Hotels offering discounts to McCrone Research Institute students:

Chicago’s Essex Inn

800 S. Michigan Avenue, 312-939-2800, toll-free 800-621-6909, reservations@essexinn.com

Essex Inn offers free shuttle transportation to and from McCrone Research Institute for students staying at the hotel. Parking at the Essex Inn is $41/day.

Chicago’s Essex Inn extends special discounted rates to our students. These rates apply to single, double, triple, and quad rooms:
January 1-March 31: $89
April 1-November 30: $139
December 1-December 31: $89

Rates will be $169 on the following premium dates:
April 28-30
May 1-2, 5-7, 31
June 9-12, 19-21
July 18-19
August 3-4
September 10-13, 30
October 1-7
November 10-11, 16-18, 24-28

Mention McCrone Research Institute when making your reservations to ensure you receive the proper discount and access to the shuttle.

Chicago’s Essex Inn also offers complimentary wireless internet. Guest rooms are equipped with flat screen TVs, MP3 clock radios, and refrigerators. The Essex offers complimentary pool and fitness center, and a 15% discount to restaurant on property. For additional information, please visit www.essexinn.com

Directions from Essex to McRI using public transportation

Club Quarters

McCrone Research Institute is a member of Club Quarters full-service business hotels in prime city locations. Club Quarters Central Loop offers rates beginning at $104 off-season (November 18-March 17) and $134 during the season (March 18-November 17). (Rates apply to the smallest room, the club size room. Larger rooms will be more expensive). Club Quarters will provide a free hospitality suite with snacks and beverages for students on the Sunday night prior to the course.

All Club Quarters feature 24-hour Member Service Desk/Concierge, private Club Room with free use of a computer, printer, and Internet, free use of an onsite fitness room and complimentary bottled water stations on all floors. Guestrooms have the latest in workstation design with ergonomic chairs and free Internet access.

For additional information and to make a reservation, please click on the link below: reserve online, password: mccrone.
Directions from the Club Quarters to McRI using public transportation

Hostels

Hosteling International Chicago, 24 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Telephone: +1 (312) 360-0300
www.hichicago.org

There are several hostels in Chicago, but this hostel is the most centrally located and is the closest to McCrone Research Institute. It only offers shared, dorm-style rooms.

Dormitory Housing

While McCrone Research Institute does not have any dormitories, there are nearby colleges that do offer guest housing in their dorms.

Illinois Institute of Technology is located near McCrone Research Institute and offers short-term guest suites. See their website for more information.

The University Center is a large dormitory centrally located in Chicago. It provides housing to students at four Chicago colleges. In the summer only (May through August) the University Center opens its dorms to travelers. See the University Center website for more information.

Additional Hotels:

Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel

The Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel
163 E. Walton Place, 312-751-8100; toll-free 800-621-8140
Directions from Knickerbocker to MCRI using public transportation

Inn of Chicago

162 E. Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611. Website
Guests may call theReservations Department at (312) 787-3100 to book individual reservations.

Best Western—River North Hotel

125 W Ohio St, 312-467-0800, reservations@rivernorthhotel.com, www.rivernorthhotel.com

The Best Western River North is one of the few hotels in the area that offers free parking (parking in the MCRI lot is free as well).

The Hilton Chicago

720 S. Michigan Avenue, 312-822-440

The Hyatt Regency

McCormick Place, 2233 S Martin Luther King Dr, 312-567-1234

These hotels are not within close walking distance to McRI, but taxi service and public transportation in Chicago are available. Please call 312-842-7100 or e-mail registrar@mcri.org for any questions regarding hotels or Chicago transportation.

Most classes end Friday at noon and we suggest that you do not schedule plane departure before 3pm.