About McCormick Place

McCormick Place is a HUGE facilities, we are talking 2.7 square feet of exhibit halls.

McCormick Place is located just south of Soldiers Field, right on the lake front sort of set off on it's own, a bit isolated. This is why most conferences held there, including MAX, takes advantage of shuttle buses.

The three conference hotels are closer to what most would traditionally consider Chicago. They are the more convenient to enjoying the cities sight, shopping, dining, entertainment, etc.

So while staying at a hotel other than the McCormick Hyatt may initially seem inconvenient, it is not so convenient for enjoying all that Chicago has to offer. You can figure that most attendees will be relying on the shuttle buses, as well as the fact that you will only require to make the trip once in the AM and back in the evening.

The cost to stay at the McCormick hotel is significantly more expensive than the others, so if you don't want to deal with the
shuttle, you might choose to stay at the cheaper hotel and spend some extra dollars on taking a cab instead.