Family Vacations Directory - Illinois

Great urban location with affordable rates. [Read More]

Our convenient location is close to attractions, the museum complex, Navy Pier as well as the Magnificent Mile district for the ultimate shopping and dining experience. Each room offers top-of-the-line mattresses plus cable television with pay movies and our upgraded rooms offer added space, refrigerator and microwave. Enjoy our seasonal outdoor pool, and onsite restaurant, fitness room, business center, complimentary in room coffee and newspaper. For lowest rate guaranteed book at our site. Best Western Grant Park 1100 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60605. Toll-free1- 866-516-3164 or online. [Read Less]

Share simple things with your kids. [Read More]

Imagine a place where time moves slowly and things are simple. Escape to rural America with your kids. Enjoy farm activities like gardening, animal grooming, crop harvesting, and stargazing. Milk a cow; gather eggs or simply slow down and enjoy the quiet. Visit our farm stay directory view the family vacation possibilities in the countryside. [Read Less]

Family Fun Package waiting for your family. [Read More]

Family-friendly comfortable lodging at reasonable rates in the heart of the city. Stay with us in one of our contemporary guestrooms or spacious two-room suites Each offering cable television with premium channels, mini refrigerator, and microwave to blackout drapes, CD player with an iPod docking station, and sofa sleepers (in our two-room suites). Complimentary deluxe continental breakfast is served daily. Make use of fitness center, airport shuttle, concierge desk, business center, and complimentary high-speed wireless Internet. Delight in personal service and a host of distinctive amenities. Enjoy easy access to a multitude of attractions as well as shopping, dining, and entertainment opportunities along Chicago's renowned Magnificent Mile. Here’s the deal. Spend your next vacation in Chicago without spending a lot of money by booking our Chicago Family Fun Package. The package features a spacious guestroom, a large pizza from Giordano's (www.giordanos.com), 2 liter of soda, a bag of popcorn, and an in-room movie. For more information on our Chicago Family Fun Package or to book now, please contact the hotel directly at 312-894-0900. Comfort Inn & Suites 15 E. Ohio Street, Chicago, IL 60611 or online. [Read Less]

Rooms with space and a view. The perfect hotel destination in downtown Chicago. [Read More]

Our boutique accommodations deliver innovative amenities and lifestyle services for a refreshing Chicago lodging experience. Kick back in the largest hotel rooms in downtown Chicago, or choose one of our spacious studio or one-bedroom suites. Enjoy luxurious baths with rain shower heads, granite counters, marble floors and deluxe biodegradable bath amenities enriched with organic Aloe and Lanolin. Avenue Crowne Plaza Hotel and Suites 160 E Huron, Chicago, Illinois, 60611. Toll-free 1-877-283-5110, (312)787-2900 or online. [Read Less]

Just blocks from Lake Michigan and Northwestern University with easy access to Downtown Chicago. [Read More]

Located on Chicago's exclusive North Shore, our hotel is four blocks from Lake Michigan and Northwestern University plus only 12 miles to Chicago’s best attractions. Our moderately priced suites and guest rooms offer warm comforts ideal for families including Sealy Posturepedic pillow-top mattresses, coffee makers, 27-inch television with Web, TV, premium cable, Nintendo video games and movies on-demand. Guests enjoy fitness room, outdoor pool, Continental breakfast, Business Center, and free wired and wireless Internet. Best Western University Plaza 1501 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois, 60201-4416. Toll-free 866-579-8381, (847) 491-6400 or online. [Read Less]

Family-friendly vintage elegance in the heart of downtown Chicago. [Read More]

Come discover an intimate, European-style boutique hotel that delivers an inspiring blend of classic hospitality with urban panache. As our guest, you will enjoy luxuries, such as a concierge, valet parking, complimentary overnight shoe shine, morning coffee and tea off of the lobby, babysitting services (fee, upon request), and cordless phones to use within your room. We are minutes from the Loop, Navy Pier, Millennium Park, Sears Tower, Art Institute of Chicago, and Lincoln Park Zoo. The Whitehall Hotel 105 E. Delaware Place, Chicago, IL 60611. Toll-free 1-866-753-4081, (312) 944-6300 or online. [Read Less]

Family fun in America’s “Second City” shopping, theater, and city sights. [Read More]

From the Magnificent Mile to Shedd Aquarium, from Wrigley Field to the Art Institute of Chicago, Millennium Park and more, there’s so much to see and do. The hotel is only steps away from world–famous Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. From guestrooms to luxury suites, we offer oodles of family-friendly amenities including free wireless high speed Internet access, premium cable television, Movies On Demand, in–room refrigerators and microwave ovens, complimentary bottled water, and newspaper delivered to your door. Some rooms offer sofa beds and whirlpool tubs and every morning we serve a complimentary Continental breakfast. Our unique vacation packages include: Chicago Blueman Group Theater Package, Chicago Sights Package, and our popular Shop ‘Till You Drop Package. Best Western Hawthorne Terrace 3434 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657. Toll-free 1-888-860-3400 or online. [Read Less]

Experience the grandeur and legacy of Peoria’s most unique and captivating hotel. [Read More]

