The Drake Hotel

GREAT Ambience, BEAUTIFUL rooms, GREAT service, GREAT location, GREAT food, and a VERY lively bar, made our stay at the Drake a most enjoyable experience. I stay exclusively at Hilton Hotels, and, in my opinion, the Drake rates MOST competitively with the Waldorf Astoria in NYC and the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, DC. It's where I'll stay again the next time I'm in Chicago.

First time staying here and I will be back. Located to almost everything and in walkable distance. I had a Lakeview room and wow! Will definitely be back.

Location and hotel history

Beautiful vintage charm, excellent staff, very convenient baggage storage, good (but pricey) restaurants.

Beautiful hotel

Roomy , comfy, close to everything

We enjoyed our stay at the Drake. We arrived early, stored our luggage, had breakfast and were notified within one hour that our room was ready. Fantastic front desk and bell service! This historical hotel is beautiful, well maintained and combines the old charm with a hint of modern vibe. The room was clean and comfortable. Take the time to walk around and explore this hotel. The key packet includes a QR code that takes to a well designed site about this unique hotel. We enjoyed the Lavazza coffee shop, ate breakfast at Cafe on Oak. The hit of our stay was Coq d’Or (hotel bar/ speak easy). The atmosphere with live music on Friday was amazing. We planned to go there for one hour but ended up staying until quite late, chatting with guests, locals and bartenders (Katia). Some of the team members have been there for 20+ years. Just wow! Book it to give yourself a unique experience. Also, the location is fantastic: near the beach, jogging area, close to many attractions, shops. Do the architectural boat tour - no need to book in advance.

One of our favorite hotels in Chicago. This was our third stay. Special kudos to the Excellent service provided by Chris the Doorman and Liberty at the front desk who made us feel so welcomed.

My spouse and I stayed here for our mini-spring break…..I really liked at ALOT!!!

We had the Vista Suite, which as an absolute BLAST. You can see the glorious, glamorous and grandiose history of the hotel all around you at every step! They even have the signatures from numerous celebrities. These range from Muhammad Ali to Princess Diana. They truly are a must see and highly recommended!!

Now the only serious feedback I could offer is the following:
- Some SERIOUS renovations are needed throughout the entire building. Once they do this, The Drake will be a MAJOR COMPETITOR with its surrounding neighbors such as The RITZ Carlton and Waldorf-Astoria
- The water pressure is SERIOUSLY out of control! Best way to describe this is LITERALLY hot and cold as that’s what it was. The fluctuations got so bad, we got burned on our backs.
- Food options are terrible! Did you know an illustrious hotel such as The Drake doesn’t even offer breakfast except only weekends?! They also have a restaurant called The Oak Room, but the experience left ALOT to be desired!!

Overall I would still recommend the place and give it high stars for the amazing management they have from Tate and German. There were also NUMEROUS AMAZING people such as Liberty and others who worked the front desk.

Despite all the follies, I would highly recommend The Drake Hotel!!! :-)

Nothing, it was gross

Very friendly, knowledgeable and efficient staff.

Wonderful historic hotel. Enjoyed my stay.

Stayed for one night.

Room: Dated atracks rated 6.8/10. Badly in need of an upgrade.

Gym: Spacious. 2 benches, 2 pulley machines, 5 bikes, 1 rower, 2 elipticals, 3 treadmills. No foam roller.

Misc: Service was top notch and the Restaurant looked nice

I love the drake hotel. Spectacular ambiance and Caroline was very interactive and very welcoming. Friendly environment!

We really enjoyed our stay at The Drake Hotel. It is amazing, beautiful and historic. There is a sofa in the elevator. Location is perfect with Lake Michigan access across the street and the Magnificent Mile the other direction but also across the street. The room was very comfortable with great closet space (his and hers) plus an old bar area in the sitting room. The hotel staff were wonderful and we would love to stay here again. 10 out of 10!

This really is a beautiful hotel with wonderful staff. They have been so helpful and considerate. We had a major flight detail and might have missed an entire night and the staff was willing to work with us even though they were fully booked.

The hotel is also very gorgeous. It really does give old Hollywood vibes with all the modern comforts.

Location is lovely - easy 5 min walk to the lake shore trail for those who need outside time while they travel. Beautiful hotel. Spacious rooms. Lovely and helpful staff. Was there for a conference but would go back to stay next time I'm in Chicago for personal travel as well. Very clean.