Crowne Plaza`s largest U.S. meeting space hotel has opened at one of the nation`s largest U.S. airports with the re-flagging of the Crowne Plaza Chicago O`Hare…
Crowne Plaza`s largest U.S. meeting space hotel has opened at one of the nation`s largest U.S. airports with the re-flagging of the Crowne Plaza Chicago O`Hare. The property was formerly the Holiday Inn O`Hare International Hotel.
In addition to re-branding the 503-room hotel, Crowne Plaza`s second largest in the U.S., the property is in the midst of a multi-million dollar meeting space and guestroom transformation scheduled for completion in mid-2005.
Guests now take pleasure in the hotel`s Crowne Plaza`s Sleep Advantage program, highlighted by enhanced beds with seven pillows, a plush duvet, luxurious sheets and a pillow-top mattress. The program includes guaranteed wake-up calls, a complimentary eye mask and drape clip to block out unwanted light, earplugs, a lavender spray to promote relaxation, a nightlight for soft lighting at night, and a CD of relaxing music pre-loaded in each in-room Sony CD/Radio.
Guests at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O`Hare also can request a room in a designated Quiet Zone, where children and leisure groups are prohibited and housekeeping or maintenance activities does not take place between 9 pm – 10 am, unless requested by a guest.
New guestroom case goods and bathrooms with modern touches such as curved shower curtains also will be added.
The renovation covers the hotel`s 55,000 square feet of wired meeting space, including its 23,000 square-foot O`Hare International Ballroom, the largest unobstructed ballroom in Rosemont and the O`Hare area. Twenty additional meeting rooms, including the 89-seat, multi-tiered Midway Room Amphitheater, will be updated.
We see this re-branding as a necessary step to attract meeting planners looking for an upscale brand close to one of the world`s most accessible airports, says Kevin O`Brien, general manager of the Crowne Plaza Chicago O`Hare.
The project also includes updating the hotel`s public spaces, its interior and the opening of a Concierge Lounge.
The Crowne Plaza Chicago O`Hare is located 1.5 miles from O`Hare International Airport, two blocks from Chicago`s EL-Train and 15 miles from downtown. The property is directly across from the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center and the Rosemont Theater.
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