Hotel · near Oak Street Beach
AC Hotel Chicago Downtown
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- 17minwalk to the beach
- 9mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 17minMidway International Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
At a glance
The nearest beach (Oak Street Beach) is about 17 minutes on foot on a mostly level walk.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 1 minute away, so it works without a car.
Good for
- Level walk back from the beach: climb about 9 m
- Works without a car: bus stop 1 min, supermarket 1 min on foot
Think twice if
- Beach 17 min on foot
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 203 places we mapped in Chicago. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 17 min Closer than 67% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 62% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 1 min Closer than 97% of places
- Drive to Midway International Airport 17 min Closer than 50% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 9 m Less climbing than 60% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beachOak Street Beach 17 min
- Bus stopOntario & Wabash 1 min
- SupermarketTrader Joe's 1 min
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy 2 min
- Cash machine 8 min
Sights and days out
- Willis Tower and the Skydeck On foot: 29 min
- Cloud Gate (The Bean) and Millennium Park On foot: 19 min
- Art Institute of Chicago On foot: 22 min
- 875 North Michigan Avenue (John Hancock Center) On foot: 11 min
- Grant Park and Buckingham Fountain On foot: 32 min
- Navy Pier On foot: 31 min
- Field Museum By car: 3 min
- Museum of Science and Industry By car: 11 min
- Frederick C. Robie House By car: 12 min
Getting here
- Midway International AirportBy car: 17 min
- O'Hare International AirportBy car: 23 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 192 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 9 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 0.7%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 1
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 16
Other places nearby
- The RIVVY, Chicago Downtown, a Tribute Portfolio HotelHotel · Beach 16 min walk 50 m away
- Holiday Inn Express Chicago - Magnificent MileHotel · Beach 16 min walk 100 m away
- Residence Inn Chicago Downtown Magnificent MileHotel · Beach 15 min walk 100 m away
- Omni Chicago HotelHotel · Beach 14 min walk 150 m away
- Freehand ChicagoHotel · Beach 18 min walk 200 m away
- Homewood Suites by Hilton Chicago DowntownHotel · Beach 17 min walk 200 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
Not yet spot-checked by our editors.