Conveniently located in the heart of the thriving Downtown Peoria entertainment district, across from the Peoria Civic Center, this hotel is just steps away from entertainment and shopping. Our historic hotel is 4 blocks from the Riverfront’s restaurants, shops and attractions. We deliver vintage hospitality and modern elegance in the heart of Peoria. Enjoy the luxuries of an upscale hotel, including a complimentary breakfast buffet, airport shuttle, high-speed internet, Carnegie’s 501 Restaurant, a classic lobby lounge, and a fitness center. Hotel Père Marquette 501 Main Street, Peoria, IL 61602. Toll-free 1-800-447-1676 or online. [Read Less]

Experiencing Hotel Indigo Downtown will delight your five senses. Offering: Family Fun and Share the museums of Chicago with your kids packages. [Read More]

Hotel Indigo Gold Coast Experiencing Hotel Indigo Downtown will delight your five senses. Nestled in Chicago’s historic Gold Coast neighborhood, steps from Michigan Avenue and the Magnificent Mile, we are just minutes from downtown Chicago’s most exciting attractions, shopping, entertainment, theaters, museums, architecture, parks and restaurants. Experience the Windy City at famed attractions such as Navy Pier, Shedd Aquarium, Art Institute of Chicago, Lincoln Park Zoo, Sears Tower, Millennium Park, John Hancock Observatory and Wrigley Field - home of the Chicago Cubs. Our unique boutique hotel pampers with plush comfort, impeccable hospitality, and lifestyle enhancing amenities such as spa services, fitness suite, concierge, complimentary WiFi, business center, and delightful dining experiences. Our rooms are an adventure in unique design and our exceptional service is a constant optimizing harmony and hospitality. Gold Coast Hotel Indigo 1244 N. Dearborn Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60610 or www.goldcoastchicagohotel.com [Read Less]

An Easy Urban Family Vacation. [Read More]

From Navy Pier to Grant Park and all around the Loop, Chicago is edgy and energizing and CityPASS makes it easy to formulate an urban adventure plan with your kids. Buy the pass and do the Windy City, it’s as easy as that. The pocket-sized Chicago family vacation coupon book makes the deciding effortless and provides a productive starting point for a family vacation in Chicago. What’s included? The Hancock Observatory, Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Museum of Science of Industry, the Field Museum, and the Shedd Aquarium. [Read Less]

Create a family vacation with fun, living history, and more fun. [Read More]

Fun, history and more fun. Just 200 miles from Chicago, and 100 miles from St. Louis, Springfield showcases American history and provides plenty of family fun along the way. Historic sites include the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library, the Lincoln Home and Neighborhood, and Lincoln’s New Salem plus world famous Route 66, Washington Park Botanical Garden complex, Henson Robinson Zoo, ghost walks, miles of hiking and biking trails, mini golf, disk golf, go carts, a drive-in movie, and farm adventures. Springfield Visitors Bureau toll-free 1-800-545-7300 or visit us online. [Read Less]

Hiking, fishing, horseback riding and family fun. [Read More]

We are located in rolling hills, scenic panorama views, with watersheds feeding Tyler Creek. we have 590 acres to explore making this a great family vacation base. The park is open all year, camping is seasonal, and the camp area has a stocked fishing pond, picnic areas, restrooms, a pad, and a dump station. There are no water hookups at the campgrounds. This RV park is closed during the off-season. Enjoy hiking more than 12 miles of trails, fish in the stocked ponds, enjoy time at the camp playground. Dogs are allowed throughout the park and in the campground; they must be leashed and cleaned up after at all times. There is a dog walk area at the campground. Paul Wolff Campground. 38W235 Big Timber Road Elgin, Illinois 60123. (630) 232-5980 or try online. [Read Less]

Family Fun & Entertainment. [Read More]

Just an hour west of downtown Chicago, experience the Midwest’s largest entertainment resort located 250 beautiful rolling acres in historic St. Charles. Pheasant Run Family Fun includes: deluxe overnight accommodations, $25 voucher for breakfast in the Terrace Café for two adults and two children, $10 in tokens for the Swamp Arcade, $50 voucher for two pizzas and sodas from room service, access to the Kids Klub, free in-room, movie, Family Fun Kit at check-in, and complimentary use of both indoor & outdoor pools plus our fitness center. Available all year based on availability. Pheasant Run Resort and Spa 4051 East Main St., St. Charles, IL 60174. [Read Less]

The park is a state treasure. Come visit. [Read More]

Nestled within the 2,630 acres of thick forests, 18 lush canyons and sparkling waterfalls of Starved Rock State Park, the 1930's era stone-and-log Lodge is situated atop a wooded bluff overlooking the picturesque Illinois River. Starved Rock Lodge & Conference Center is the only lodging facility actually located on the Starved Rock State Park grounds. This historic Lodge's 43 charming guest rooms, 29 hotel wing rooms, 14 Pioneer Cabin rooms and 8 Deluxe Cabin rooms offer guests a nice variety of accommodations. Cooking isn't allowed in the cabin but you can get hearty, reasonably priced meals in the lodge. The park is a state treasure, featuring 18 sandstone canyons and scenic waterfalls. Guests can enjoy the sights by hiking, boating on the Illinois River, renting a bike, riding horses, canoeing and fishing. Families can rent a rustic one-room pioneer cabin with two double beds and a bath for $70 a night (rooms in the main lodge cost $93 and up for a family of four). [Read Less]