Empress River Casino

Great location! Easy parking and the rooms were gorgeous! We will definitely stay here next time we visit Chicago

It was too cold for the pool! The property is in a great location, the staff kind and very helpful. The on site restaurant is quite wonderful. I would have to say we had the best meal of our stay of 4 nights in Chicago!the rooms are large and airy and very clran

Pros: Excellent location!! Super close to Shedd and Field. It’s in a quieter part of town — perfect for families with young kids!! Cons: We had two rooms during our visit. The non-city view room was super dark and dreary and seemed a bit run down. The city view room was much nicer! On our second night, my kids used the hot tub and there was clearly too much chlorine added. Our eyes watered, it caused us to cough, and the foam literally bleached and caused the fabric on their bathing suits to wrinkle and disintegrate. (They swam on the first night and the water was fine!) The evening staff were completely useless. Another big inconvenience… Our door dash order didn’t include any plasticware. (We had ordered some pasta dishes.) The front desk staff could not provide us with any. Any?! It seemed incredibly odd that a giant hotel wouldn’t have any forks or spoons, anywhere?? I was advised to “check the breakfast area on the 8th floor” and found all of the cupboards locked. And don’t sell cups of microwaveable oatmeal and mac and cheese if you don’t also offer utensils. Common sense. Seriously, we’re pretty easy to please while traveling. But the complete lack of motivation by the nighttime staff and the pool water fiasco really made me upset.