Best Western International is a presenting sponsor of the highly anticipated Disney Channel movie Camp Rock starring the Jonas Brothers  premiering on Disney Channel June 20, 2008.

Now you can join Best Western River North and Radio Disney at a Camp Rock Preimer Party on June 20 at Brookfield Zoo. The Radio Disney Party Patrol will be on hand and a special viewing of Camp Rock will be shown on an outdoor large screen.

Best Western River North Hotel will there with give-aways for the kids and an opportunity for parents to win a $50 collectable Camp Rock Best Western Travel Card.

To find out more, visit us at Brookfield Zoo on June 20!

 If there are three foods that Chicago is famous for, they are pizza, hot dogs and Italian Beef. Talk about a “taste” of Chicago and yet still reasonably priced.

Al’s Italian Beef located two blocks from River North is Chicago’s #1 Italian Beef since 1938. A regular (6″) Italian Beef is only $3.59.  Visit www.AlsBeef.com.

At Portillo’s Hot Dogs a Chicago Style Dog starts at $2.45. Portillo’s is located just one block from River North Hotel.

A deep dish Chicago Style Pizza, while worth every penny, can sometimes become costly. We’ve found the perfect solution: At Pizzeria Ora,  located at 545 N LaSalle, you can get traditional deep dish pizza by the slice. The right amount of food at the right price! Visit www.pizzeriaora.com.

Start your day off right at the Ohio House diner. Just across the street from River North Hotel you can enjoy a breakfast of two eggs, two pancakes, two sausages and two bacon strips for only $4.55.

Historic Navy Pier® is Chicago’s lakefront playground. And it’s the Midwest’s #1 tourist and leisure destination, attracting more than 8.6 million visitors a year.
Navy Pier is the place where all of Chicagoland and tourists from around the world have come together since 1995 to enjoy the beauty and the thrills of a day on Lake Michigan. From rides to restaurants, exhibitions to entertainment, shopping to dining cruises and tour boats Navy Pier has it all - in a location unlike any other!
There’s so much to do in our 50 acres of parks, promenades, gardens, shops, eateries and attractions.

There is no admission to Navy Pier you are free to stroll about as you please. All summer long Navy Pier offer twice weekly free fireworks displays.  Chicago’s FREE Navy Pier trolley can be boarded just three blocks from Best Western River North Hotel. There is a charge for some Navy Pier rides and attractions. The food court at Navy Pier offers a variety of affordable selections.

Lincoln Park Zoo is a world of wildlife in the shadow of skyscrapers. Located within a verdant park just minutes north of Chicago, the zoo has been a natural, free oasis for generations of animal lovers, who come to hear a lion’s roar echo off nearby apartment buildings, see gorillas climb trees as the Sears Tower looms in the distance, or forget where they are as they immerse themselves in tropical rainforests, dry-thorn forests or spacious savannas.

We invite you to the wildest spot in Chicago, where each year millions of visitors marvel at wild wonders as they play and learn about the natural world in a living, breathing, roaring classroom. Visit lpzoo.org for more information. Lincoln Park Zoo is a short bus or taxi ride from Best Western River North Hotel.

Millennium Park is located in the heart of downtown Chicago. The park is open daily from 6am-11pm. Admission is always free. The Welcome Center has information about the park, including maps and program schedules. The Welcome Center is located at 201 E Randolph St.  A variety of free Summer Activites has been planned.

Family Fun Festival - June 3-September 1, 2008 The Family Fun Festival will include kids and family performances, hand-on activites and theatrical special events.

Grant Park Music Festival In Millennium Park - June 11-August 16, 2008 Set in one of the world’s best outdoor summer concert venue’s, add to that the thrill of hearing the great classics of the symphonic repertory, the Chicago skyline in full view and all for free.

Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz - July 24 -August 25, 2008 - Six Free concerts culminating with the Chicago Jazz Festival August 28-31.

Many of Chicago’s world-class museums offer time slots where general admission is free. General Admission does not always include all exhibits, fees may apply for certain exhibits.

Chicago Childrens Musuem - Thursday Evenings Free. First Monday of each month children 15 and under are free.

Art Institute of Chicago - Tursdays 5pm-9pm

Museum of Contemporary Art - Tuesdays Free.

Shedd Aquarium - June 15-20, 2008 General Admission Free.

Museum Of Science and Industry - June 17-22, 2008 General Admission Free.

Field Museum of Natural History - June 9, July 14, August 11, 2008 General Admission Free.

Granite Updates,
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In a continual effort to update our product and services, we are currently in the process of installing new granite vanity tops in all of our guest rooms. We hope you visit soon and see our great new look.

The April 2008 edition of Family Fun Magazine, published by Disney Publishing, features an article called “Our Town”. In this article a family from Chicago tells you about their families favorite things to do in Chicago.  The Redstone family recommends architectural boat tours, the Oriental Museum and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. In addition they offer lodging recommendations. Best Western River North was one of only two hotels recommended.  Here is what was written in Family Fun:

Wallet-friendly and with a great downtown location, this option has comfortable rooms and suites, an indoor pool, and another big draw for the budget-conscious traveler: free parking. Room rates from $189 per night for a room with two double beds.

You are invited to join thousands of your Chicago friends, neighbors and businesses and millions of people around the world to make a bold statement about climate change on March 29 from 8 to 9pm local time.

As World Wildlife Fund’s flagship city for the United States, Chicago, a leader in enviromental initiatives, is encouraging its residents across the region to make the pleadge to fight global warning by voluntarily turning off their lights for 60 minutes. Signature skyscrapers, key landmarks, theatre marquees and shops on the Magnificent Mile will voluntarily turn off their lights.

One person can make a difference. Cities, working together, can change the world.