Hotel near Union Station

Hotel recommendation for hotel within walking distance

of Union station. Need to overnight between train routes

in Chicago. Just need a night of rest nothing fancy required !

Hotel near Union Station

Club Quarters, Central Loop

111 West Adams Street

(Next to the Rookery and near LaSalle)

Phone: (312) 214-6400

http://www.clubquarters.com/loc_chicago.aspx

Hotel near Union Station

Hotel Allegro in the loop or Howard Johnsons on North Lasalle.

Above hotel about 1/2 mile away... back up option for your consideration :

http://www.allegrochicago.com/

Hotel Allegro is about 3/4 mile away......... Taxi cabs are everywhere for easy transportation too.

Map Quest gives a really odd list of hotels (some I%26#39;m not even sure are hotels) but the closest that I recognize are the W City Center (.34 miles),Club Quarters on Adams and Hotel Allegro (.5 miles). The Howard Johnson on LaSalle is about 1 1/2 miles away according to Map Quest.

The Holiday Inn on Harrison is near the bus station, it%26#39;s always struck me as a little seedy, I wouldn%26#39;t walk there after dark being a single female, the others I would as long as it was earlier in the evening.

You might try bidding a night on Priceline, with the money you save on the hotel, you could easily pay for a cab :-) Of course, if you do, it%26#39;s non refundable and non cancellable.

W CITY CENTER is a good suggestion that matches the criteria of the poster. I was trying to think of that one. Hotwire.com is another option now that discounting was brought up. All good suggestions.

W City Center doesn%26#39;t fit the original poster%26#39;s request of ';nothing fancy required';. I would consider W sort of fancy. However, since the poster didn%26#39;t really say price, fancy to one person is subjective.

thanks for the tips , now I guess anything may seem fancy after 22 hours in an amtrak coach seat !

appreciate the advice

Differences in Club Quarters, Central Loop Rooms

We booked a standard room w/queen bed at the Club Quarters,Central Loop for a tremendous price of $71 at Orbitz. We noticed that a room with at least the same description of also offered for over double that price at around $161. Does anyone know the difference? Expedia may have given a clue when it offered a single room at Club Quarters with ';single or queen bed.'; Thanks.

Differences in Club Quarters, Central Loop Rooms

Here are the room specifics - www.clubquarters.com/nmAccomodations.aspx

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pete millers / evanston

how far out of downtown chicago is pete millers steakhouse in evanston? can you get there using public transportation? does the el go up there? how about catching a cab from the green mill to go up there? how much further away? thanks again.

pete millers / evanston

It is quite a way from downtown, but you can take public transportation there. Take the Red Line up to Howard and transfer to the Purple Line. Get off at Davis. Walk east on Davis to Sherman, then south on Sherman to Pete Miller%26#39;s.

pete millers / evanston

It%26#39;s about 11-12 miles from the Loop. You can take the Red Line or Number 147 bus to Howard and transfer to the Purple Line from there to Davis. Head 3 blocks east on Davis, then turn right.

If you%26#39;ll be at Green Mill, you can catch the Red Line at Lawrence.

There%26#39;s a trip planner function on the home page of www.transitchicago.com

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chicago cubs

We will be in Chicago the first week of May. I would love to take my family to see a Cubs game. For the game we are interested in attending, the tickets on line are very expensive. How hard is it to find tickets at the game?

chicago cubs

You will find people selling tickets outside of the ballpark on game days. The Cubs also release unsold tickets on game days. Check the box office first.

chicago cubs

Coming from an HUGE Cubs fan, I think it%26#39;s an experience you can%26#39;t afford to miss in Chicago. If I were you, I would check to see who they are playing first. As cubs tickets are always harder to get, it might be more difficult (and expensive) if they are playing a good team. If you can%26#39;t get tickets, I would recommend going to Wrigleyville anyway. The game day experience is worth seeing even if you dont go to the game. You cant go watch it a the Cubby Bear. Also, on off days they offer tours of the stadium (which is worth checking out). Enjoy your time in Chicago! The city is awesome in the summer!!!!!

Work trip with family along --Hotel advice for Blue line

Hello. My coworkers and I are headed to the city in June for a training trip. Our training venue is in Rosemont but with the families coming along, we%26#39;re thinking about getting a hotel downtown so that the families will be in the city if they chose to go out.

My question is, are there any nice hotels (under 209.00 a night) that are close to Clark and Lake? Or near any Blue line stop in that part of the city. We%26#39;re trying to keep the commute time down. And we don%26#39;t really want to stay in Rosemont and take the train into the city at night for dinner. I%26#39;m pushing strongly for a longer commute time so that we can enjoy the city.

