Hotel · near Oak Street Beach
Elms Hotel
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- 8minwalk to the beach
- 3mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 19minMidway International Airport · drive
- Beach 8 min walk
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach (Oak Street Beach) is about 8 minutes on foot on a mostly level walk.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 5 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are 4 bars or clubs within 150 m, so expect some evening noise; light sleepers may want a room at the back.
Good for
- Level walk back from the beach: climb about 3 m
- Works without a car: bus stop 1 min, supermarket 5 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 8 min Closer than 94% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 62% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 5 min Closer than 70% of places
- Drive to Midway International Airport 19 min Closer than 35% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 3 m Less climbing than 85% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beachOak Street Beach 8 min
- Bus stopState & Elm 1 min
- SupermarketJewel-Osco 5 min
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy 2 min
- Cash machineCardtronics 13 min
Sights and days out
- 875 North Michigan Avenue (John Hancock Center) On foot: 11 min
- Cloud Gate (The Bean) and Millennium Park On foot: 33 min
- Willis Tower and the Skydeck On foot: 41 min
- Art Institute of Chicago On foot: 36 min
- Grant Park and Buckingham Fountain On foot: 45 min
- Navy Pier On foot: 42 min
- Field Museum By car: 5 min
- Museum of Science and Industry By car: 12 min
- Frederick C. Robie House By car: 13 min
Getting here
- Midway International AirportBy car: 19 min
- O'Hare International AirportBy car: 23 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 186 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 3 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 0.5%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 4
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 7
Other places nearby
- Viceroy ChicagoHotel · Beach 11 min walk 150 m away
- Thompson ChicagoHotel · Beach 8 min walk 250 m away
- Claridge House Chicago, Tapestry Collection by HiltonHotel · Beach 12 min walk 300 m away
- Ambassador HotelHotel · Beach 9 min walk 300 m away
- Waldorf Astoria ChicagoHotel · Beach 9 min walk 400 m away
- The Walton ResidenceHotel · Beach 10 min walk 400 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.