Hotel Blake, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member

Renovated in 2006, this landmark hotel lies only 2 blocks from the Chicago Loop financial and business district, and 6 blocks from Millennium Park. Tribune Tower and Navy Pier are within 2 miles of the hotel.

Furnishings throughout Hotel Blake, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member are inspired by the works of architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the Prairie style; the overall design incorporates vast floor-to-ceiling windows and minimalist 1940s decor. The business center and a complimentary fitness center stay open around the clock. The business center includes computers with printers and complimentary high-speed wired Internet, and free WiFi is available throughout the premises. The hotel also provides 4 conference rooms plus exhibit space totaling 3,875 square feet (360 square meters) of meeting and event facilities.

• 24-hour fitness facilities 
• 24-hour front desk 
• Number of buildings/towers - 1 
• Express check-out 
• Safe-deposit box at front desk 
• ATM/banking 
• Dry cleaning/laundry service 
• Limo or Town Car service available 
• Meeting rooms 2 
• Porter/bellhop 
• Multilingual staff 
• Express check-in 

• Total number of rooms - 162 
• Number of floors - 12 
• Valet parking (surcharge) 
• Elevator/lift 
• Breakfast available (surcharge) 
• Coffee shop or café 
• Free newspapers in lobby 
• Concierge services 
• Luggage storage 
• Restaurant 
• Conference space size (meters) - 360 
• Free WiFi 
• Free wired high-speed Internet 
• 24-hour business center 
• Conference space size (feet) - 3875 
• Smoke-free property 

• Connecting/adjoining rooms available 
• Premium TV channels 
• Room service (limited hours) 
• Hypo-allergenic bedding available 
• Free newspaper 
• Blackout drapes/curtains 
• Air conditioning 
• In-room climate control (air conditioning) 
• Phone 
• Coffee/tea maker 
• Daily housekeeping 
• Designer toiletries 

• Hair dryer 
• Free toiletries 
• Shower/tub combination 
• Rainfall showerhead 
• Iron/ironing board 
• In-room safe 
• Desk 
• Cable TV service 
• Flat-panel TV 
• In-room massage available 
• Private bathroom 
• Bathrobes 
• Free cribs/infant beds 
• Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) 
• iPod docking station 
• Free WiFi 
• Egyptian-cotton sheets 
• Pillowtop mattress 

Meli Café - Open daily from 7 AM to 10 PM, this onsite café serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A bar offers specialty cocktails, wines, imported and domestic beers, and appetizers.

Room service - Available during scheduled hours.

Lake Michigan's shoreline is just 7 blocks east of the hotel. A 20-mile path along the lakefront is popular with runners, cyclists, walkers, and skaters. During summer months, Oak Street Beach, 2 miles north, and North Avenue Beach, about 2.5 miles north, are popular for sunbathing and for swimming when lifeguards are on duty.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

• Golfing nearby 

To make special requests for accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.

• Accessible bathroom 
• Roll-in shower 
• In-room accessibility 

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.

Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.