HOTEL & TRAVEL

Hilton Tri-Plex Hotels with Skybridge to McCormick Place and VU Rooftop Bar
Our Host Hotel is actually three Hilton properties, all connected under one roof, with a skybridge connection to McCormick Hall. This allows guests to walk indoors from their hotel room to the EXPO. With room rates at $289 per night, the three properties are the Hilton Garden Inn Chicago McCormick Place, Home2Suites by Hilton Chicago McCormick Place, and the Hampton Inn Chicago McCormick Place – located at 123 East Cermak, Suite 300, Chicago, Illinois, 60616. The Hilton Tri-Plex Hotels are located two blocks (5 minutes walking) from the Cermak-McCormick Metro Station (see below).
Perched on the 22nd Floor of the Hilton Tri-Plex Hotels is the VU Rooftop Bar, the host of our NETWORKING EVENT on October 23, 2023.
Congress Plaza Hotel – Complimentary Shuttle Pick-up/Drop-off Location: At Blackstone, Curbside on E. Balbo
From Congress Plaza Hotel to McCormick South Every 15-20 Minutes |
To Congress Plaza Hotel From McCormick South Every 20-30 Minutes |
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Monday, 10/23 | 8:00 am – 11:00 am | 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Tuesday, 10/24 | 8:00 am – 11:00 am | 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Wednesday, 10/25 | 8:00 am – 11:00 am | 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Make and Manage Reservations
The discounted hotel room block reservations closed on Friday, September 29th.
For a list of other hotels near McCormick Place, see a selection here.
Parking
Trains & Planes
We are pleased to partner with United Airlines for air travel to our upcoming event. To make flight reservations online please click on discount code ZNKA445506. MileagePlus members earn valuable miles for their travel when using the Meetings discount code.
You may also call United Meetings Reservation Desk Monday – Friday at (800) 426-1122 for booking assistance. Booking fees are waived for Meeting reservations. International customers may contact their local United Reservation Desk.
Visitors can fly into Chicago Midway (MDW), which is 10 miles from McCormick or to Chicago O-Hare International Airport (ORD) which is 21 miles away. Both airports offer rental car options and have a Chicago Transit Authority train station with connections to McCormick Place and downtown hotels.
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) “L” trains provide service to McCormick Place from both international airports. The Cermark-McCormick Place Station is on the Green Line and is a 2 block (0.15 miles) walk from the Trip-Plex Hilton Hotels and a 6 block (0.5 miles) walk to the entrance of McCormick Place.
From O’Hare International Airport: The CTA “Blue” line provides service to and from the airport. Take the Blue Line from O’Hare and transfer to a south-bound Green Line train at Clark and Lake. Note, in the Loop the Blue Line is a Subway Train and the Green Line is an elevated train, a free transfer is available at Clark and Lake. Our experience is this is a roughly 1 hour trip.
From Midway Airport: The CTA “Orange” line provides service to and from the airport. Take the train to the Roosevelt Street Station and transfer to the elevated Green Line Station. Continue on the southbound Green Line train for 1-stop to the Cermak-McCormick Place station. Our experience is this is a 30 minute maximum trip.
Welcome to Chicago McCormick Place!

Housing Fraud Alert
Beware of False & Fraudulent Housing Claims
What is a “housing pirate”?
Commonly referred to as “housing pirates” or “housing bandits,” these are companies that phone, fax or email attendees and exhibitors, claiming to offer good deals on hotel rooms. They may falsely claim to be affiliated with Best Practices EXPO & Conference.
Maritz will be our vendor for registration and our hotel room block.
No Best Practices EXPO & Conference-authorized organization will contact you about Best Practices EXPO & Conference hotels or housing. Unless you have initiated the communication, please do not provide anyone with your personal information, especially your credit card number. If you provide your credit card information to one of these companies, your card may be charged and there is no guarantee you will have a room upon your arrival in the hotel.
Reporting Fraud
If contacted by someone asking if you need a room at Best Practices EXPO & Conference or representing themselves as the “Best Practices EXPO & Conference Housing Partner,” please:
- Get as much information as you can, such as the name of the company, the name of the person calling, company address, email address and their telephone number. The more information you are able to collect, the better for us to stop them from contacting others. If possible, please request information such as hotel availability and rates or have them send this information to you via email.
- Contact Bill@airbestpractices.com with all of the details you are able to provide.