Uptown Chicago hotels/motels?

Question

I will be in Uptown (I think, lol) Chicago for a concert at the Riviera Theatre.. and I am curious if anyone knows of any reasonably priced hotels in this area? I'd like something close to the Riviera (or as close as possible). If I just try to get a room somwhere when I get there would I still need a credit card to get a room or would cash be okay? If I have to have a credit card, would a debit card with the 'Mastercard' symbol on it be acceptable?

Also I'll be travelling from the Greyhound station to that area, approximately how much would taxi/cab fare be? *almost too scared to ask*

Answer 1

Don't need to take a cab. The CTA goes right there.
Get off the Red Line at Lawrence Avenue and the theater
is only one block away.
http://www.jamusa.com/riviera/venload.aspx

From the Greyhound Station, walk over to Clinton Street and the Blue Line is right there. Take the Blue towards the Loop to Washington Street, where you can transfer to the Red Line.
www.transitchicago.com

As for hotels, the closest hotel to the theater is the Darlington Hotel. Their number is 773-561-1741.
http://maps.citysearch.com/location/3717970

There are several other hotels in the area as well.
Have fun in Chicago.

Answer 2

Hotels In Uptown Chicago

Answer 3

Uptown has nice parts and not nice parts. If the apartment is around Sunnyside, stay away. If it's over by Roscoe, it's wonderful. My personal preference is Lincoln Square, about a mile or so from Uptown. Much safer, especially at night, and it has a real nightlife. But the best part is that it's at the beginning of the Brown line of the EL. So you don't have to watch trains go by that are already full. Besides, you get more apartment for the money. As for those who said Rogers Park...it's the same as endorsing Uptown. Both have some pretty nasty areas (I went to Loyola and lived there for 4 years...stay away from Sheridan Road at night). West of Ridge is better than Rogers Park proper. It's an area called appropriately enough "West Rogers Park" and it's a very Jewish and yuppie neighborhood. But then if you live there, you're not close to the El and you're back to walking through bad neighborhoods at night when you get off the train. None of the Rogers Park El stops is in a "good neighborhood".

Answer 4

Uptown is not the, uh, nicest or safest area of Chicago to go looking for a hotel in the middle of the night. You could easily catch a train after the concert back toward downtown, where there is a wide selection of hotels in much safer areas. Lots of people will be headed to the train station after the concert, so you'll have plenty of company. You don't want to walk around Uptown by yourself in the middle of the night.