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Conference Hotel Information

Call NOW for room reservations.We had several hundred rooms held for conference registrants through January 20, 1998. A couple of hotels extend our hold through February 3. All of these rooms have now all been released to the general public and regular guest rates apply (if space is available). The American Dental Association (ADA) convention is in town at the same time as our conference so we strongly encourage our registrants to reserve their rooms as soon as possible! The ADA has a high cancellation rate so last minute rooms may open up across downtown. Don't be discouraged if you are registering late.

Official Conference Hotels	Hotel Referral Services
Public Transportation	Please review our HANDY TIPS       on getting a room.

Official MBLGTCC Conference Hotels

Closest to Campus

Ramada Congress Hotel

520 S. Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL 60605

312-427-3800 or 1-800-715-ROOM(7666)

 

This hotel is located about a mile and a quarter east from the conference and has a restaurant that is open 24 hours. Located near the Art Institute in Downtown Chicago, across the street from Grant Park, within walking distance of the Magnificent Mile, one mile from Soldier Field and within 2 blocks of an "L" train stop. Parking is $13.00 a day.

Hyatt at University Village

625 S. Ashland Ave.

Chicago, IL 60607

312-243-7200 or 1-800-233-1234 (reservations)

This hotel is a mile west of the conference site. Located on the West side of campus, (the conference will be taking place on the East side) it is easy to walk, bus or cab over to the activities. Close enough to hurry back and change clothes or take a nap! The hotel also offers courtesy van service in the neighborhood.

Best Western on Michigan Avenue

1100 S. Michigan Ave.

Chicago, IL 60605

312-922-2900

This hotel is located approximately one mile south and a little over a mile east of the UIC campus. Nearby are Columbia College, Roosevelt University and the world famous Art Institute of Chicago. The Fine Arts Theater, right down the street, is a great place to catch art and glbt-friendly movies. The el, buses and cab rides make for a quick trip to campus.

Hotels in Lakeview (Boys Town)

This is LGBT Central in Chicago -- for those who may be out in the city for activities other than the conference. Please be aware that Chicago establishments card heavily, and being under 21 is cause for non-admittance to all bars serving alcohol. There are plenty of coffee shops, stores and restaurants to keep the under-21 crowd busy, and this neighborhood is really very GLBT-friendly! These hotels are several miles away.

 

Days Inn Lincoln Park-North

644 West Diversey Parkway

Chicago, IL 60614

773-525-7010

Flat Rates: $70 one to two guests in one double/$90 one to four guests in 2 double beds

This hotel is located at the corner of Diversey, Clark and Broadway around the corner from the popular Century Mall. Guests will get a complimentary continental breakfast. Days Inn is located three blocks from the Diversey Brown Line stop (Ravenswood El). Thirty minutes to campus on public transportation (bus, el) or cab.

City Suites
933 W. Belmont
Chicago, IL 60657
1-800-CITY 108
773-404-3400

This hotel is in the heart of Boys Town and is gay owned and operated. Staying here puts you right across the street from Berlin night club and gives complimentary Ann Sather's cinnamon rolls at breakfast. (Some people think the rolls alone are reason for staying here.) Located at Belmont and Sheffield, a major transportation corner in the city, it takes about 30 minutes to campus by el, bus or cab.

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Hotel Referral Services

There is a free hotel referral service that you can contact for help in finding a room. The MBLGTCC does not endorse this business but, as hotel space is very tight, conference registrants may want to consider it. Again, we can help match up folks to share rooms and thus reduce costs.

Hot Rooms® advertises that they are able to provide discounted rates (you need a credit card to use it to guarantee your reservation) to hotel rooms in the Chicago. This is a free service to their callers. Contact Hot Rooms at 1-800-468-3500 or send your request by fax to 312-649-0559 or by e-mail to hotrooms@wwa.com. As of January 26, they had 12 rooms listed (the cheapest at $119). If all hotels rooms are sold out, they will put you on a waiting list (with no guarantee that they will be able to match you). There is a $25 charge if they match you to a hotel and secure a reservation and you later cancel the reservation (except in case of an emergency).

If you prefer to seek out your own hotel, there is a list of hotels at Centerstage Chicago. The hotels in they list in the business district are closest to the campus. Digital City Chicago also has a list of hotels for you to search.

Digital City Chicago's map search claims they can help you find any address in the city (should you need help locating hotels - or the conference site!).

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Public Transportation:

Chicago Transit Authority- Chicago - CTA provides transportation resources for the Chicagoland area and this site offers fare information, detailed maps, and bus & "el" train schedules. The nearest "el" stop to the Conference is "Halsted/UIC" on the Blue line.

Subway Navigator- helps you compute total travel time and the number of stops between start and end destinations. It can be really helpful for those staying in Lakeview (you have to transfer trains downtown from the red line to the blue line to get to UIC).