Hotel · near Ohio Street Beach
Grand Plaza
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- 18minwalk to the beach
- 15mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 17minMidway International Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach (Ohio Street Beach) is about 18 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 15 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 1 minute away, so it works without a car.
There are 8 bars or clubs within 150 m, so expect some evening noise; light sleepers may want a room at the back.
Good for
- Works without a car: bus stop 1 min, supermarket 1 min on foot
Think twice if
- Beach 18 min on foot
- Lively evenings: 8 bars or clubs within 150 m
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 18 min Closer than 65% 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 15 m Less climbing than 49% of places
From the hotel's website
- Gym
- Pool
From the hotel's own website, checked 30 Oct 2026. Confirm details with the hotel before you book. Source
Contact and maps
- Address
- 540 N State St, 60654, Chicago
- Website
- grandplazapenthouse.com
Contact details are from the hotel's own website. Map buttons open the hotel's mapped position.
How far is everything
- Nearest beachOhio Street Beach 18 min
- Bus stopGrand & State (Red Line) 1 min
- SupermarketJewel-Osco 1 min
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy 3 min
- Cash machine 8 min
Sights and days out
- Willis Tower and the Skydeck On foot: 25 min
- Cloud Gate (The Bean) and Millennium Park On foot: 18 min
- Art Institute of Chicago On foot: 21 min
- 875 North Michigan Avenue (John Hancock Center) On foot: 15 min
- Grant Park and Buckingham Fountain On foot: 30 min
- Navy Pier On foot: 31 min
- Field Museum By car: 4 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 182 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 15 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 8
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 31
Other places nearby
- Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown/Magnificent MileHotel · Beach 18 min walk 50 m away
- Manilow Suites at The Grand PlazaHotel · Beach 20 min walk 50 m away
- ACME Hotel CompanyHotel · Beach 18 min walk 100 m away
- The Royal Sonesta Chicago River NorthHotel · Beach 19 min walk 100 m away
- Freehand ChicagoHotel · Beach 18 min walk 100 m away
- Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago DowntownHotel · Beach 18 min walk 100 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.