THE ROBEY, CHICAGO, A MEMBER OF DESIGN HOTELS, Chicago
Property overview
Rooms With a View
The Robey, Chicago, A Member Of Design Hotels features rooms with lots of sunlight and hardwood floors. Each room includes air conditioning, a seating area, and a private bathroom with a hairdryer and slippers. Some rooms offer city views, including North and Milwaukee Avenues, Wicker Park, Bucktown, and Chicago's northeast neighborhoods, including Lincoln Park. Other rooms feature views of Wicker Park and Bucktown's streets or the Elevated train. Rooms have a queen-sized bed and one set of twin bunks, extra seating, and a desk or accent table and chair. The hotel continually accommodates the needs of guests with disabilities and offers roll-in showers, bathtubs with grab bars, or transfer showers, as indicated in room type. Suites include a double vanity, seating area, and work desk, plus marble tabletops and a bathroom with a rainfall shower and plush bathrobe. Rooms also have factory-style windows and high ceilings. Amenities include ironing facilities, heating, air conditioning, tea and coffee facilities, a mini-bar, a sitting area, a terrace, a trouser press, garden furniture, free toiletries, an AM/FM alarm clock, a flat-screen TV, and parquet floors.
In-House Dining
The Robey creates all of its food and drinks in house by its culinary and beverage team. Café Robey serves seasonal American comfort food. There is a bar/coffee shop that also serves hot dogs and is located in the former warehouse. The menu is continually changing. You can get hot dogs from the nearby Vienna beef factory, craft beers, craft cocktails and bottled cocktails like Manhattans and Negronis. Up & Up, the rooftop lounge, provides city views, lounge seating, and a range of cocktails and spirits.
Rooftop Pool & Terrace
The Robey has a rooftop pool which is open in the summer. There is a hot tub-sized outdoor pool. Guests can venture outside to the terrace where they will see The Robey's spire. A young, casual and mostly local crowd gathers nightly for a dip in the hot tub-sized outdoor pool.
Location and Transportation
Situated in the heart of Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, The Robey is located in West Town, which is known for dining, live music bars, and boutiques. The hotel sits next to the Blue Line L train's Damen stop, which comes direct from O'Hare International Airport. Landmarks nearby include Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral (1 km), Buzz Killer Espresso (0.3 km), Wicker Park (0.5 km), Lincoln Park Zoo (4 km), Saint Mary of the Angels Convent (0.5 km), Wrigley Field (5 km), Ukrainian National Museum (2 km), Humboldt Park (2 km), Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch (0.3 km) and Buffalo Exchange (0.5 km).
Hotel Features
The Robey hosts private events in all of its restaurants, lounges, and rooftop spaces. The hotel's front desk staff shares useful information about the neighborhood and hotel amenities, such as the complimentary bicycles and three-story gym half a block away. The Al Capone-era building maintains a few Art Deco features, such as its shiny bronze lift doors. The hotel provides the best seat in the house to gaze out on the street action. Guests can browse bookstores for some of most recognizable voices like Saul Bellow and Sandra Cisneros. There is loud music in the lobby, where floor-to-ceiling windows look out on busy North Avenue.
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Calendar of room availability and rates
Facilities
General
- No smoking on site
- Free Wi-Fi
- On-site car park
- Handicap parking
- Safe deposit box
- 24-hour reception
- No pets allowed
- Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
- Wheelchair access
- 24-hour security
- Luggage storage
- Allergy-free rooms
- Lift
- Coffee shop
- Smoke detectors
- Fire extinguishers
- Key card access
- Key access
Sports & Fitness
- Fitness centre
- Billiard tables
Services
- Valet parking
- Room service
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Dry cleaning
- Tours/Ticket assistance
- Welcome drink
Dining
- Restaurant
- Poolside snack bar
- Special diet menus
Business
- Meeting/ Banquet facilities
- Fax/Photocopying
Children
- Cots
- Children's menu
Facilities for people with disabilities
- Toilet for disabled
- Bathroom for disabled
Spa & Leisure
- Rooftop pool
- Seasonal outdoor pool
- Beach umbrellas
- Sun loungers
- Sun terrace
- Back massage
- Head massage
- Full body massage
- Foot massage
- Pool with view
- Shallow end
Room features
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Mini-bar
- Sitting area
- Terrace
- Garden furniture
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Ironing facilities
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
Media
- Flat-screen TV
- AM/FM alarm clock
Room decor
- Parquet floor