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The Westin Chicago North Shore is a hotel and wedding venue situated in Wheeling, Illinois. The welcoming and sophisticated hotel provides a memorable backdrop for a couple’s vow exchange. The carefully designed interiors promote relaxation while the numerous amenities allow for a comfortable stay in The Windy City.
Facilities and Capacity
Featuring 43,996 square feet of event space, The Westin Chicago North Shore offers couples versatile rooms that can accommodate gatherings of different sizes. Future newlyweds can host a celebration with over 1,000 people in the largest of these spaces. The meeting rooms, multiple ballrooms, and breakout rooms provide ample choice for couples, and tables and chairs can be configured in numerous ways. The elegant spaces feature decor in neutral color palettes with contemporary accents, creating a stylish and modern setting.
Services Offered
The staff at this hotel offer a variety of services to help couples host an event that is personal and suited to their vision. The professionals can provide audiovisual equipment for showing meaningful presentations that add an emotive touch to the celebrations. Lighting is carefully set up to accentuate your event's design while the evening’s experience is completed by the culinary team’s creations. The hotel’s chefs are able to tailor their menus to fit the soon-to-be newlyweds' tastes and needs. The event coordinators can also assist couples planning a South Asian wedding with considered services to bring the event to fruition.
Accommodation
Booking overnight stays at this hotel is made simpler through the room-block options. The pet-friendly locale has both suites and guest rooms to choose from, all designed to encourage rest. Plush bedding and flat-screen TVs make it easy to unwind. Guests can also enjoy the fare served at Saranello’s or 601 N. Cafe and Marketplace, before heading out to take in the city.
Location
The Westin Chicago North Shore is situated near Allstate Arena, the Chicago Botanic Garden, and Northwestern University. It also offers easy access to the Chicago O’Hare International Airport, ideal for couples with guests traveling from out of town. Neighboring restaurants provide an array of options for cuisine during your and your loved ones' stay, adding to the memories.
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Reviews of The Westin Chicago North Shore
When I began planning my wedding the one word I used to describe what I wanted was elegance - The Westin Chicago North Shore delivers that and so much more. I had my ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception here. My guests loved that once they were here, they were here for the evening! We also utilized a room block which was another huge advantage.
I worked with Jennifer Remington who is the most responsive and accommodating person I could have ever dreamed of when planning my wedding. There were days I'd email her 10 times a day and she would always respond extremely fast and she was always there for every single random question, change in plans, accommodation, worry or concern I had, simply ANYTHING. She was an absolute God sent.
My guests were blown away by the class and elegance the Westin Chicago North Shore gives off. I also loved that everything is so clean and crisp with shining marble walls and neutral carpet - it's the perfect pallet to create your dream wedding.
The staff on my wedding day was top notch. They didn't bother us, but still were attentive to make sure everything was going as we wanted. They also did an impeccable job of putting away our table frames, card cage, etc. Everything with such care and grace.
Last but not least, this is an extremely honest and professional establishment. We had a guest cancel last min (she had a baby!) and when I notified Jennifer so that the table would be set with the correct number, she told me she'd credit me back those two plates. I didn't expect that, and it was such a wonderful gesture.
Elegance, class, and WOW - that's what you'll get here. We became Starwood Preferred members and are now huge fans of this hotel family. The restaurants here are top notch too, made for a great gathering place with friends the night before the wedding. This is a place you can be proud to host your wedding . We felt like royalty and so did our guests. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!
As I said, The Westin’s services on the weekend of our event were phenomenal. Their staff was absolutely accommodating and helpful and my guests felt as they were treated wonderfully. They had everything we needed (parlor chairs, extra mirrors, etc) ready in the suite when we got there and even ran upstairs within minutes to bring us an extension cord when we realized we had forgotten one. They also were willing to add extra, shuttles for us at the end of the night at no charge because our reception ran late and more people stayed until the end than we had planned for.
The most frustrating thing for me overall, and the main reason for the loss of stars was how their blocks work. I had a room block of 50 rooms, which I would have been happy to guarantee 40. The Westin will only allow 10 rooms at a time in a given block, and does not add more until they are all booked. This means that if they give you 5 king rooms and 5 double queens and the 5 kings are taken first, they will tell your guests there are only double queens left for booking, regardless of what is open in the hotel. It also means that if someone takes the 10th room, and someone else calls a little later before they have added rooms, they will tell them your block is full, even if it's 3 months before your event.
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