Also occupying the 40th floor, Everest is a Chicago five-star restaurant, where culinary champion Jean Joho prepares French cuisine like foie gras terrine with marinated figs, and filet of wild sea bass wrapped and roasted in potato. With an extensive wine list and traditional menu, Everest creates an environment of unprecedented elegance. As the name implies, the Buckingham Athletic Club has a well-equipped, private fitness facility, which is located on the third floor of the building. Featuring a four-lane lap pool, eucalyptus steam room and sauna, basketball courts, massage therapy, and fitness classes that include yoga and Pilates, the Buckingham Athletic Club is an obvious advicate of health and wellness. Other attractive hotel amenities include airport transportation, conference rooms with audio-visual equipment, ATM/banking and dry cleaning services.

The hotel guestrooms are comfortably arranged with endearing Earth-tone hues of classic English period furniture, elaborate four-poster beds and vaulted ceilings. Private guestroom amenities include wireless high-speed Internet access, cable/satellite television, minibars, coffeemakers, Aveda toiletries, bathrobes, business desks and complimentary daily newspapers. A symbol of endurance in the downtown business distric, the Chicago Stock Exchang building provides enchanting views of the city, Buckingham Fountain and Lake Michigan.