China Doll Guest House
Vacation Rentals

China Doll represents the finest accommodations for the discriminating business traveler -- a home away from home that will make you forget you're away for work. The apartments are also ideal for families and vacationers spending an extended stay in Chicago.

There are three luxurious apartments in the China Doll building. China Doll I can accommodate up to six guests. The larger apartment, China Doll II, is located on the top floor and sleeps as many as eight guests in complete comfort and can accommodate as many as 10. The garden apartment, China Doll III, provides a more cozy atmosphere for four guests and accommodates as many as six.

The China Doll Country is a home in Chicago with 2 units (1 bedroom and a 2 bedroom). For the adventurer they also offer a 29 foot Columbia sailboat docked at the Columbia Yacht club for overnight lodging or charter.

China Doll feels like home because it is a home, specially designed to make you forget you're on a business trip even as your productivity soars. With amenities from fireplaces to Jacuzzi baths to cozy living areas to gourmet kitchens filled with dozens of breakfast foods and your favorite beverages, you may feel as though your own mom had prepared for your stay. The apartments have numerous other amenities such as you would find in the finest residences, including bathrobes and fine soaps, bath oils, and fragrances.

You can enjoy dining in the kitchen; in a roomy, cushioned dining area; or outdoors overlooking the lush garden. Your hosts provide a selection of classic movies that can be viewed in the living room or the bedroom, or you can just enjoy some light background music on the full entertainment system.

Located just five minutes from I-90/94, China Doll is at the northern edge of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, famous for its combination of stately homes, thriving businesses, fine restaurants, and fabulous entertainment. The world-famous Steppenwolf Theatre Company, home to such ground-breaking actors as Gary Sinise, John Malkovich, and John Mahoney, is a star of the neighborhood. Other premier stage performances are presented at the Belmont Theatre and the Briar Street Theatre, the original home of Blue Man Group.

Chicago is also famous for the blues, and the neighborhood offers two great places to hear authentic blues -- Kingston Mines and Chicago Blue, both just a two-block walk from the China Doll. China Doll is in the perfect location to host visitors to DePaul University, just a few blocks away. You will also be conveniently located to Columbia College and the downtown campuses of Loyola University and Northwestern University.

The local sports attraction is nearby Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. If you are a baseball fan, you owe yourself an afternoon trip to this historic ballpark, with its friendly setting in a residential neighborhood and its ivy-covered brick walls, surrounded by rooftop spectators.

China Doll guests also receive discounted admission to nearby Bally Total Fitness and Lehmann Sports Club.

A stay at China Doll rental apartments is the perfect mix of business and pleasure in the toddlin' town of Chicago.

As a former traveling business executive himself, China Doll owner Jim Haring knows what you need to remain productive during your stay in Chicago. It's all provided for you.

The office areas in both apartments each include a computer with MS Office, CD writer, and high-speed cable Internet access, as well as a scanner, fax, copier, and black-and-white laser printer. Low-cost color laser printing is available via the wireless network.

A conference area in China Doll III seats four and is equipped with an overhead projector, pull-down projections screen, and a wall-mounted television with computer projection hook-up that allows sophisticated presentations from your own laptop computer.

China Doll I and II also have ample space for meetings and spreading out. Ample stationery is provided for your printing and mailing needs.