Loyola University is in the Rogers Park neighborhood in northern Chicago, Illinois, and is a private Jesuit academic institution. According to the university's website, the Rogers Park campus has been on the shores of Lake Michigan since 1906, and features historic, early 20th century architecture, which includes the Mundelein College Skyscraper Building. Loyola is within 10 minutes of hotels in Rogers Park and downtown Chicago.
The Heart O' Chicago Motel is a classic, 1950s roadside motel on the southern edge of the urban Chicago neighborhood, Rogers Park, less than five minutes from Loyola University. This budget-conscious motel offers room rates starting at $89 per night, as of fall 2010. The motel has 45 guest rooms and a "Breakfast Room," which offers a continental breakfast included in the room rate. Avid Chicago Cubs baseball fans who stay at this motel are a 10-minute drive from historic Wrigley Field. During the spring and summer motel guests can take a five-minute drive to Hollywood Beach on Lake Michigan. This mile-long beach offers swimming and boating activities on one side of the brown sands, and the high-rise buildings of the downtown Chicago skyline on the other. Fast food and traditional restaurants are on North Clark Street, within walking distance of the motel.
Situated in northern Chicago, the City Suites Hotel is a 10-minute drive south of Loyola University, and features early 20th century architecture and art-deco furniture in the hotel's lobby area and guest rooms. The hotel is a five-minute walk from the Briar Street Theater, which hosts the Blue Man Group theatrical show, as of fall 2010. The hotel is also within walking distance of the El Train stop on Belmont Avenue, where visitors can take the Red Line to attractions in Downtown Chicago. From this transit stop, downtown is only a 20-minute trip. Belmont Avenue also has restaurants near the hotel, including Ann Sather and Leona's, which serve Swedish and Italian cuisine, respectively.
The boutique Majestic Hotel in northern Chicago is less than 10 minutes from Loyola University, and it has the facade of a English manor in the residential Wrigleyville neighborhood. According to Frommer's, some of the hotel's suites have butler's pantries, microwaves, refrigerators and outdoor porches, which offer views of the surrounding buildings. Other hotel features include afternoon cookies served daily and a complimentary access to the gym at the Fitness Formula Club East Lakeview, less than five minutes away. The hotel is a five-minute walk from the beaches at Lincoln Park, which offers swimming in Lake Michigan and boating activities in Belmont Harbor. Golfing enthusiasts are a five-minute drive from the lakefront, 18-hole Waveland Avenue Golf Course. Restaurants and shops on North Broadway are within walking distance of the hotel.
