# Family-friendly hotels in Chicago

Hotels in Chicago for a stay with kids. See which ones have cribs, connecting rooms, a fridge in the room or a pool before you book. 24 listed.

Last updated 2026-10-21, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Loews Chicago Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/loews-chicago-hotel) (hotel, Chicago). A high-rise hotel a block from the river with an indoor pool and a campout package that sets up a tent and toy campfire in the room.
2. [Aloft Chicago Magnificent Mile](https://ourplayday.com/places/aloft-chicago-magnificent-mile) (hotel, Chicago). A Streeterville hotel near the Mag Mile with a compact 19th-floor indoor pool called Splash.
3. [Four Seasons Hotel Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/four-seasons-hotel-chicago) (hotel, Chicago). A five-star high-rise hotel on the Magnificent Mile with a 44-foot heated indoor pool and lake views.
4. [Hilton Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/hilton-chicago-michigan-ave) (hotel, Chicago). Right across from Grant Park, a walk from the Museum Campus and Buckingham Fountain.
5. [JW Marriott Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/jw-marriott-chicago) (hotel, Chicago). A landmark Loop hotel in a converted historic bank building, with an indoor pool, in-room refrigerators and connecting room options for families.
6. [Renaissance Chicago O'Hare Suites Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/renaissance-chicago-ohare-suites-hotel) (hotel, Chicago). An all-suite hotel near O'Hare with a separate living room and kitchenette-style fridge and microwave in every room, plus an indoor pool and a free airport shuttle.
7. [Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk](https://ourplayday.com/places/sheraton-grand-chicago-riverwalk) (hotel, Chicago). A Streeterville riverfront hotel with an indoor heated pool overlooking the river and a family "Summer Splash" package.
8. [Chicago Athletic Association, a Hyatt Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/chicago-athletic-association) (hotel, Chicago). A landmark 1893 athletic-club building across from Millennium Park, now a Hyatt hotel whose old lap pool is a tiled event space rather than a place to swim.
9. [Homewood Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile](https://ourplayday.com/places/homewood-suites-magnificent-mile) (hotel, Chicago). An all-suite extended-stay hotel one block off Michigan Avenue, with full kitchens in every suite and free hot breakfast, an easy walk to Millennium Park and Navy Pier.
10. [Hotel Lincoln](https://ourplayday.com/places/hotel-lincoln-chicago) (hotel, Chicago). A boutique hotel in Old Town, near Lincoln Park Zoo, with free cribs and mini-fridges in some rooms.
11. [InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile](https://ourplayday.com/places/intercontinental-chicago-magnificent-mile) (hotel, Chicago). A historic Michigan Avenue tower hotel known for its ornate 1929 indoor pool, one of the oldest and largest hotel pools in the country.
12. [L7 Chicago by LOTTE](https://ourplayday.com/places/l7-chicago-by-lotte) (hotel, Chicago). A 191-room boutique hotel in the Loop, in a century-old former hat-factory building, previously Kimpton Hotel Monaco before a 2022 rebrand as L7 Chicago.
13. [Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/radisson-blu-aqua-hotel-chicago) (hotel, Chicago). A Loop hotel inside the Aqua Tower with a seasonal rooftop pool and cabanas plus an indoor lap pool and whirlpool, free cribs and connecting rooms.
14. [Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown South Loop](https://ourplayday.com/places/hilton-garden-inn-south-loop) (hotel, Chicago). A South Loop hotel with a pool, one block from Grant Park.
15. [Hyatt Regency Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/hyatt-regency-chicago) (hotel, Chicago). A large riverfront convention hotel in the Loop with connecting rooms and a crib available on request, though it does not have a swimming pool.
16. [The Blackstone, Autograph Collection](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-blackstone-autograph-collection) (hotel, Chicago). A 1910 landmark hotel on Michigan Avenue's Cultural Mile, directly across from Grant Park and walkable to Millennium Park and the Art Institute.
17. [The Emily Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-emily-hotel) (hotel, Chicago). A design-focused boutique hotel in the Fulton Market district, formerly Ace Hotel Chicago before a 2022 rebrand.
18. [The Robey](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-robey-wicker-park) (hotel, Chicago). A converted 1929 landmark tower in Wicker Park with loft-style rooms. Its rooftop pool is seasonal (May to September) and does not admit guests under 12.
19. [theWit Chicago, a Hilton Hotel](https://ourplayday.com/places/thewit-chicago) (hotel, Chicago). A 27-floor Loop hotel by the Chicago Theatre and Riverwalk, formerly branded a DoubleTree by Hilton and now simply a Hilton Hotel, with no pool on site.
20. [The Allegro Royal Sonesta Hotel Chicago Loop](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-allegro-royal-sonesta-hotel-chicago-loop) (hotel, Chicago). A theater-district boutique hotel, formerly Kimpton Hotel Allegro and now the Allegro Royal Sonesta, with in-room mini-fridges and a crib available.
21. [Freehand Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/freehand-chicago) (hotel, Chicago). A budget-leaning boutique hotel in River North set inside a 1927 building, with a cafe and 24-hour gym rather than a pool.
22. [Hotel Chicago West Loop](https://ourplayday.com/places/hotel-chicago-west-loop) (hotel, Chicago). A West Loop hotel near Mary Bartelme and Skinner parks, with a microwave and mini-fridge in every room.
23. [Hotel Versey, Tapestry Collection by Hilton](https://ourplayday.com/places/hotel-versey-tapestry-collection) (hotel, Chicago). A Hilton Tapestry Collection hotel about a mile from Wrigley Field, with a fridge and microwave in every room, though it has no pool of its own and does not provide cribs.
24. [The Study at University of Chicago](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-study-at-university-of-chicago) (hotel, Chicago). A 167-room hotel on the University of Chicago campus in Hyde Park, overlooking the Midway Plaisance, an easy walk from the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry.

## Other lists for Chicago

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- [Cafés](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/cafes) (24)
- [Playgrounds and things to do](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/playgrounds) (529)

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Each listing carries the kid facts (high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus, wheelchair access) A list needs at least three places to exist.

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