The Hotel Sax of Chicago is a higher end hotel located in downtown Chicago. It is home to 353 guest rooms, several restaurants, and bars, all while being in walking distance to some of the city’s most famous tourist attractions. Formerly known as the House of Blues Hotel the building was renamed Hotel Sax in 2007.


Tourists are often found here because of its prime location on the Chicago River across from the Loop. It is still commonly associated with the House of Blues amphitheatre, which is found right next-door on Dearborn Ave. The Hotel Sax draws everyday people from around the world as well as today’s most famous celebrities, all of which, while staying there, can use their keycards to gain admission to shows at the House of Blues.




At a hotel like this there are plenty of different job opportunities. One worker I interviewed is a University of Illinois Alumni who majored in RST. Ideally he would like to move up but he is currently just getting in with the hotel as a bellhop. There are jobs like hotel managers, house electricians and carpenters, waiters/waitresses, as well as cleaning people, security guards, and receptionists among others.



To separate themselves from other competing hotels the Hotel Sax most obviously uses its connection to the House of Blues to lure in patrons. Although this is the main attraction, Hotel Sax has invested in several other accommodations for their visitors including a bowling alley, video game entertainment centers for specific rooms, and fitness center. These advances keep consumers happy because they are able to get things here they cannot get anywhere else.




Being a higher end hotel the Hotel Sax strives to make the stay for its visitors as pleasant as possible. Between its location, plentiful and helpful staff, and in house accommodations the Hotel Sax has everything a tourist might need while visiting Chicago. Their goal is to serve people to the best of their ability and judging by the hotel’s recent success I would say they are accomplishing that goal.




Having come from Chicago I was surprised at how much I enjoyed my day spent at the Hotel Sax Chicago. The views were amazing and the hotel itself was immaculate. While asking my friend questions regarding the hotel I started thinking about how this could be a great place to work. There are job opportunities for just about any background and once in the door there are endless opportunities to move up. As I learned more about the hotel I questioned whether each job was related to our discussions because some seemed less associated with leisure services than others. However, after some time I realized that even laborers like the electricians were in place to please the visitors of the Sax Hotel. Overall, I enjoyed my visit, I felt the employees enjoyed their jobs, and thus, I could not find any cons of working for a hotel similar to Hotel Sax Chicago.