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Awards weekend

Travel & stay

Where to sleep, how to get here, and what to do with the hours between events.

Official host hotel

The Fairmont Grand — Official Host Hotel

Ceremony hotel and weekend headquarters

The official PRISM3D Awards Weekend host hotel. Room block includes welcome reception access, late checkout on Sunday and a shuttle to the ceremony entrance.

Rate
From $289 / night
Distance
In the ceremony building
Room block code
PRISM3D
Reservations
(312) 555-0142

200 Grand Boulevard

Reserve in the room block

Nearby stays

Hotel Meridian

Boutique rooms, three-minute walk

Design-forward boutique hotel with a late-night lobby bar that stays open after the gala. Weekend partner rate available with code PRISM3D.

From $219 / night

0.2 mi — 3 min walk

Code PRISM3D

(312) 555-0188

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The Carver House

Suites for crews and families

Suites and two-bedroom layouts, good for cast, crew and families travelling together. Kitchenettes in every room.

From $245 / night

0.5 mi — 9 min walk

Code PRISM3D

(312) 555-0199

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Rowan Inn

Best value near the venue

Straightforward, clean and close. The budget pick for guests who plan to be out all weekend anyway.

From $159 / night

0.8 mi — 14 min walk

(312) 555-0120

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Getting here

Getting here & parking

Airport & transfers

Both major airports are 35–50 minutes out. Rideshare pickup is on the venue's west side; the host hotel runs a shuttle on ceremony night.

Parking

$32 evening

Valet on ceremony night at the main entrance. Self-park garage on Grand Boulevard, $32 for the evening.

Eat & drink

Where to eat

Aurelia

$$$$

Theatre District

Tasting-menu dining room two blocks from the venue. Book early — awards weekend fills it.

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Moody Ray Oyster Bar

$$$

Riverside

Late plates and cold towers until 1am. Where the after-party crowd ends up.

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Cafe Sotto

$

Wells Street

Sunday recovery coffee and pastry before the farewell brunch.

Things to do

Things to do

The Modern Image Museum

Free Sat AM

Museum Mile

Photography and moving-image collection, free on Saturday mornings.

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Riverwalk Architecture Cruise

$48

Riverside

Ninety minutes on the water — the easiest way to see the city between events.

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After hours

After hours

Basement Tapes

$$

Wells Street

Vinyl listening bar with a back room. Good for a quiet drink after the ceremony.

Skyline Terrace

$$$

Theatre District

Rooftop bar with a view of the venue marquee. Arrive before 10pm.

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