At the Residence Inn by Marriott Chicago Downtown River North, our spacious suites offer separate living and sleeping areas, fully equipped kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances and plenty of space for entertaining, relaxing or meeting with colleagues. Each suite features cable television with free HBO premium channel and pay movies, hairdryer, iron and board, telephones with voicemail and work space. Start your morning with a complimentary hot breakfast buffet and join us for complimentary appetizers and beverages at our evening social hour Monday through Thursday. Unwind at the end of the day in our exercise room or relax in the heated indoor pool and whirlpool. We offer daily housekeeping, grocery shopping service, guest laundry facilities, small meeting room for up to ten people, twenty-four hour staffing and valet laundry service. Free wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel with high speed wired connections also provided in guest suites. The entire hotel is a non-smoking facility. * Studios are large open rooms with one queen bed, full bath and furnished living area with dining counter and sofa sleeper. One bedroom suites have a separate bedroom with one queen bed, full bath and furnished living room with dining area and sofa sleeper. Two bedroom suites have two separate bedrooms with one queen bed each, two full baths and furnished living room with dining area and sofa sleeper. Accommodations feature Residence Inn's stylish new bedding package with custom comforter, fluffier pillows and thicker mattress plus a fully equipped kitchen including coffee maker, cooking and eating utensils, dishes and glassware, dishwasher, microwave and refrigerator with icemaker. Specially equipped suites are available for physically challenged guests. * Scheduled to open in the spring of 2008, the new Residence Inn is located in the trendy River North area of downtown Chicago, allowing guests to experience this exiting city in a contemporary setting. Just five blocks from Michigan Avenue, we are also within walking distance of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Merchandise Mart. The Residence Inn is attached to a SpringHill Suites by Marriott property in a unique set-up of two complementary hotels and is a non-smoking facility. The hotels share a lobby and front desk, boardroom seating ten people, business center, an exercise room and heated indoor pool and whirlpool. Indoor parking is USD 39 per night. Pets are allowed with a non-refundable fee of USD 100. Residence Inn: Room to work, room to relax, room to breathe.