Originally scheduled to open in 2013, the Virgin Hotel in Chicago is finally scheduled to open on January 15, 2014.
The British businessman, Richard Branson, is about to reveal its first Virgin Hotel, which entered the pipeline in 2011. The property should thus open its doors in Chicago on January 15. Located at 203 N Wasbash Avenue, it will have 250 rooms, including 40 suites and 2 penthouses, a restaurant, a bar and a spa that will open in the spring. the hotel will also include three meeting areas: the Manor able to accommodate 108, the Sandbox for 72 and the Founder for 12. Wifi will be available free of charge throughout the property.
Once its first unite is open, Virgin Hotel plans to pursue openings with a property in Nashville in 2016, and then in New York in 2017. The group hopes to expand to a network of 20 hotels over the next 10 years, and is working on projects in San Francisco, San Diego, Dallas, London, Miami and near New York.