From: annie (pinkfest@pinkmyst.com)
Date: Mon Aug 11 2008 - 14:48:23 CDT
>Are there some hotels that are centrally located to
>activities? I am not too familiar with the Chicago
>area, these days.
There's really no central location of our activities. There are a few
general areas in which several of them occur, but these areas are all
over, including:
1. The "River North" district, which is the entertainment district just
north of the main Chicago Loop area.
2. "Boystown", the area where many of the "Alternative" bars and clubs
are located. This is about 3 miles due north of the River North
district.
3. Oak Park, a suburb about 8 miles due west of the Loop.
The best hotels, as far as location, are in the River North district.
Unfortunately these are the most expensive.
I would say that your choice of hotel location will depend on whether or
not you will be driving a vehicle. If you will have a vehicle, River
North hotels will not be your best choice, mainly because of traffic and
the fact that free parking for hotel guests is the exception and not the
rule in River North.
>Maybe some links to some recommended ones so we can see
>where they are at.
There are a few of the favorites on this page here, which is similar to
the DLV vendor page:
http://www.geekbabe.com/annie/pinkven/
For a first-time Pinkfester, I might recommend the Red Roof Inn if you
don't have a vehicle, and the Days Inn next to Hunters Dance Club if you
do have one, but if you don't plan to be partying at Hunters into the
wee hours, any of the hotels/motels by O'Hare would do equally well.
From a personal perspective, I've enjoyed Pinkfest more without a
vehicle. That's really a personal choice. If you're confident using
public transportation, you don't need one.
Maybe some of the others can give their favorite hotel choices.
Hope this helps. :)
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