Government Meetings by Palmer House Hilton
Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel understands the challenges you are facing when planning Government meetings from strict guidelines which include budget restrictions to lengthy approval processes. We have created tools to ease the systems in place to make the process a smooth and successful one for you.
- Contracting: Easy to do business — extensive experience working with Government groups.
- Food and Beverage: Can work within per diem requirements while providing creative options.
- Audio/Visual: Flexibility to use your preferred production vendor as well as our in-house partner, Encore.
- Technology: Bandwidth to handle 2,000+ devices with 10GB circuit speed running through the core of the hotel–the highest speed of any hotel in Chicago.
- Central Standard: Ease of access from coast to coast, with two airports and nearly 3,000 inbound flights per day.
- Sustainability: Environmentally friendly practices recognized by the city of Chicago and Hilton Hotels
- Security: Our security team has Presidential (Secret Service) and Foreign Dignitary Experience.
- Dining: Lockwood Restaurant and Lobby Bar, Potter’s Bar, Lockwood Express for Gourmet on the Go items, and Starbucks located on site that offer items within daily per diem for attendees.
- Location: Positioned in the heart of downtown near local and regional agencies with even more per diem, affordable local neighborhood dining options walking distance from hotel.
- Transportation: Easy access from the airports to the hotel. Public transit at $2.50 to $35 taxi ride. Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel is located one block from the CTA orange train line providing direct service to Midway Airport, and two blocks from the CTA blue train line providing direct service to O’Hare Airport. Reference CTA train system and map information.
- History: In addition to the hotel history, we have hosted many government agencies over the past with monumental success.
- Government Per Diem: Ability to offer Government Per Diem rates established for the city of Chicago.
In the heart of the city
Not only does the hotel’s central location in downtown Chicago offer visitors the chance to walk to famous attractions such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Millennium Park, the Theatre District, the Magnificent Mile, State Street Shopping, the Cultural Mile, Museum Campus and the lakefront of Lake Michigan, but staying at the Palmer House is an adventure by itself.
Special Offers for Groups and Meetings
Take advantage of sensational group rates and value add concessions at Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel.
