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Accommodations

Hotels

We've compiled a list of Chicago hotels within one or two miles of Buckingham Fountain. Some are within blocks of the fountain, in fact. We provide this list for informational purposes only. Please call the hotels directly for availability and rates for the night of the ride. Unless otherwise noted, the following hotels may allow guests to bring bicycles up to their rooms; we suggest you ask before booking. The distances given below represent the approximate distance from the hotel to Buckingham Fountain (start and finish point of Friends of the Parks' L.A.T.E. Ride).
  • Best Western Grant Park
    1100 S. Michigan Avenue
    (312) 294-2400
    Rates: $160 and up
    Distance: 0.5 miles

  • The Congress Plaza
    520 S. Michigan Avenue
    (312) 427-3800
    Rates: approx. $139 and up
    Distance: 0.2 miles

  • The Chicago Travel Lodge
    65 E. Harrison Street
    (312) 427-8000
    Rates: approx. $90 and up
    Distance: 0.2 miles

  • Hojo Inn by Howard Johnson
    720 N. LaSalle Street
    (312) 664-8100
    Rates: approx. $103 and up
    Distance: 1.5 miles

  • Holiday Inn
    350 West Mart Center Drive
    (312) 836-5000
    Rates: approx. $160 and up
    Distance: 1.0 mile

  • The Chicago Hilton and Towers
    720 S. Michigan Avenue
    (312) 922-4400
    Rates: $199 and up
    Distance: 0.3 miles

  • Hard Rock Hotel Chicago
    230 N Michigan Ave.
    (312)-345-1000
    Rates from $169

  • Hotel Burnham
    1 W. Washington St.
    (3123)-782-1111
    Rates from $199

  • Chicago Athletic Association
    12 S. Michigan Ave.
    (312)-236-7500
    Rates from $199

  • Club Quarters, Central Loop
    111 W. Adams St.
    (312) 214-6400
    Rates from $ 109

  • The Allegro Hotel
    171 W. Randolph Street
    (312) 236-0123
    Rates: $189 and up
    (Bikes allowed in storage area, but not in guest rooms)
    Distance: 0.8 miles

  • Essex Inn
    800 S. Michigan Avenue
    (312) 939-2800
    Rates: approx. $179 and up
    Distance: 0.3 miles

  • Hotel Sax Chicago (Formerly House Of Blues Hotel)
    333 North Dearborn Street
    (312) 245-0333
    Rates: $189 and up
    Distance: 1.1 miles

  • The Palmer House Hilton
    17 East Monroe Street
    (312) 726-7500
    Rates: $171 and up
    Distance: 0.4 miles

  • Renaissance Chicago Hotel
    1 West Wacker Drive
    (312) 372-7200
    Rates: $189 and up
    Distance: 0.8 miles

  • W Chicago - City Center
    172 W. Adams
    (312) 332-1200
    Rates: $169 and up
    Distance: 0.6 miles

  • W Chicago - Lakeshore
    644 N. Lake Shore Drive
    (312) 943-9200
    Rates: $199 and up
    Distance: 1.2 miles

For more hotel rate information you can check online at:

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Hostelling International Chicago

Stay in downtown Chicago for approximately $30 for the night with Hostelling International

A mere two blocks from Buckingham Fountain, where The L.A.T.E. Ride begins and ends, stands an upscale 500-bed hostel at Congress and Wabash (24 E. Congress Parkway).

Features include:
  • Late check-out on Sunday, July 11
  • Shared accommodations in separate male/female dormitory-style rooms with 8 or more beds, bunk-bed style
  • Air conditioned rooms
  • Towels, linens and pillows provided
  • Single-sex showers and restroom facilities
Enjoy the hostel's two in-house restaurants, internet room, information desk, self-service kitchen and dining hall, laundry facilities, luggage storage, and 24-hour access and security. The hostel has no age restrictions and membership is not necessary.

For reservations (please mention The L.A.T.E. Ride when you call), please contact the Chicago Hostel directly:
Phone: (312) 360-0300 ext. 1504
Fax: (312) 360-0313
E-mail: reserve@hichicago.org
Internet: Online Reservations


Note: City of Chicago residents are not eligible to stay at hostel;however residents outside of the city who live in suburbs and elsewhere are allowed to stay at the hotel.

Saturday Check-in and Sunday Check-out

The hostel offers L.A.T.E. Ride participants an opportunity to check in at 2:00 p.m. or later on Saturday, July 10. You can then get some rest before the big ride! The hostel will also offer L.A.T.E. Ride participants a late check-out on Sunday, July 11 so that you have time to rest and shower after the ride.




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