The Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Chicago

The Gwen in Chicago has a beautiful, private terrace on the sixteenth floor that is perfect for a small, intimate wedding. You can see all the way down Michigan Avenue and at night the city lights up the sky around you! Our wedding was perfect! The chef is amazing! We received many compliments on the food. The hotel staff is impeccable! Vasso, the director of catering, went above and beyond all of our expectations. She made sure our day was so smooth and stress-free! I highly recommend The Gwen!

If you are interested in hosting your wedding in Downtown Chicago, you MUST add The Gwen to your list of venues to visit! Our wedding was on October 26, 2019, we had 80 guests and selected the Sapphire Package. We hosted our Tea Ceremony, Wedding Vow Ceremony, and Reception all at The Gwen. It was an absolutely flawless and magnificent experience, not just for us as bride and groom, but also our guests. 3 weeks later, guests are still telling us how much they enjoyed the wedding! The food was amazing, for cocktail hour, we served 5 hor d'oeuvres (empanadas, shrimp cocktail, bruschetta, chicken wonton, and crabcakes), a signature his and her drink, prosecco, along with open bar....yes our guests were well fed and hydrated ;). We served a 4 course dinner, lobster bisque, caeser salad, and guests selected from sea bass or NY strip steak, and two kinds of wedding cake; chocolate cake with hazelnut filling, and vanilla cake with lemon curd from Bittersweet Bakery (AMAZING I will write another review). Finally, we served late night snacks with a our home-town theme, deep dish pizza from Lou Malnati's and Chicago style hotdogs prepared by the hotel! The service is absolutely 5 star! I know the couples that visit The Gwen will be impressed once they meet Senior Catering Manager, Vasso Power. She will take your wedding from great to excellent! Her attention to detail, her experience in the wedding industry, her attentiveness will ensure your wedding day is absolutely PERFECT! We literally felt as if we were her only client, and I know she is extremely busy! The Executive Chef Matt Jergens absolutely delivered the best wedding food I've ever tasted! The food we sampled at our tasting matched the day of the wedding, and guests could not stop telling us how delicious the food was! All I heard was, "this wedding is absolutely amazing!" The Gwen is a boutique hotel, inspired by Art-Deco interior styling. They are part of the Marriott Bonvoy Chain, and their entrance is located on Rush Street, making it quiet and exclusive for guests. They recently renovated their 6th floor gallery ballroom with new carpeting and light fixtures, it's absolutely gorgeous! I highly recommend hosting your wedding at The Gwen, and I am luckily one of those brides who can say, I would not do anything differently on my big day! Thank you so much to Vasso, Matt, and the wonderful staff, it's a day Tom and I will never forget for the rest of our lives!

The Gwen Hotel and staff exceeded all of our expectations! It is a beautiful venue, and from the 16th floor Gwen Lux Suite terrace you have breathtaking views of the city and Lake Michigan! Allie was very helpful in the planning of our wedding and provided us with the referrals we needed. The staff was very accommodating and responsive. Everything was perfect and we can't wait to go back!!!

The Gwen is simply amazing. We had our wedding here two weeks ago and all I can say is wow. TOP NOTCH SERVICE. Everyone we worked with was simply amazing. The food was unbelievable and the hotel itself is just breathtaking. We did most of our planning with Allie Fleming, who deserves all the recognition in the world. She is so talented at what she does. She was helpful in every single way possible and did everything with a smile. A true Gem. Marcus Cornelius and Grace Stramaglia were also a part of the planning process - both amazing and helpful. Chef Matt Jergens is simply awesome. An artist! He put together the most amazing menu and was open to suggestions and tweaking things as we requested... A few other amazing folks that took part in the wedding planning/day were Boris Nhoma, Siheen Teshome, Stewart Pereira and Omero Vargas - THANK YOU so much for everything. You ALL made our day perfect in every way.

A beautiful wedding experience for the entire weekend! The staff was so accommodating and made my guests feel so welcome. They were very helpful with making arrangements for entertaining our guests.

My son and his wife had their wedding reception here and the food was delicious, the staff was friendly, courteous and very helpful. They made us feel special. The rooms are beautiful, clean and quiet. I can’t say enough about this beautiful hotel and their staff.