Hotel Information
There are several hotels that are close to UIC and convenient to public transportation options. Below is a listing of hotels that are holding rooms at the negotiated rates specifically for LCWS08. Rates are good for single or double occupancy (two beds) unless otherwise noted. All hotel rates are subject to current state and city 15.4% occupancy tax.
Google map of locations
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Chicago-Downtown
- Address:
506 West Harrison at Canal Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Hotel Front Desk: +1-312-9579100
Hotel Fax: +1-312-9570474
- Rate: $169/ night + tax
- Book Online or Call +1-800-972-2494
- Website: www.hidowntown.com
- Group Code for preferred rate: LCW
If booking online, the group code should be typed in the "Group Booking Code" box
- Highlights: Free in-room wireless internet
- Parking: Valet parking available at $30/night
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Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza
- Address:
350 West Mart Center Drive
Chicago, IL 60654
Hotel Front Desk: +1 312 8365000
Hotel Fax: +1 312 2229508
- Rate: $179/ night + tax
- Book online
- Group code: ECW
- Highlights: Free in-room wireless internet
- Parking: discounted self-park rate of $20/day for LCWS 08 participants
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UIC Marriott
- Address:
625 South Ashland Avenue at Harrison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607 USA
Phone: +1-312-491-1234
Fax: +1-312-529-6095
Toll-free: +1-800-356-3641
- Rate: $179/night + tax
- Book online
- Website: marriottchicagomd.com
- Group code: incinca
Group Name for reduced rate: Intl. Linear Collider Workshop 2008
- Highlights: Free shuttle to UIC Forum
- Parking: Valet $28/day
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Club Quarters Wacker at Michigan
- Address:
75 East Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601 USA
Phone: +1-312-357-6400
Fax: +1-312-357-9000
- Rate: $109-club room, $124-standard room/per night + tax
- Website: www.clubquarters.com
- Member/Group name: University of Chicago
- Parking: $36/day valet parking with in and out privileges; $20/day self park (no in and out privileges)
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Chicago's Essex Inn
- Address:
800 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60605 USA
Phone: +1-312-939-2800
Fax: +1-312- 922-6153
- Rate: $149/single, $159/double per night + tax
- For reservations, call +1-800-621-6909 or
book online
- Website: www.essexinn.com
- Group Code for preferred rate: LCWS
- Highlights: Free in-room wireless internet
- Parking: Valet parking available at $36/night
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International House at the University of Chicago
International House will have rooms for $60/night on the University of Chicago campus (20 minutes from UIC by public transportation) on a first-come first-served basis (they will not block book).
International house
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Hostel Information
There are two local hostels convenient to the conference and local public transportation options.
The J. Ira & Nicki Harris Family Hostel
- Address:
24 East Congress Pkwy
Phone: +1-312-360-0300/312-360-0313
- Book online
- Website: www.hichicago.org
- Distance to UIC Forum: 1.74 miles
- Directions: To get to the conference from the Harris Hostel, you may:
Option 1: Take the Red Line from Jackson south to Roosevelt and take the #12 Roosevelt bus west to Halsted
or
Option 2: Walk south to Harrison and take the #7 Harrison bus West to Halsted and the #8 Halsted bus south to Roosevelt.
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Arlington House
- Address:
616 W. Arlington Place
- Phone: 1-800-HOSTEL-5 (1-800-467-8355)
- Book online
- Website: www.arlingtonhouse.com
- Distance to UIC Forum: 5.72 miles
- Directions:To get to the conference from Arlington House, simply walk two blocks west to Halsted and take the #8 Halsted bus south to Roosevelt.
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