Your special access 3-night (Check-In Thursday, Check-Out Sunday) ticket package including: local lodging, exclusive Friday excursion, gourmet dining and more! The perfect Wright-centered Ultimate Weekend!

Ultimate Plus Friday Excursion

Friday, May 15, 8 am to 6 pm

Highlighting Chicago’s South Side Communities

Join Frank Lloyd Wright Trust staff on an immersive, day-long adventure, exclusively curated for Ultimate Plus guests.

Begin your morning and enjoy a relaxed breakfast spread with coffee, tea, pastries and more at the Carleton Hotel from 8 to 9 am. At 9 am, set off on a private shuttle to explore Chicago’s remarkable South Side communities! Journey through neighborhoods like Beverly, Kenwood, and Hyde Park, where architectural beauty and layered history unfold at every turn.

Enjoy rare access to private homes and exclusive tours, including in-depth access to Wright’s Prairie style masterpiece, the Frederick C. Robie House. Wright-focused visits will spotlight cherished architectural gems while illuminating the people and movements that helped define Chicagoland. Excursion includes light snacks, lunch and transportation. Private group luncheon at Franconello, a Beverly mainstay serving classic Italian cuisine. Ultimate Plus Exclusive.

*** The Friday Excursion is a full-day tour with multiple walking experiences. We encourage guests to dress in weather-appropriate clothing and wear comfortable walking shoes. The sites are not wheelchair accessible. Water bottles will be offered on the bus.

Wright Plus Housewalk and Luncheon

Saturday, May 16, 9 am to 4 pm

With your Fast Pass, walk right into each Wright Plus home with the next available tour group. Enjoy a private luncheon at the historic Nineteenth Century Club.

Exquisite Dining

Enjoy elevated dining at the Avery Coonley House. Join current owners in their Frank Lloyd Wright home and enjoy an exquisite dining experience prepared by an acclaimed chef. The evening will include a private tour and cocktails, in addition to a gourmet dinner. Experience moments of glamour as you encounter a living space as a work of art.

Avery Coonley House (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1908), Riverside, IL
The vast financial resources of heiress Queene Ferry Coonley and her husband Avery, combined with Wright’s creativity, resulted in one of the most impressive residential designs of Wright’s career.

The Coonley Estate is a National Historic Landmark in Riverside, Illinois and the Riverside Historic District. It is a sprawling complex made up of a house, stable, and gardener’s cottage, situated around a central courtyard. It is one of three multi-building Prairie style complexes designed by Wright, along with the Dana-Thomas House and Darwin D. Martin House. The harmonious blend of site and structure is similar to that of the Frederick C. Robie House in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood.

Today, the meticulously restored home shows the qualities of a mature Prairie residence, including Roman brick walls, built-in shelving, and abundant leaded glass, 80% of which is original. As befits a home of this scale, there are also details seen nowhere else, including exterior porcelain mosaic friezes.

Outside the ground-level playroom, Wright and renowned landscape designer Jens Jensen created the famous lily pool terrace. The pool features geometric contours, along with integrated planting beds and urns, for a seamless blend of the natural and the manmade.

Wright described the property as “the most successful of my houses.”

Farewell Breakfast

Sunday, May 17

Enjoy a final breakfast at the hotel with your fellow guests and recap the weekend. Sweet and savory spread of pastries, with coffee and tea. Sit and enjoy or grab and go!

Please note that most venues on Ultimate Plus are private residences that are not physically accessible. Program subject to change due to unavoidable circumstances. Ultimate Plus tickets are non-refundable.

Proceeds support the education, restoration and preservation programs of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust.

Questions about Ultimate Plus? Contact info@flwright.org.