As one of America’s greatest music and nightlife cities, Chicago is the ideal setting for a visit fueled by rock ’n’ roll. Fittingly, Hard Rock Hotel is your ideal headquarters. Think of your room as a four-star dressing room from which to launch yourself upon the city's main stage.

As a downtown Chicago hotel, we’re on the illustrious Michigan Avenue. It’s a boulevard populated by upscale department stores, restaurants, and luxury retailers. Stroll immediately north and you’ll be on the city’s Magnificent Mile. Two blocks south is Millennium Park and Grant Park, home to Chicago’s most famous non-musical institutions. It’s here you’ll find the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, the Field Museum of Natural History, the Shedd Aquarium, and, most of all, The Art Institute of Chicago, the second largest art museum in the nation.

The Chicago blues scene, on the other hand, is second to none. The roster of those who made their names here is a who’s-who of northern migration. It started with guys like Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Willie Dixon and Howlin' Wolf. They developed the electric, amplified sound that became the rhythmic core of rock ’n’ roll in the hands of later fellow Chicagoans Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry, among others. Read the credits on the early Beatles, Stones, Led Zeppelin or Clapton albums and see for yourself. Whether you want to take a blues tour or explore the indie scene, we’ll make sure you know where to go to hear what you want.

Before you please your ears you’ll need to please your palate, and Chicago has some of the best bars and restaurants in the country. The dining ranges from historic steak houses to the flavors of more contemporary global cuisine. Local pride does require us to point you toward deep-dish pizza and Chicago-style hot dogs as well. Our concierge’s familiarity with the dining scene will ensure you eat what you like where you like.

Of course, this town is big enough to offer plenty more, no matter what you’re into, and we’ll help make that happen, right here from your Chicago headquarters.

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