Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry features exhibits, live science presentations and the latest in "green" technology. Guests wishing to stay in motels near the museum campus have several choices within a short distance and can take advantage of amenities such as whirlpools, wireless Internet and themed suites.
Located about 13 miles from the Museum of Science and Industry, Motel 6 offers Chicago visitors an affordable place to stay with amenities that include free cable, coffee in the morning and local telephone calls. The motel is in Calumet City, a suburb south of Chicago, and has interior corridors and wireless Internet throughout. Micro refrigerators are available in some of the rooms, and a conference room is available for meetings. Motel 6 also is pet-friendly, and well-behaved pets stay for free, according to the motel's website.
Motel 6 Calumet Park
12800 S. Ashland Ave.
Calumet Park, IL 60827
708-389-2600
motel6.com
About 15 miles north of the Museum of Science and Industry, Heart O' Chicago Motel is one mile from the beaches of Lake Michigan and about four miles from the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field. Amenities include free continental breakfasts and free wireless Internet. Forty-five rooms are available, with one bed or two beds. The front desk is open 24 hours, and staff members are multilingual.
Heart O' Chicago
5990 N. Ridge Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660
773-271-9181
heartochicago.com
The Rainbow Motel Pink Palace is about a 20-minute drive west of downtown Chicago and has 11 themed suites and 16 standard rooms. Guests who stay in suites may choose among the Wine and Roses room, which has a heart-shaped bed; the Out to Lunch room, which has a bed shaped like a sandwich; and the Space Walk room, which includes a space capsule built for two. Amenities at the motel include refrigerators, color televisions and stereo systems. The themed rooms also include whirlpool spas, free champagne and mood lighting.
Rainbow Motel Pink Palace
7050 W. Archer Ave.
Chicago, IL 60638
773-229-0707
rainbowpinkpalace.com
