGO, IL 60611
NORTH MICHIGAN, DOWNTOWN
The Fitzpatrick Chicago Hotel is a superior, first class property located 18 miles from O'Hare International Airport; and, only a short distance from Chicago's most popular attractions, such as the world famous Navy Pier. With over 100 beautifully appointed guest rooms, and a full business/conference center with meeting rooms, this property is the perfect choice for both business and pleasure travelers seeking high quality accommodations and superb service at reasonable prices that make the Fitzpatrick Chicago Hotel one of the most popular hotels in its class. Each spacious, comfortable guest room at the Fitzpatrick Chicago Hotel is tastefully decorated; and, all rooms are fully equipped to meet the demands of the 21st century. All guest rooms offer a full range of amenities, including coffee/tea makers and remote control, color cable televisions. The hotel's friendly, professional staff is always ready to attend to the needs of every guest; and, this property is just minutes to fine dining, shopping and entertainment.
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.
