The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago is now a full participant in The Ritz-Carlton hotel portfolio and all of its programmes. Guests are able to make reservations on?www.ritzcarlton.com?and will be eligible for the benefits of The Ritz-Carlton Rewards guest loyalty programme. The hotel will undergo an extensive renovation of its public space and guestrooms over the next two years.
Since its opening on Michigan Avenue in 1975, the hotel had been using The Ritz-Carlton name under a licence agreement with a predecessor of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, which by its terms did not provide for full integration into The Ritz-Carlton system.