We are located in the heart of the city
The Club, located in the 22nd floor penthouse of the building at the southwest corner of Michigan Avenue at Adams Street, is next door to Symphony Center and overlooks Millennium Park and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Our lounge, dining room, bar and ourdoor terrace all offer stunning views of Grant Park, Millennium Park, Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline.
Our members can have a drink on the terrace, relax in our library, and have dinner with a sparkling nightime view of Chicago!
The Cliff Dwellers main dining room provides a spectacular panoramic view of Lake Michigan, from Near North skyscrapers to the Museum Campus.
Our lounge provides a cozier, intimate space, and is often used for pre-meal gatherings, or small, informal meetings.
Our Sullivan Room Library provides a location for more private events and small formal meetings.
And our outdoor terrace provides a spectacular setting for a quiet drink, or a full lunch or dinner experience.
All of these spaces are available for member & member-sponsored events and celebrations.
For more information about using our space please contact Kristin Aleshire phone or Email.
In 1907, Chicago author Hamlin Garland and friends founded the Attic Club, which two years later was re-named The Cliff Dwellers.
It was the purpose of the founders of The Cliff Dwellers to establish a place where people seriously interested in the arts, both professionally and, so to speak as committed observers, could come together in a congenial and friendly way. The moving spirit was the writer Hamlin Garland, who is remembered for such books as Main-Travelled Roads and Son of the Middle Border. He hoped, he said, to bring to Chicago something of the spirit he had found in the New York Players Club.
