Hotels
The majority of the conference will take place in McCormick Place West but there are also some sessions at various hotels, depending on the unit sponsoring them. Detailed location information for sessions will be available when the Scheduler opens.
How to book a hotel room:
You must already be registered for the conference to reserve a hotel room.
If you need assistance with anything housing-related please contact our housing vendor onPeak at 800-584-9047 or ala@onpeak.com.
If you are already registered individually or through the bundle, please access your personalized registration dashboard via your registration confirmation email to access the hotel booking system. Your password is your confirmation/attendee ID. Any registration-related questions can be directed to CompuSystems at 708-486-0706 or alaregistration@compusystems.com.
Accessible sleeping rooms are available in our hotel block. When booking your hotel room, you can request specific aids or services needed for your stay. Please be sure to reconfirm your needs with the hotel prior to arrival. If you require accessibility assistance to book your housing, please call onPeak at 800-584-9047, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CST.
Housing Rates
| 2017 Annual Conference Hotels |
Hotel Rates (Single/Double) |
Hotel Rates (Triple/Quad) |
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Hyatt Regency Chicago - HQ 151 E Wacker Drive |
$208/$208 | $233/$258 |
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Hilton Chicago - Co-HQ 720 S Michigan Avenue |
$208/$208 |
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Aloft Chicago City Center 515 N Clark Street |
$200/$200 | |
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Courtyard Chicago River North 30 E Hubbard Street |
$195/$195 | |
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Courtyard by Marriott Magnificent Mile Chicago Downtown 165 E Ontario Street |
$202/$202 | |
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago - Magnificent Mile 300 E Ohio Street |
$199/$199 | |
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Fairfield Inn & Suites River North 60 W Illinois Street |
$195/$195 | |
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Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park 200 N Columbus Drive |
$219/$219 | |
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Hard Rock Hotel Chicago 230 N Michigan Avenue |
$205/$205 | |
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Hilton Garden Inn North Loop 66 E Wacker Place |
$199/$199 |
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Hotel Cass, A Holiday Inn Express at Magnificent Mile 640 N Wabash Avenue |
$172/$199 | |
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Hotel Chicago Downtown, Autograph Collection by Marriott 333 N Dearborn Street |
$205/$205 | |
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Hyatt Centric The Loop 100 W Monroe Street |
$209/$209 | |
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Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile 633 N Saint Clair Street |
$208/$208 | |
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Hyatt Place Chicago Downtown/River North 66 W Illinois Street |
$200/$200 | |
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Hyatt Regency McCormick Place 2233 S Martin Luther King Drive |
$231/$231 | $256/$281 |
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Inn of Chicago Magnificent Mile 162 E Ohio Street |
$175/$175 | |
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InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile* 505 N Michigan Avenue |
$209/$209 $229/$229 |
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JW Marriott Chicago 151 W Adams Street |
$214/$214 | |
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Kinzie Hotel 20 W Kinzie Street |
$209/$229 |
$249/$269 |
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Loews Chicago Hotel 455 N Park Drive |
$217/$217 | |
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Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile 540 N Michigan Avenue |
$208/$208 | |
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Palmer House Hilton 17 E Monroe Street |
$203/$203 | |
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Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago 221 N Columbus Drive |
$217/$217 | |
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Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel 636 S Michigan Avenue |
$199/$199 | |
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Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel 1 W Wacker Drive |
$215/$215 | |
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Residence Inn Chicago Downtown/Loop 11 S LaSalle Street |
$199/$199 | |
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Swissotel Chicago 323 E Wacker Drive |
$217/$217 | |
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W Chicago City Center 172 W Adams Street |
$203/$203 |
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Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive |
$208/$208 |
*Rates above are variable rates depending on room type.
Please note: Rollaway beds may not be permitted in rooms with two beds. Please contact the hotel to verify their policy on rollaway beds.
Accessibility
If you try accessing the registration system with an assistive technology and experience difficulty, please call CompuSystems at 708-486-0706 or 866-513-0760.
If you require accessibility assistance to book your housing, please call onPeak at 800-584-9047, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CST.
Hotel Reservation Deadlines and Information
You must be registered for the Annual Conference to make a housing reservation. Hotel reservation requests will be accepted until May 23, 2017, subject to availability. Rates are quoted for the room, not per person, and all rooms are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Special rates are available only when you book directly with onPeak. All rooms are subject to applicable tax. All requests must include six choices. Make sure to give accurate dates of arrival and departure for everyone occupying the requested room. PLEASE NOTE: onPeak does not assume the responsibility of pairing guests for double occupancy or in multiple housing units. After May 23, 2017, onPeak will continue to make reservations on a space available basis only (i.e., register early to get the hotel of your choice).
Hotel Confirmations, Cancellations, or Changes
Confirmation of the room reservation will be acknowledged by the travel desk and sent within 72 hours. If you have any questions regarding your reservation, or to make changes or cancellations, contact onPeak at 800-584-9047, not the hotel. One night’s room and tax guarantee to a credit card is required to hold hotel reservations. All changes and/or cancellations prior to June 15, 2017, must be made through onPeak. After June 15th, changes and cancels must be made direct to the hotel at least 72 hours prior to arrival date for most hotels.
Don’t Be A “No Show!”
If you have a confirmed room reservation and find that you are unable to attend the conference, be sure to notify the ALA Housing Desk or the hotel holding your reservation. If you don’t, the room will be left vacant (when it could be used by another attendee), and you will lose your deposit.
ALA is pleased to announce that our official contractors for housing and registration services are CompuSystems Inc. (registration) and onPeak (housing), who work with us to provide both exhibitors and attendees with new and expanded services to make the conference experience better.
Accept no substitutes!
Please be aware that there are companies out there that claim to provide housing and registration services for the ALA conferences that are not affiliated with ALA in any way. The chances are quite good that sometime soon you will receive a fax, e-mail transmission or phone call, if you haven't already, that offers you cut-rate housing. The author's apparent intent is to convince you that the offer is made on behalf of ALA. It is not. Many exhibitors have become the unwitting victims of these room block poachers who secure exhibitor lists from Internet Web sites and membership databases from the membership directories that associations produce.
DON'T BE MISLED! Housing for ALA's Annual Conference and Midwinter Meeting is handled exclusively by onPeak.
Everyone loves a bargain. Poaching housing blocks, however, is not about better prices - it is about highly suspect ethics and service.
When ALA secures sleeping rooms at hotels for our conferences we do so in order to assure that our attendees and exhibitors are adequately accommodated. We also need the hotels for meeting space for the numerous sessions. This involves contracting the rooms and space with many hotels, but doing so exposes us to cancellation and attrition policies. We hope you will support ALA's efforts to thwart the efforts of room block poachers when making your housing arrangements.
Thank you for your support.