I used to live in Chicago but I can%26#39;t remember the hotels in that part of town. I know there is a Holiday Inn across from the Merch Mart. The hotel does need to have a pool for the kiddies.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Work trip with family along --Hotel advice for Blue line

The Residence Inn on Dearborn would be a good option. It%26#39;s within walking distance to Clark/Lake on the blue line. marriott.com/hotels/鈥?/a>

Work trip with family along --Hotel advice for Blue line

Thanks for the suggestion. It definitely fits the requirement, if we can just get it to the price we%26#39;re allowed to spend.

How long would it take to get from the Clark/Lake station to the Cumberland stop? My memory says about 40 minutes but I%26#39;ve not ridden it since last year.

Thanks again!

Your memory is correct.

The Residence Inn on Dearborn shares a building with a Spring Hill Suites, be sure to check both properties.

There%26#39;s also a Homewood Suites at 40 E Grand. It would be a couple blocks farther from Clark/Lake, but also worth looking into.

In addition, there%26#39;s a Jewel Supermarket at State %26amp; Ohio, within 1-2 blocks north of both hotels. You%26#39;d be able to stock up on snacks for the little ones and store them in your room.

Thanks for the good advice. We%26#39;re now running into booked hotels everywhere we look, pool and price points aside. I need to find a convention map and see what%26#39;s going on at that time. I%26#39;d hate to be forced to go to Austin, which is our alternate training site option.

I%26#39;m always amazed at the lack of hotels in certain parts of the city. I appreciate your time and efforts. The Jewel information is good to know. I%26#39;m sure the kids are going to be happy!

Convention calendar - choosechicago.com/events/Pages/calendar.aspx

There we go....two massive conventions of 40,000 and 50,000 during the same week. We%26#39;ve found out that the alternate hotel in Rosemont is also booked.

Thanks for the info. It should be interesting to see what happens. I appreciate all the great information!

Trip Report: St. Patrick's Festival

Just returned from a wonderful weekend in Chicago for the St. Patrick%26#39;s Day festivities. Had an absolutely great time! Mom, Dad and three daughters (16, 14 and celebrating a 12th birthday).

Had the buffet lunch on the 95th floor of the John Hancock building. Spectacular views, really nice wait staff, very reasonably priced. Had a blast on the Chicago River as it was dyed green (a lot more fun than we expected - and we weren%26#39;t even drinking yet). The parade was a bit of a bore (lots of politicians, not enough bands or music). Had pizza at Lou Malnatis (can%26#39;t say enough about how good that was - thanks for the suggestions from forum posters). Drinks and a gyro at the South Loop Club (Balbo and State Streets) - very good, and a fun atmosphere. Stayed at the Best Western on the south end of Michigan Ave (a bit of a hike to downtown, but we enjoyed walking the Magnificent Mile for shopping anyway).

The city was very clean - we were quite impressed. Rush hour on Friday was really organized (plenty of police directing traffic, combined with good public transport). Can%26#39;t say enough nice things about our weekend. Thanks Chicago! We%26#39;ll be back!

downtown

Hi Everyone-

I am looking to visit Chicago for the weekend probably in April with one of my friends. We are both 30 yo. Thinking of staying downtown. Is that the best area to stay? We don%26#39;t mind travelling during the day to get to the sites but would prefer our hotel be by the nightlife. I read through past forums and am a little confused as to the best place to stay. Please help! Thanks!

downtown

The Magnificent Mile (Mag Mile) and River North areas are best from a tourist perspective. Both are downtown.

downtown

Mag Mile area definitely. The Loop is the business area. Try anything from - say 600 to 900 N. Michigan and 200 east to 100 west addresses on cross streets like Ontario, Ohio, Huron, Cedar, Oak, ... take a look at a map. Also the nightlife for 30 somethings would probably be the Rush and Division area (Viagra Triangle) It%26#39;s an easy walk from the N. Michigan hotels. Or an affordable cab ride if you lose your sense of direction.

Check out Hotel Sax. I am just outside of the City and stay down there when we go out drinking and dont want to drive back.

Great hotel, resonable prices and the location is perfect. If you get bored, you are connected to House of Blues and you are a quick cab from most of the major attractions.

The nightlife is everywhere, so you just got to figure out what kind of place you want to go to (club, blues bar, live music, pub, etc)-most bars are open until 4am, so dont head out to early-the bars start jumping after 11:30

Have fun!

Thank you so much for the information everyone. Good thing the bars are open late it always throws me when I travel places and they close at 1 or 2 since I%26#39;m used to 4 also here in NY! I think I%26#39;m going to check out the Hotel Sax as I have seen lots of good things about it on the forums