My son will be graduating from boot camp in October. I would like to know of any "nicer" hotels/motels to stay in that are near the base and any suggested restaurants.
2006-09-03 00:31:33 · 4 answers · asked by Lisa M 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Chicago
The Navy base is located in North Chicago which is a separate town located about 40 miles north of downtown Chicago and about 30 miles from O'Hare [ ORD ] and about 50 miles from the airport in Milwaukee WI [ MKE]
So you don't want to stay in downtown Chicago , the traffic getting up there is horrendous. Close to the airport isn't a bad idea and any towns along the I-294/ 94 North from the airport work out well also.
The reason that I stuck Milwaukee in there is sometimes it's cheaper to fly into and rent a car from
2006-09-03 03:43:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best area to stay in is Gurnee IL. It is a very big tourism area that has a Six Flags park and a very big retail section but anyone from the navy base has a shuttle to the area by the hotels. This area is a little widespread though so you might have to rent a car.
Another option is to stay downtown and take the metra train back and forth. It will take about a hour one way but its only about 5 bucks and you won't have to deal with the terrible traffic of the north suburbs.
2006-09-04 17:59:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean Great Lakes? It is about an hour north of Chicago. You would want to stay maybe in the Gurnee, IL area. There are lots of hotels there. Closer to Chicago, you could stay in Northbrook, IL. Congrats to your son!
2006-09-03 03:35:41 · answer #3 · answered by knowledgeisgood 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are plenty, best bet is to google it, I graduated from there back in 88'
2006-09-03 00:36:51 · answer #4 · answered by back2skewl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