The 1,209-room Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers opened downtown in 1992, overlooking the Chicago River. This modern convention hotel has over 120,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, including a 35,000-square-foot exhibit hall and a 40,000-square-foot ballroom, one of the largest in the mid-West. With an efficient meeting space layout for conventions and close proximity to McCormick Place, the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers is one of Chicago’s premiere meeting destination for business and convention travelers. Furthermore, with its views of the Chicago River, Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline, and its location just a short walk from major tourist attractions such as Michigan Avenue and Millennium Park, the hotel is also ideally suited for leisure travelers.