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Follow signs to downtown Chicago, also I-90 East (the Kennedy Expressway). I-90 joins I-94. Continue on I-90/I-94 East to downtown. Exit on Ohio Street. Proceed eleven blocks East on Ohio Street. Turn right at Fairbanks/Columbus Drive. Go three blocks South and the hotel is on the left side.
Option A: Take Cicero North to I-55 to Chicago.
Option B: Follow signs to Lake Shore Drive North. Take Lake Shore Drive to Grand Avenue West. Exit at Grand/Illinois Street. Proceed three blocks West to Columbus Drive. Turn left on Columbus Drive. The hotel will be three blocks ahead on the left.
Option C: When nearing downtown, take I-90/I-94 West towards O'Hare. Exit Ohio Street. Proceed eleven blocks East on Ohio Street. Turn right at Fairbanks/Columbus Drive. Go three blocks South and the hotel is on the left side.
Blue Line Train: 24-hour service; cost is US$2.25 one-way per person; travel time to downtown is 40 minutes; exit train at LAKE/CLARK. The hotel is approximately a US$5.00 taxi ride from the train station.
Orange Line Train: Hours are 5:15 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.; cost is US$2.25 one-way per person; travel time to downtown is 25 minutes; exit train at LAKE/CLARK. The hotel is approximately a US$5.00 taxi ride from the train station.
The shuttle service from O'Hare International Airport for the downtown hotels departs every 10 to 15 minutes throughout the day. To O'Hare International Airport, the shuttle departs the hotel every half hour at :25 and :55 past the hour between 4:55 a.m. and 7:25 p.m.
| O'Hare International Airport | To/From Airport (one-way fee*): |
| Airport Express Shuttle (per person) |
One-way US$25.00 Round-trip US$46.00 |
| Taxi Service | US$35.00 to US$40.00 |
| Private Sedan or Limousine | US$110.00 and up |
The shuttle service from Midway Airport for the downtown hotels departs every 20 minutes throughout the day. To Midway Airport, the shuttle departs the hotel every half hour at :05 and :35 past the hour between 5:35 a.m. and 7:35 p.m.
| Midway Airport | To/From Airport (one-way fee*): |
| Airport Express Shuttle (per person) |
One-way US$20.00 Round-trip US$36.00 |
| Taxi Service | US$25.00 to US$30.00 |
| Private Sedan or Limousine | US$110.00 and up |
