The Drake Hotel
Streeterville, Near North Side, Chicago
“Gold Coast grand dame”
Vibe
Italian Renaissance grandeur anchors the northern tip of Michigan Avenue, crowned by the iconic 40-foot neon sign glowing over Lake Shore Drive.
“Gold Coast grand dame”
Century-old afternoon tea in the Palm Court and unbroken holiday galas in the Gold Coast Ballroom.
A 1920 Italian Renaissance landmark on Lake Shore Drive, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Historic Coq d'Or pours executive martinis with live piano music since opening on Repeal Day in 1933.
At the top of the Magnificent Mile, across from Oak Street Beach and Gold Coast boutiques
Rooms
High-floor windows look out across Lake Michigan and the skyline, framing historic Gold Coast architecture in classic, traditional proportions.
Backstory
Marshall and Fox designed the landmark for the Drake brothers on Potter Palmer estate land, welcoming two thousand guests on New Year's Eve 1920.
Eat & drink
Palm Court pours century-old afternoon tea beneath crystal chandeliers, while Coq d'Or serves executive martinis under Chicago's second post-Prohibition liquor license.
The neighborhood
Oak Street Beach sits directly across Lake Shore Drive, with Gold Coast boutiques and the Magnificent Mile unfolding right outside the door.
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