Travel and Lodging Recs

Hotel

The Robey Chicago

This is a small boutique hotel that just opened a little under a year ago. They will not let us reserve a block of rooms so if you are planning on staying here, book ASAP. I can only imagine it will grow in popularity as people get to know it is there. It is also one of the only actual hotels (with small roof top pool, multiple fun cocktail bars, and a restaraunt) that is extremely close to the reception venue. In fact- you can take the blueline (which runs almost up next to the hotel, so youre STEPS away) from The Robey straight to the reception venue (Logan Auditorium). Its a busy area, so plan on parking your car and leaving it OR not bringing a car. Parking can be the same if not more expensive than the rooms. They do offer valet, so if you dont mind paying, that service can be extremely convenient and maybe one of the only ways to comfortably park in the neighborhood if you arent planning to take cabs everywhere. This hotel is gorgeous. Highly recommend.

Train

The Blueline

The blueline train is part of Chicago's "L" train system. It runs from downtown all the way to ohare (and also in a different direction, but none of the wedding events are out that way). If you'd like to stay downtown, this is one of the ways you can get to the reception venue in Logan Square. You hop on at any of the stops along the way, choose the travel direction labelled "O'hare", and get off at the Logan Square stop. From there, it is a 5 minute walk, at the most, to the reception venue. You will need to purchase a fare card. Each ride costs $2.25. If you transfer between trains or a train and a bus, it is $.25. Fare cards can be purchased and any blueline station (or any other trainline).

House Or Rental

Airbnb

Airbnb.com is a home sharing website and app. We currently rent out two apartments on the website and love both sharing our building and also using airbnb as guests ourselves when we are traveling outside of Chicago. This option has the potential to be cheaper, possibly closer to the reception venue, and can be more comfortable depending on what your preferences are. There are a fair amount of airbnb offerings in our neighborhood and close by to the reception venue. This can be an especially good option if you are willing to get a bigger apartment or full building and share with other guests. You can also find spaces that are good for a few people. It is extremely versitile depending upon what you are looking for. We reccommend going onto the website or downloading the app and searching Chicago, Logan Square OR Chicago, Avondale. If you have any questions about safety of the neighborhood or convenience of the location, please contact us AND your potential airbnb host.

Flight

O'hare International Airport

If you need to fly in to Chicago for our wedding, we highly reccommend flying in to Ohare International Airport. It is directly (literally INSIDE the airport) off of the blueline train, which you can ride (for $2.25) almost directly to our reception venue. If your accomodations are in our neighborhood or close to the reception, this is also ideal. Most everything will be off of the Blueline train OR a short cab ride away from one of the stops. The other option you might see is to fly in to Midway Airport. Unless you know what you are getting into, we highly reccommend that you stick to Ohare. Midway can be tricky to get to and from if you are staying anywhere near our venue/neighborhood. Its a long drive, its an expensive cab ride, and a very long train ride that requires multiple transfers between trains and a bus.

Hotel

The Congress Plaza Hotel

There is a block of single and double rooms at The Congress Plaza Hotel set aside for our guest's convenience. There are rooms available for both friday, 5/18, and saturday 5/19. Rooms are $200.00 per night before tax. Parking (self or valet) at the hotel range from $38-$45 per night. When booking here, please use our last names to reference the block: Glaspey-Dinnen Wedding. Please click on the link to their website that I have included in the info above to book online. This hotel is within walking distance of the blueline (which is the train that can take you within blocks of our reception venue) AND has easy access to cabs, ubers, and lyfts. This hotel is also conveniently located DOWNTOWN, giving you access to many awesome Chicago sights and activities. The Bean and Millenium Park are both within walking distance, the Magnificent Mile with all kinds of shopping AND the Museum Campus is a bus, train or cab ride away.