Chicago Hotels & Tourism

'Chicago, Chicago': a pumping, showstopping extravaganza of a city.

Chicago has the lot: itinerant artists babbling Beat, Polish aunties stuffing sausage, African-American mothers organising the block, blue-collar guys bad-mouthing the Bears, a crooner singing the blues on the South Side. It's a city that wears its American heart proudly on its sleeve.

Chicago's diverse population has built a city with an unrivalled tradition of jazz and blues, an astonishing architecture, an appetite for hearty food, award-winning newspapers, universities full of Nobel laureates and some of the most die-hard sports fans you'll ever meet.

The city of Chicago, in northeastern Illinois, stretches for 40km (25mi) along the southern tip of Lake Michigan's shore. Illinois is located in the northern central part of the United States, bordered by Wisconsin and Lake Michigan to the north, Iowa and Missouri to the west, Indiana to the east and Kentucky to the south.

The Loop is the historic centre of the city, drawing its name from the elevated train tracks that circle it. Its buildings constitute a virtual textbook of American architecture. The intersection of Madison and State Streets is the hub of a numbering system that lets you navigate without knowing any street names. From this point, all street numbers are predicated on north, south, east or west, depending on which way they radiate. Many of Chicago's neighbourhoods are named for their location in relation to the Loop (South Loop, Near North, West Side, etc).

Welcome to Chicago, Illinois! Enjoy the vibrant street life, and then retreat to the peace and quiet of your Chicago hotel, motel, B&B, Chicago resort or even budget hostel. There are great Chicago accommodation options for couples, singles, families and even those visiting for business. Whether you’re visiting Chicago as part of a longer holiday in the USA, as part of a trip around Illinois, or as a single-destination holiday, you’ll find some of the USA's best sights, experiences and hotels. Enjoy the amazing Millennium Park and the famous Wrigley Field stadium, go shopping at department stores along the Magnificent Mi, and sample the famous deep dish pizza for a unique Chicago experience. Wherever you’re staying, hotels.com.au offers a huge range of Chicago hotels and Chicago accommodation options.