- Arlington House is the former name of the Chicago Getaway Hostel in the fashionable Lincoln Park area of Chicago. Visitors are attracted to Lincoln Park for its restaurants, nightlife and music venues. The Chicago Getaway Hostel is one of the few budget accommodations in the area. Several nearby hotels and guest houses are moderate to expensive.
- The Days Inn Chicago, about half mile from the former Arlington House, is a moderately priced hotel in the Lakeview neighborhood, convenient to Wrigley Field and the Lincoln Park Zoo. The hotel's rates include high-speed wireless Internet, complimentary continental breakfast buffet and newspapers. In-room movies, HBO and expanded cable TV are available in the rooms. This hotel was once known as the Rock & Roll Days Inn and popular with bands because of its proximity to a large number of venues.
Days Inn Chicago
644 W. Diversey Parkway
Chicago, IL 60614
773-525-7010
daysinnchicago.net - The Willows Hotel has 55 moderate to moderately high priced rooms. It is located in the Lakeview-Lincoln Park area, about half a mile away from Arlington Place. Surrounded by Victorian greystone buildings, the hotel is a historic landmark.
Rooms are decorated with reproduction 19th century French furniture and patterned wall coverings. All rooms are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet, cable television and a workstation. Rates include continental breakfast, complimentary coffee and tea, afternoon cookies and access to the nearby Bally's Total Fitness.
The Willows Hotel
555 West Surf St.
Chicago, IL 60657
800-787-3108
willowshotelchicago.com - Villa D'Citta is an Italian-style luxury guest house in a restored Victorian building, about a third of a mile from the former Arlington House. Though operated as a bed and breakfast inn, the Villa D'Citta has such hotel amenities as concierge service, whirpool baths and elevators.
An unusual feature of this hotel is its stocked kitchen, run as a common area so that guests can prepare their own breakfasts and afternoon snacks. Food for guests include juices, cereals, bagels and breads as well as ham, eggs, tomatoes and cheese. Guests can also use the gas grill and seasonal charcoal cooker to prepare meals.
The guest house has four large suites, each individually furnished. Expect to pay luxury prices for them. A single room at the top of the guest house, also furnished to designer standards, lacks a private bath and is available for a more modest price.
Villa D Citta
2230 N. Halsted Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614
800-228-6070
villadcitta.com