Bringing the family up for our bi-annual trip to Chicago and finding most downtown hotels do not have rooms available. Is there something going on in the city then? We plan on being there Aug 5 thru Aug 10.
Thanks for any help.
That’s the week of my birthday party, sorry for the inconvenience.
Ha-ha, just kidding. I don’t know what’s going on then…The Taste is in July, IIRC??
It’s weird how the hotels sell out like that. Once, I was downtown for a concert, and missed the last train out. I thought I’d just get a room, but there was some kind of boxing thing going on, and there just wasn’t a room to be had. Good luck, must you stay downtown, or will outlying areas work?
We prefer to stay downtown if possible. We have stayed up in Itasca but want to avoid the train time if possible. And Happy Bday early:)
If there are major conventions in town, they tend to take up lots of rooms. Try some of the smaller hotels, not part of chains? Or slightly out of town, like Lincoln Park, that are only a very short train ride…
Lollapalooza is August 1-3, right downtown in Grant Park. Maybe you’re competing with some folks who are staying for a few days after that?
Maybe check out these?
Here’s the calendar of conventions in town around then. I put August 1 - August 31 in as the dates to search - I don’t know if you go the link if it will update the dates for you.
Staying Downtown is actually inconvenient,OP.
And waayyy too expensive,IMO.
If you can afford to stay downtown, then you can afford to stay at a mice hotel/motel in:
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[li]Oakbrook Terrace[/li][li]Mokena[/li][li]Crestwood[/li][li]Evanston[/li][li]Gurnee[/li][li]Schaumburg[/li][li]Rosemont (by O’Hare)[/li][/ol]
And renting a car.
All of the above are within 15-20 miles of downtown and all are right on the expressways, making them easy to get to at the end of the day
A mice hotel? I know that was a typo (at least I hope it was), but it’s funny.
I would seriously disagree that staying downtown is inconvenient as opposed to staying the the burbs. After taking the train downtown, the OP would be in exactly the same situation as if they were in a hotel. They would still need to get a taxi (or trolley) to get around. Trying to find and/or pay for parking with a car would wipe out any savings for staying at a cheaper hotel in the burbs. Not to mention the traffic…
However, if there is no alternative to staying in the suburbs, try to hit the western suburbs. They are generally more affluent and will have accommodations much closer quality to a downtown hotel. There are a lot of global companies out in the Naperville/Oakbrook/Schaumburg area that have a lot of upscale hotels and shopping/dining.
Out of that list, I’d avoid Crestwood. Mokena is a nice town, but I don’t think there are too many hotels out there. The nicest one out there is on LaGrange and 191st St.
If you stay in Gurnee, you may as well just hang out around there and hit Six Flags and the outlet mall.
As far as the OP’s original question, I have no idea why the downtown hotels would be booked that week. Lola is the week before and the Air and Water show is the week after.
Staying downtown would certainly be most convenient. But if that turns out to be impossible, you don’t need to go all the way to the burbs to find a flop-house. Ye Gods, talk about a false dichotomy! There are plenty of neighborhood hotels that are much more convenient. Check Old Town, Gold Coast, and Lincoln Park for hotels that are only a few minutes bus ride away from The Loop, Grant Park, etc. The Hotel Lincoln has recently re-opened, and is in an excellent location right on Lincoln Park.
I did a search for your dates on AirBNB for 4 people and there are plenty of places that look good very close to downtown. You didn’t say how many will be traveling or a budget but if being close to The Loop/Michigan Avenue area is non-negotiable I would suggest you give that a look. Change the parameters to fit your needs and you should be able to find something that will work for you.
You might as well stay in Iowa.
Evanston wouldn’t be too bad because of the CTA. You would go through alot of interesting neighborhoods as you travel that would be worth visiting but overall…yeah. Iowa.
August 9/10 is Market Days in Lake View. There are very few hotels in Lake View itself, so I’m sure many out of towners are staying at loop or river north hotels.
Also, August is just a popular time to visit Chicago. I had a friend visiting last August and we hit all the usual tourist places. Long lines and crowds at all of them.
If you’re coming to Chicago a couple times a year, I would think you’re familiar enough with it to use public transit and stay in a neighborhood a little bit away from downtown. If you stick to Lincoln Park, Lakeview areas, you will be near plenty of buses and trains, plus just between those two neighborhoods there’s lots to do and see. I would check around Brown Line stops north of Belmont, anything south of there is probably booked. But I agree with those above who mention there’s a lot going on that week even if there aren’t conventions per se, Lollapalooza is huge and so are Market Days.
Another thought, though it may be too far north for your taste, is a building in my neighborhood, just a block from the Loyola Red Line stop and with 151/147/36 buses that go downtown. It’s run by Loyola and is an apartment building that also rents 1 and 2 bedroom units.. In August, the 1-bedroom goes for $190 a night and the 2-bedroom is $260. There are flats available for August 5th right now. Of course no idea if that’s anywhere near budget, but they’re pretty nice for the price.
Thanks everyone for you help. We got a great deal on a Marriot property right downtown.
Next question is has anyone rode the Tilt at the JHO? Looks pretty scary.
Good to hear you got a deal.
And, aw, hail noo. Since all the fuss when the glass at Willis cracked and they said it was normal, I haven’t done the tourist thing in a while and I’m inclined to keep it that way!
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