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The J. Ira & Nicki Harris Family Hostel stands as a symbol of Chicago's commitment to international exchange and understanding. It serves the international and domestic travel community through affordable accommodations and programs that help visitors truly experience the city. Visitors will find safe, friendly and inexpensive lodging in mostly dormitory-style rooms offered separately to men and women. Rest rooms and shower facilities are plentiful. A large kitchen is provided for preparing meals adjacent to a dining room with floor to ceiling windows. Services include an Information Center staffed with volunteers that enable visitors to learn about educational programs, events and attractions throughout the city; places to call home or to go on the Internet; laundry facilities; and comfortable lounge and meeting room spaces. The hostel is housed in the historic, handsome 1886 George F. Kimball building which typifies the heavy timber loft construction used extensively in rebuilding downtown Chicago after the 1871 fire. The Chicago hostel is a recognized feature of the Loop Retail Historic District, identified in 1998 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as "one of the most important and intact turn-of-the-century downtown commercial districts in the country." The property at one time housed the presses for the Encyclopedia Britannica. Its location is ideal. A block from Grant Park and the Buckingham Fountain on Chicagošs lakefront, the hotel is a very short walk to shopping, the Art Institute, Harold Washington Library, Orchestra Hall, Auditorium Theater, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium and the famous Field Museum where Imagine Chicago's conference is being held. Directions to Hostelling International Congress Plaza Hotel 520 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605 USA
The Congress Plaza Hotel is a Chicago landmark originally built for guests to Chicago's Columbian exposition in 1893. Its location at the corner of Congress Parkway and Michigan Avenue is perfect for a panoramic view of Lake Michigan. Across from Grant Park and the Buckingham Fountain, the hotel is a very short walk to retail shopping, the Art Institute, Harold Washington Library, Orchestra Hall, Auditorium Theater, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium and the famous Field Museum where the conference is being held. It is across the street from Hostelling International where many conference guests will also be staying. Map & Directions to Congress Plaza Hotel
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