Help - Need cheap motel in Chicago, Near Train Line

Can someone help me find a very low budget motel in Chicago, one that is
a short walk or short cab ride from one of the train lines (brown line,
orange line, or any of them). My wife and I are on a really tight
budget.
I have searched the web but haven't found anything yet. I am sure there
must be many no-name motels all around Chicago, as with any city.
Thanks,
Bill

Bill Robertson wrote:

Can someone help me find a very low budget motel in Chicago, one that is
a short walk or short cab ride from one of the train lines (brown line,
orange line, or any of them). My wife and I are on a really tight
budget.

There are still motels on Lincoln Avenue north of Foster. The one farthest
south is the Diplomat, although there are about three not much farther to the
north. You'll be near the Western station on Ravenswood, about 3/4 mile walk.
There's also a bus on Lincoln.

Adam H. Kerman wrote:

There are still motels on Lincoln Avenue north of Foster. The one farthest
south is the Diplomat, although there are about three not much farther to
the
north. You'll be near the Western station on Ravenswood, about 3/4 mile
walk.
There's also a bus on Lincoln.


On the sout' side there used to be a motel called the "Climax Motel"...can't
find it in the phone book, must be closed 8----(

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Best
Greg

writes:
Bill Robertson wrote:

Can someone help me find a very low budget motel in Chicago, one that is
a short walk or short cab ride from one of the train lines (brown line,
orange line, or any of them). My wife and I are on a really tight
budget.

There are still motels on Lincoln Avenue north of Foster. The one farthest
south is the Diplomat, although there are about three not much farther to the
north. You'll be near the Western station on Ravenswood, about 3/4 mile walk.
There's also a bus on Lincoln.

There are a couple near Sheridan and Foster. That's as close to
transportation as you can get ... A 5-minute walk to the Red Line,
and a great express bus to downtown (20 minute ride).

One of these motels has a website too but I have forgotten. I'd
pick one of these places if I were visiting Chicago. Unfortunately
neither is coming up on Yahoo ... They are approx 5440 N Sheridan
and 980 W Foster.

In article , Bill Robertson
wrote:

Can someone help me find a very low budget motel in Chicago, one that is
a short walk or short cab ride from one of the train lines (brown line,
orange line, or any of them). My wife and I are on a really tight
budget.
I have searched the web but haven't found anything yet. I am sure there
must be many no-name motels all around Chicago, as with any city.
Thanks,
Bill

How long do you want to take for commutes? I had some friends come to
visit and they stayed at a motel near the Metra Electric south
somewhere ... Calumet?

You can take the Electric Metra to the loop and walk over or bus over
to one of the el stops.

My friends had a lot of patience, and their kid loves trains. YMMV.

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sheila

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sheila miguez wrote:

In article , Bill Robertson
wrote:

Can someone help me find a very low budget motel in Chicago, one that is
a short walk or short cab ride from one of the train lines (brown line,
orange line, or any of them). My wife and I are on a really tight
budget.
I have searched the web but haven't found anything yet. I am sure there
must be many no-name motels all around Chicago, as with any city.
Thanks,
Bill

How long do you want to take for commutes? I had some friends come to
visit and they stayed at a motel near the Metra Electric south
somewhere ... Calumet?

You can take the Electric Metra to the loop and walk over or bus over
to one of the el stops.

My friends had a lot of patience, and their kid loves trains. YMMV.

Hotel Irving, on Irving Park Road, chicago IL 60641.

It's a 5 minute bus ride from the Blue Line train of the CTA.

It's a resident kinda hotel but it keeps rooms for nightly rentals too.

The neighborhood is safe, the hotel is old.

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It's a resident kinda hotel but it keeps rooms for nightly rentals too.

The neighborhood is safe, the hotel is old.

Make sure you bring a spooge detector like they have on those TV shows
like 20/20. Any cheap motel room probably has spooge all over the rooms.
I'd pack my own sheets. I'm sure those places don't wash the sheets
every day.

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Mark Anderson wrote:

In article says...
It's a resident kinda hotel but it keeps rooms for nightly rentals too.

The neighborhood is safe, the hotel is old.

Make sure you bring a spooge detector like they have on those TV shows
like 20/20. Any cheap motel room probably has spooge all over the rooms.
I'd pack my own sheets. I'm sure those places don't wash the sheets
every day.

Great...the guy doesn't have lots of cash and you gotta push his buttons.

On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 17:31:45 GMT, Bill Robertson
wrote:

Can someone help me find a very low budget motel in Chicago, one that is
a short walk or short cab ride from one of the train lines (brown line,
orange line, or any of them). My wife and I are on a really tight
budget.

http://www.arlingtonhouse.com/

A relatively inexpensive hotel I stayed at was The Seneca, located
across the street east of the Hancock Building. It's an older hotel
(probably locally owned), but it came out cheaper than the chain
hotels located nearby. Don't know how far it is from a train station
but it's very convenient to downtown and Rush Street.

Martin