Hotel · near Ohio Street Beach
InterContinental Chicago Hotel
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- 15minwalk to the beach
- 64mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 17minMidway International Airport · drive
- Works without a car
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach (Ohio Street Beach) is about 15 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 64 m on the way back.
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
- Works without a car: bus stop 1 min, supermarket 5 min on foot
Think twice if
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 64 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 15 min Closer than 72% 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 17 min Closer than 50% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 64 m Less climbing than 6% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beachOhio Street Beach 15 min
- Bus stopMichigan & Illinois 1 min
- SupermarketWhole Foods Market 5 min
- PharmacyWalgreens 3 min
- Cash machine 8 min
Sights and days out
- Willis Tower and the Skydeck On foot: 28 min
- Cloud Gate (The Bean) and Millennium Park On foot: 14 min
- Art Institute of Chicago On foot: 17 min
- 875 North Michigan Avenue (John Hancock Center) On foot: 12 min
- Grant Park and Buckingham Fountain On foot: 27 min
- Navy Pier On foot: 26 min
- Field Museum On foot: 44 min
- Museum of Science and Industry By car: 10 min
- Frederick C. Robie House By car: 11 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 231 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 64 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 5.3%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 4
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 8
Other places nearby
- The GwenHotel · Beach 16 min walk 150 m away
- Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent MileHotel · Beach 15 min walk 150 m away
- Inn of Chicago Magnificent Mile, an Ascend Collection hotelHotel · Beach 12 min walk 150 m away
- Courtyard Chicago Downtown/Magnificent MileHotel · Beach 13 min walk 200 m away
- Homewood Suites by Hilton Chicago DowntownHotel · Beach 17 min walk 250 m away
- Hotel Riu Plaza ChicagoHotel · Beach 14 min walk 250 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.