Hotel · near Oak Street Beach
The Ritz-Carlton Chicago
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- 10minwalk to the beach
- 19mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 17minMidway International Airport · drive
- Beach 10 min walk
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Quiet evenings
At a glance
The nearest beach (Oak Street Beach) is about 10 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 19 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 7 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are few bars nearby, so evenings should be quiet.
Good for
- Quiet evenings: 2 bars or clubs within 300 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 10 min Closer than 88% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 62% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 7 min Closer than 58% of places
- Drive to Midway International Airport 17 min Closer than 50% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 19 m Less climbing than 39% of places
From the hotel's website
- Gym
- Pool
- Restaurant
- Spa
- Wi-Fi
- Check-in from
- 16:00
- Check-out by
- 12:00
From the hotel's own website, checked 30 Oct 2026. Confirm details with the hotel before you book. Source
Contact and maps
- Address
- 160 East Pearson Street at Water Tower Place, 60611, Chicago
- Phone
- +13122661000
- Website
- ritzcarlton.com
Contact details are from the hotel's own website. Map buttons open the hotel's mapped position.
How far is everything
- Nearest beachOak Street Beach 10 min
- Bus stopPearson & Mies Van Der Rohe 1 min
- SupermarketPotash Markets - State Street 7 min
- PharmacyWalgreens 4 min
- Cash machineCardtronics 1 min
Sights and days out
- Cloud Gate (The Bean) and Millennium Park On foot: 25 min
- 875 North Michigan Avenue (John Hancock Center) On foot: 2 min
- Art Institute of Chicago On foot: 28 min
- Grant Park and Buckingham Fountain On foot: 34 min
- Navy Pier On foot: 30 min
- Willis Tower and the Skydeck On foot: 39 min
- Field Museum By car: 3 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: 24 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 202 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 19 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 2.4%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 0
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 2
Other places nearby
- Raffaello HotelHotel · Beach 12 min walk 150 m away
- The Westin Michigan Avenue ChicagoHotel · Beach 7 min walk 200 m away
- Hilton Chicago/Magnificent Mile SuitesHotel · Beach 7 min walk 200 m away
- Hotel AudreyHotel · Beach 12 min walk 200 m away
- Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel ChicagoHotel · Beach 7 min walk 200 m away
- Sonesta ES Chicago Downtown Magnificent MileHotel · Beach 7 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.