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The Congress Plaza Hotel is a hotel on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, across from Grant Park.Opened by R.H. Southgate just before the 1893 World’s Fair, [1] the hotel has hosted numerous US Presidents and a wide range of political and cultural events.
In the 19th century, the Palmer House was the city's first hotel with elevators, and the first hotel with electric light bulbs and telephones in the guest rooms. The hotel has been dubbed the longest continuously operating hotel in North America, although it temporarily closed from March 2020 to June 17, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
The Hilton Chicago is home to Chicago's largest and most expensive hotel room, which formerly served as the Tower Ballroom. The Conrad Hilton Suite is a 5,000-square-foot (460 m 2) suite that encompasses two floors, T3 and T4. The suite costs more than $7,000 per night.
The 15-story hotel had 400 rooms and was operated by Western International Hotels. A 27-story addition was completed in August 1974, which nearly doubled the hotel's size. Western International was renamed Westin Hotels in 1981, and the hotel was renamed soon after, becoming The Westin. It was renamed The Westin Michigan Avenue in the 1990s. It ...
After the sale, the hotel underwent major renovations including a new lobby, new guest rooms, bathrooms, and a refurbished lobby and bar. The primary historic façade and trademark "Inn of Chicago" neon sign were restored. [7] The restoration resulted in 359 guest rooms, six suites, and 5,800 square feet (540 m 2) of meeting space.
The building was demolished in 1995, despite its presence on the list of Chicago landmarks and the National Register of Historic Places. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The location where the hotel once stood is currently the site of a 296 unit residential high rise called "The Lex" [ 10 ] that was completed in 2012.