Hotel Happenings

At our downtown hotel in Chicago, we know that a key part of our guest’s experience is exploring the city and seeing the Amazing sights downtown. And what better way to capture your trip to Chicago than through a photo? A picture’s worth a thousand words but for our guests it could be worth a [...]

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With the start of 2012, BEST WESTERN PLUS River North Hotel is unveiling new giveaways, contests, and drawings for You, our fans, to score big! (Not a Facebook Fan? Click Here to become one!) Here is what our fans can expect in 2012: 1.  FREE Breakfast for Two – Our Facebook Fans and Foursquare users [...]

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There’s Dancing. There’s Hilarity. There’s Embarrassment (though not on your end). And best of all, the director is…YOU! This month we announced Dance Fridays – our monthly feature of different departments in our downtown Chicago hotel dancing to various songs. But apart from the idea and some general parameters, our Facebook Fan’s get to be [...]

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We’ve had some memorable moments in the past year, from celebrity sightings to the great Blizzard of 2011 in Chicago. But only a few such instances inspired so much awe and were of such grand magnitude that they could make it on our list of the Top 11 Events of 2011 for BEST WESTERN PLUS [...]

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It’s not every day you get to walk down the middle of the street on Michigan Avenue. Even less likely is that you get to do it twice in one day. But that’s exactly where I found myself last Saturday during the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival. A few months ago I was hired at Best [...]

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BEST WESTERN PLUS River North Hotel Chicago wants to shake up your summer. Caroline Sunshine (Tinka) and Kenton Duty (Gunther) from Disney Channel’s “Shake it Up” will be on-site at the Promenade Bolingbrook Sunday July 31st to meet and greet their fans live and in person! YOU could win a VIP meet and greet with [...]

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    The best way to cool off this summer is by joining us poolside in our rooftop pool and sun deck!  After you dive into downtown Chicago, come make a splash with us!  We’ve got lots of great things going on.       Now through Labor Day, guests can enjoy their pizza poolside!  Our on-site restaurant, [...]

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If you’ve stayed at our hotel recently you may have seen our Open Bookshelf in the lobby.  It’s our version of ‘Take a book, Leave a book’.  But did you know that those books are supplied to us by our neighbors and local non-profit, Open Books?To support their literacy programs, Open Books collects used books [...]

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  This year Best Western is marking a major milestone by celebrating it’s 65th Birthday! Since 1946 Best Western has been here, there and almost everywhere. And for the past 25 years, Best Western Plus River North has been welcoming visitors to downtown Chicago! So how do you celebrate such momentous occassions? With the Ultimate [...]

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Did you know that our indoor pool holds over 40,000 gallons of water?  Now you do!  Did you also know that April 6th marks Best Western River North Hotel’s 25th Birthday?  To help celebrate this momentous occasion, we’ve compiled a list of 25 facts you might not have known about Best Western River North Hotel.  [...]

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