Hotel · near 12th Street Beach
The Blackstone, Autograph Collection
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- 28minwalk to the beach
- 22mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 15minMidway International Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach (12th Street Beach) is about 28 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 22 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 9 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are 3 bars or clubs within 150 m, so expect some evening noise; light sleepers may want a room at the back.
Think twice if
- Beach 28 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 28 min Closer than 35% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 62% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 9 min Closer than 48% of places
- Drive to Midway International Airport 15 min Closer than 73% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 22 m Less climbing than 35% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach12th Street Beach 28 min
- Bus stopMichigan & Balbo 1 min
- SupermarketTrader Joe's 9 min
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy 6 min
- Cash machine 3 min
Sights and days out
- Willis Tower and the Skydeck On foot: 19 min
- Cloud Gate (The Bean) and Millennium Park On foot: 16 min
- Art Institute of Chicago On foot: 10 min
- Field Museum On foot: 20 min
- Grant Park and Buckingham Fountain On foot: 10 min
- 875 North Michigan Avenue (John Hancock Center) On foot: 37 min
- Navy Pier By car: 3 min
- Museum of Science and Industry By car: 8 min
- Frederick C. Robie House By car: 9 min
Getting here
- Midway International AirportBy car: 15 min
- O'Hare International AirportBy car: 24 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 198 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 22 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 3
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 4
Other places nearby
- Chicago Hilton & TowersHotel · Beach 29 min walk 100 m away
- Travelodge ChicagoHotel · Beach 30 min walk 100 m away
- Le Méridien EssexHotel · Beach 27 min walk 200 m away
- Congress Plaza HotelHotel · Beach 30 min walk 200 m away
- HI ChicagoHostel · Beach 33 min walk 300 m away
- Wyndham Blake HotelHotel · Beach 35 min walk 450 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.