Travel expo in January. Good spot near airport and if you have a hotel with shuttle service it mnakes it even easier. I would come back to any expo that is held here just for these reasons. I think the area even has hotels and restaurants within walking distance
Now I know how it feels like to be a mouse trying to find cheese! I was looking for a fencing tournament. Instead I was greater with cold hallways that had tons of heaters yet it still was pretty cold. Then there are hundreds of hallways and no signs, just hall f hall b.....it was outrageously confusing! The only civilization I could find was some trade show a rifle orginazation and some outdoor hunting gathering. I was lost, exhausted, so I decided to go back to my hotel.
The convention Center is close to ORD and well situated off of the highway. There is a free shuttle that runs from the blue line train to the convention Center, as well as to the fashion outlet mall.The actual Center and conference halls are a little difficult to maneuver. The halls are irregularly shaped and where you think you have walked the whole length of a hall, you notice that there's a whole other show floor and hall beyond the partial wall!That being said, it serves it's purpose and staff onsite are plenty and very helpful in getting you to where you need to be, and again, the proximity to the airport and hotels is excellent.
Wow, this place is huge, it had the biggest camper show I have ever seen! Plenty of Hotels with in walking distance and plenty of restaurants close by! They had a couple of lounge areas to get a bite to eat, they were a bit pricey! $30 dollars for a couple sandwich, ham and turkey a small scoop of potato salad, couple bags of pretzels and 2 drinks! Had plenty of restrooms spread through out the building.
The staff that operate the daily business of the convention center are always ready and willing to assist. Close to the airport and many restaurants.
This is such a pain to get to and the parking is a rip off...there in no other way around it, but it just stinks how the traffic is set up to bit to the parking lot!
Parking is very convenient, located right next door. The parking garage has an slightly non-intuitive design. I saw several cars proceed up thinking there would be a down ramp at the top. The DES Center is huge, and can hold many different events at once. The entrance off the parking garage is easy to identify, and signage to the various exhibit halls is easy to follow. What else is there to say? Food choices for vegans? Bring your lunch!
Participated in a show in Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Loved that it was close to O'Hare Airport and very good selection of hotels to choose from just around the convention center.
This was a huge convention center but very well organized and operated smoothly the whole weekend. Looking forward to attending future events there.
Good but not great.. food choices are horrible.. starbucks on handI go back several time a year.. not bad.. convenient to airport..