Expert reviews
“Billionaire Richard Branson transformed the 27-story, art-deco Dearborn Bank Building into the first outpost of his cheeky new hotel chain.”
“Chicago is home to the first Virgin hotel, located in an historic Art Deco building in the heart of the Loop. It’s as stylish and cheeky as you’d expect from Richard Branson’s brand, complete with excellent food and cocktails, high-tech amenities and a co-working space.”
What guests liked
- Friendly staff
- Rooftop bar
- Boutique style
- Great rooms
- Excellent Wifi
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
Situated on 203 N Wabash Avenue, in the famous district of Chicago Loop, this four-star establishment is a fine resort for visitors in the city to enjoy the best of views of the beautiful city and enjoy state-of-the-art modern facilities. The hotel is located close to some of the most famous and busiest shopping malls, restaurants and entertainment hubs of the city. It is just some step away from the famous Michigan Avenue’s Magnificent Mile. As a boutique-style hotel, it offers guests a plethora of room options that are both stylish and comfortable.
The hotel rooms are lifestyle-focused and designed to offer the highest level of comfort for guests with relaxation and luxury the ultimate goal of the hotel. The rooms offer a large dressing and sitting area which is separated from the bedrooms by equally stylish sliding door panels. The dressing room has a closet that guests can use to keep their clothes. The room also features standard features and facilities such as free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and a 42-inch LED LG Smart TV which is provided close to the comfy sofa in the seating area. The hotel also offers other luxury amenities such as a walk-in shower and rainfall showerhead in its stylish bathrooms.
Guests can enjoy a great view of the city skyline from the rooftop bar and nightclub provided by the hotel.
The several on-site restaurants including Miss Ricky’s provide guests with several dining options which include classic comfort food, cocktails and drinks and international cuisine.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
12 July 2024
Wonderful!
The rooms were beautiful. We enjoyed the bell hop and the staff.
12 July 2024
Wonderful!
Miss Ricky’s breakfast was the BEST! The staff was fantastic. Great place to stay! Close to sights!
11 July 2024
Lovely hotel
Very clean, helpful staff and great location.
A need for a nicer lobby
11 July 2024
Awesome hotel in great location!
The overall feel of the hotel. The rooms were very quiet, nicely decorated and the location of the hotel is exceptional! Bed was super comfortable and the amenities in the room were great!
9 July 2024
Very good
Didnt like the music at the roof top
8 July 2024
Fabulous
Everything! The location was awesome we were right in the middle of where we wanted to be. The staff were accommodating and tried their best to make everything right. The rooms were clean and are exactly like the pictures. We will definitely stay again
CHECK IN!!!! We arrived at 3:00 pm one of our rooms wasn’t ready until 3:45. The other room wasn’t ready until 4:30 and when we got to that room it wasn’t the King room we had reserved. Darryl at the front desk immediately fixed the issue and by 5 we were in our room. I think they need a better system when it comes to housekeeping and selecting the rooms.
8 July 2024
Pretty decent all considered
Great location, nice choice of two breakfast places that were comped to inclusive rate
Having a rooftop bar closed to private events, and the one time we could go, the cocktail/ drink choice was very limited and not good value for money. Also room not being ready when we were told it would be and having to wait 2 more hours wasnt fun.
8 July 2024
Great location and staff
Great sized rooms, amazing location and friendly staff
Housekeeping didn’t come on the third day and sheets were a little bit stained but overall room was great and towels were clean etc.
8 July 2024
Very good
Room good, clean, large bed, big shower, excellent location. Reception staff were extremely helpful.
Restaurant - food good if hot, sent back cold, staff seemed annoyed, no apology.
8 July 2024
Excellent hotel with great facilities located close to the river.
Excellent location in the Loop area of Chicago. Great staff and facilities, Miss Ricky's is a great spot for brunch.
Not affecting me but some of the lower rooms impacted by the raised train line noise.
8 July 2024
Was a quick getaway to a city we love. We were able to get a last minute reservation in a great location
Great location, room was clean, quiet, comfortable bed
The rain shower
8 July 2024
Exceptional
The workers and Anthony the bell boy was great and the people at desk check. In was excellent
The resturant food was cold
8 July 2024
Fabulous
Chicago river view, friendly staff, nice room and facilities
Slow wifi
7 July 2024
A good hotel in a good location. Would recommend!
Good location, rooms were small but well fitted out and very comfortable.
Roof top bar was regularly taken over by private parties and although access was allowed for hotel guests , wasn’t really usable whilst we were there.
7 July 2024
Virgin Hotel Chicago is the perfect place to stay!
the location is perfect, nearby everywhere in the Downtown! the rooms are cute, comfortable enough, so chic and very clean!
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7 July 2024
Excellent hotel and terrific staff.
All good. Great view.
How long we waited for keys for car.
6 July 2024
Overall a good stay
Very clean and large room. Super quiet. Responsive staff. Nice coffee service in the room. Good location.
The hot water in the shower fluctuated from extremely hot to cold the whole time we were there. The first day we went down to breakfast we were told it was a 30 minute wait so we went somewhere else. The second day we had made reservations and we had a very good experience. We made a reservation for the third day and when we went down, we had a completely different experience. There were different servers and they completely ignored us. So we left. We were flying out on the last day and so did not risk even trying it.
5 July 2024
Staff so accommodating. Location spot in!
Everything!
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5 July 2024
Great Location and Comfortable Stay
Bed was so comfortable and loved the sit down vanity. Room was very nice and clean, mini bar was so convenient and reasonably priced. They let us check in really early which was so nice and greatly appreciated. View was great and location was perfect for walking around downtown. The restaurant downstairs was really good!
The LED lights on the thermostat did not dim so was really bright at night, had to throw a towel over it to sleep.
4 July 2024
Great will love to visit again.
It's a beautiful room and excellent style. Compared to times square at NYC, the rooms and facilities felt much better. We really loved being inside the room, it felt like a chic boutique hotel. The breakfast was different than typical buffet menu, pricey but also filling. Parking was discounted to $30 per day on self park. Helpful staff.
Shades didn't cover entire window, meant light shone through it. Shower water flow was iffy, also water kept splattering out of the bath area. The room felt too high on non functional tech. You had to turn on the TV to control the thermostat, all light switches needed to be controlled independently, that should have had a common control.
2 July 2024
Fabulous
Great location. Friendly staff. VERY comfortable. We liked the room set up, too.
Bed was a little softer than we prefer, but still good.
1 July 2024
Exceptional
Great location, cool vibe, large room, nice bath products. Coffee shop downstairs with breakfast credit was great too.
30 June 2024
Great staff and great location
Amazing location and confortable room
29 June 2024
Very nice!
The vibe, it is a great hotel, well located and it has a lot of activities (bar, coffee and restaurant).
My only problem with the hotel was that I paid to have breakfast and I didn’t know it was an amount ($25) per day and per person. And it was even more frustrating when I saw my bill and they didn’t discount it, so I asked in the reception and she did, but she said the amount was in fact $20, so I had to show my reservation to get the correct amount. And all this discussion took me more than 30 minutes.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Fitness
- - Live music/performance (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Cleaning services
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Entertainment and family services
- - Board games/puzzles
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Face masks for guests available
16 July 2024
Good location. Big rooms. Pictures are accurate.
Great location