Originally Posted by
FindAWay
A car would be an expensive burden. Assuming your O'Hare hotel has a shuttle to or easy access to a Blue Line station, the train and, if needed, a taxi here or there will be cheaper, easier, and more convenient (not to mention, faster during rush hours) to get to and see the downtown sights.
Also, consider staying downtown - there are a lot of not-too-expensive hotels and you can take the train directly from the airport to downtown.
The reason why I would want to stay in the Westin (rosemont) because she will stay early part of the week for her job. But I have seen a hotel called Essex Inn in Chicago,reviews seem ok and I believe it has a train stop near by.
So I think I want to stay in downtown now and just take the train back to O'Hare and she can stay in the Westin.
Originally Posted by
jamescho
Agreed. Not worth taking a car downtown. The CTA is good enough to take you to the places you want to go, whether it's by train or bus. A car for your friend, however, would be doable if she plans to go places outside of downtown. Metered parking isn't too hard to find in neighborhoods in the North or Far North Side.
I think I will try to convince her to rent her car from Sunday to Wednesday.
I already paid for two CTA passes for three days which should be handy if we stay in Rosemont or Downtown Chicago.