Chicago Getaway Hostel has the friendly atmosphere of a hostel with the style, comfort and service of a boutique hotel. Meeting other travelers is easy in our spacious, modern common areas, gourmet kitchen and outdoor patio. Our newly renovated rooms offer a choice of dorm accommodations or private rooms – many with ensuite baths. We are located in a youthful neighborhood near hundreds of bars and restaurants, just a short walk from Chicago’s lakefront beaches and within quick and easy reach of the city’s most popular attractions.
At Chicago Getaway Hostel, we encourage our guests to mingle and have a great time. We allow alcohol and host an array of weekly guest events, including our free weekend bar-b-ques, pub crawls, blues club tour and much more.
Best of all, we really know Chicago and love helping our guests experience the city from a local’s perspective. Stay with us and see why Chicago Getaway Hostel is the most popular and highest-rated hostel in Chicago!
We have limited parking available for $25 per night. We don’t charge hidden membership fees. Taxes of 15.4% will be added to the listed room rate.
Review
Chicago Getaway Hostel is located in a really nice section of Lincoln Park, in a community with old townhouses, about a block away from the main drag of restaurants, shops, and bars.
The Location
The neighborhood feels totally safe to walk in the middle of the night, and we think the resident community has a cutoff point for noise outside. It is a few blocks from the 'L,' the public transit, which we took to get downtown along with our car. There are also zip cars in the back that you can rent and a few parking spaces that you can pay to use, so get there early if you need to park your car. We had to drive around for an hour to find other parking (by the Lincoln Park Zoo) the first night because we got there late.
Rooms and Bathrooms
Our room was a private with a shared bath -- really simple, with old furniture, a big box fan because there is no air conditioning, and two beds. They provide pillows, sheets, and blankets but we don't think they give out towels. We don't know about the guys' bathroom, but the girls' is recently remodeled, clean, and is usually pretty empty. The hostel is a really old big building so you have to walk through a maze of long hallways between your room and the bathroom. The lock and key work well, but you have to basically slam the old wood door shut to get it to lock properly. This is not a big deal, but we were right above the common area with people playing pool and talking late into the night when we were trying to get some sleep. It's not the hostel's fault and it is a big bar area, so what can you expect?
Common Spaces
The common room is awesome -- there are four computers available to use for free with internet and free printing, which is great for planning. Also there are common lockers. There is also a grand piano to use, a pool table, and a huge kitchen (but it looks messy and the fridge is overflowing with food from who knows how long ago). They give free breakfast in the morning -- basically toast, muffins, cereal, and coffee. The people at the front desk are nice (some more than others) and always have simple free maps to hand out and advice on where to eat or catch the train or whatever.
Summary
All in all, this is a nice hostel; we would go back because there area is great and anywhere else in Chicago would be super expensive. Next time, though, we think we would pay extra to get our own room with bathroom, and ask for one that isn't above the common area.
The Location
The neighborhood feels totally safe to walk in the middle of the night, and we think the resident community has a cutoff point for noise outside. It is a few blocks from the 'L,' the public transit, which we took to get downtown along with our car. There are also zip cars in the back that you can rent and a few parking spaces that you can pay to use, so get there early if you need to park your car. We had to drive around for an hour to find other parking (by the Lincoln Park Zoo) the first night because we got there late.
Rooms and Bathrooms
Our room was a private with a shared bath -- really simple, with old furniture, a big box fan because there is no air conditioning, and two beds. They provide pillows, sheets, and blankets but we don't think they give out towels. We don't know about the guys' bathroom, but the girls' is recently remodeled, clean, and is usually pretty empty. The hostel is a really old big building so you have to walk through a maze of long hallways between your room and the bathroom. The lock and key work well, but you have to basically slam the old wood door shut to get it to lock properly. This is not a big deal, but we were right above the common area with people playing pool and talking late into the night when we were trying to get some sleep. It's not the hostel's fault and it is a big bar area, so what can you expect?
Common Spaces
The common room is awesome -- there are four computers available to use for free with internet and free printing, which is great for planning. Also there are common lockers. There is also a grand piano to use, a pool table, and a huge kitchen (but it looks messy and the fridge is overflowing with food from who knows how long ago). They give free breakfast in the morning -- basically toast, muffins, cereal, and coffee. The people at the front desk are nice (some more than others) and always have simple free maps to hand out and advice on where to eat or catch the train or whatever.
Summary
All in all, this is a nice hostel; we would go back because there area is great and anywhere else in Chicago would be super expensive. Next time, though, we think we would pay extra to get our own room with bathroom, and ask for one that isn't above the common area.
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Location/Contact| Address | 616 West Arlington Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Coordinates | 41.927046, -87.644620 (map) |
| Location | • From O'Hare Airport • Take the Blue Line to the Jackson stop, transfer to the Red Line towards Howard, exit at Fullerton, walk east on Fullerton, turn left on Orchard, walk one block and turn right on Arlington, Chicago Getaway Hostel is on left. • From Midway Airport • Take the Orange Line train to Roosevelt stop, transfer to the Red Line subway towards Howard, exit at Fullerton stop, walk east on Fullerton, turn left on Orchard, walk one block and turn right on Arlington, Chicago Getaway Hostelis on left. • From Amtrak Train Station • Take any bus East on Jackson to Dearborn, take either #22 or #36 bus North to Roslyn, walk across the street to Arlington Place and walk west 1 1/4 blocks to 616 West Arlington Place. • From Greyhound Bus Station • Walk to Halsted (west two blocks), take bus #8 to Fullerton, walk east on Fullerton, turn left on Orchard, walk one block and turn right on Arlington, hostel is on left. |
| Website | www.getawayhostel.com (to make a reservation click here) |
| Telephone | +1 (773) 929-5380 |
| Fax | +1 (773) 665-5485 |
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