I Still Need to Book a Hotel for Wrigley. Don't Judge, HELP!

KC138045 · August 2018

PJ_Soul said:

KC138045 said:

KS80184 said:

The Loop is Chicago's central business district. It's sort of empty on the weekends and at night, but you can either cab or Uber/Lyft it to a hotel down there and be totally fine or take the red line. It's maybe $20-30 or so to take a cab/uber. The red line train can get a little sketchy, but with such a big show emptying out, I have to imagine trains will be very busy so you're probably fine especially if you're getting off by the Jackson stop (southern most- after that, it's going to get to have a lot fewer people and go to worse parts of the city). I wouldn't take the red line at 2am if you go to a bar after the show though and would only do cab/uber.

KS80184 said:

Also- don't try to drive to the show. It's a mess trying to park up there. Take a cab/uber or the red line. Red line exits right at the stadium.

Thanks for this info. I plan on taking the redline to Wrigley both nights but probably Uber back to the Hotel. Should there be any issue getting an Uber with that many people trying to leave at the same time?

Maybe... Taking the train back after the show is still a good option too, so if you get a long wait time on the Uber app, you could just take the train instead.

Thanks!!

PJ_Soul · August 2018

KC138045 said:

PJ_Soul said:

KC138045 said:

KS80184 said:

The Loop is Chicago's central business district. It's sort of empty on the weekends and at night, but you can either cab or Uber/Lyft it to a hotel down there and be totally fine or take the red line. It's maybe $20-30 or so to take a cab/uber. The red line train can get a little sketchy, but with such a big show emptying out, I have to imagine trains will be very busy so you're probably fine especially if you're getting off by the Jackson stop (southern most- after that, it's going to get to have a lot fewer people and go to worse parts of the city). I wouldn't take the red line at 2am if you go to a bar after the show though and would only do cab/uber.

KS80184 said:

Also- don't try to drive to the show. It's a mess trying to park up there. Take a cab/uber or the red line. Red line exits right at the stadium.

Thanks for this info. I plan on taking the redline to Wrigley both nights but probably Uber back to the Hotel. Should there be any issue getting an Uber with that many people trying to leave at the same time?

Maybe... Taking the train back after the show is still a good option too, so if you get a long wait time on the Uber app, you could just take the train instead.

Thanks!!

Chicago makes it pretty easy along the red line - if you play it by ear/go with the flow, you should be just fine.

KC138045 · August 2018

PJ_Soul said:

KC138045 said:

PJ_Soul said:

KC138045 said:

KS80184 said:

The Loop is Chicago's central business district. It's sort of empty on the weekends and at night, but you can either cab or Uber/Lyft it to a hotel down there and be totally fine or take the red line. It's maybe $20-30 or so to take a cab/uber. The red line train can get a little sketchy, but with such a big show emptying out, I have to imagine trains will be very busy so you're probably fine especially if you're getting off by the Jackson stop (southern most- after that, it's going to get to have a lot fewer people and go to worse parts of the city). I wouldn't take the red line at 2am if you go to a bar after the show though and would only do cab/uber.

KS80184 said:

Also- don't try to drive to the show. It's a mess trying to park up there. Take a cab/uber or the red line. Red line exits right at the stadium.

Thanks for this info. I plan on taking the redline to Wrigley both nights but probably Uber back to the Hotel. Should there be any issue getting an Uber with that many people trying to leave at the same time?

Maybe... Taking the train back after the show is still a good option too, so if you get a long wait time on the Uber app, you could just take the train instead.

Thanks!!

Chicago makes it pretty easy along the red line - if you play it by ear/go with the flow, you should be just fine.

I still have nightmares from the train ride after the 2013 show lol

What a cluster fuck that was!

KS80184 · August 2018

Uber will almost definitely have surge pricing after the show immediately around the stadium. Train is probably your best bet. It's crowded, but they do a pretty good job clearing things out quickly as they're used to big crowds at that stop. If you're taking the train, just make sure you have a card loaded with enough money for all your rides BEFORE the show. Getting money on your card afterward would be a huge pain.

Indifference71 · August 2018

KC138045 said:

KS80184 said:

The Loop is Chicago's central business district. It's sort of empty on the weekends and at night, but you can either cab or Uber/Lyft it to a hotel down there and be totally fine or take the red line. It's maybe $20-30 or so to take a cab/uber. The red line train can get a little sketchy, but with such a big show emptying out, I have to imagine trains will be very busy so you're probably fine especially if you're getting off by the Jackson stop (southern most- after that, it's going to get to have a lot fewer people and go to worse parts of the city). I wouldn't take the red line at 2am if you go to a bar after the show though and would only do cab/uber.

KS80184 said:

Also- don't try to drive to the show. It's a mess trying to park up there. Take a cab/uber or the red line. Red line exits right at the stadium.

Thanks for this info. I plan on taking the redline to Wrigley both nights but probably Uber back to the Hotel. Should there be any issue getting an Uber with that many people trying to leave at the same time?

Surge pricing will prob be brutal right after the show. If you hang out in Wrigleyville after the show for a couple drinks after the show the prices should go down...or just hop on the el as I'm sure tons of people will be heading back downtown.

PJ_Soul · August 2018

KC138045 said:

PJ_Soul said:

KC138045 said:

PJ_Soul said:

KC138045 said:

KS80184 said:

The Loop is Chicago's central business district. It's sort of empty on the weekends and at night, but you can either cab or Uber/Lyft it to a hotel down there and be totally fine or take the red line. It's maybe $20-30 or so to take a cab/uber. The red line train can get a little sketchy, but with such a big show emptying out, I have to imagine trains will be very busy so you're probably fine especially if you're getting off by the Jackson stop (southern most- after that, it's going to get to have a lot fewer people and go to worse parts of the city). I wouldn't take the red line at 2am if you go to a bar after the show though and would only do cab/uber.

KS80184 said:

Also- don't try to drive to the show. It's a mess trying to park up there. Take a cab/uber or the red line. Red line exits right at the stadium.

Thanks for this info. I plan on taking the redline to Wrigley both nights but probably Uber back to the Hotel. Should there be any issue getting an Uber with that many people trying to leave at the same time?

Maybe... Taking the train back after the show is still a good option too, so if you get a long wait time on the Uber app, you could just take the train instead.

Thanks!!

Chicago makes it pretty easy along the red line - if you play it by ear/go with the flow, you should be just fine.

I still have nightmares from the train ride after the 2013 show lol

What a cluster fuck that was!

I guess. I actually didn't think it was that bad, technically - just a lot of waiting in a tight crowd, so I didn't really care, and I didn't have to work in the morning, so didn't care how long it took either; I'm pretty patient when it comes to stuff like that. I did very much notice that a lot of people aren't though, lol. My goodness, the anger that some people were expressing just because they had to stand around waiting for trains at 3AM, acting as though the system should have been right on top of it, like Wrigley stays open for a sellout crowd past 2AM every night of the week, lol. So that's my main complaint: the angry complainers on the red line.

Some of them were actually aggressive towards the poor EL staff who were trying to just do crowd control, as though they could do something about the train schedule. It was so frustrating to witness people acting like such assholes. My only real complaint from that night was the heat. My god, the heat!!!! It actually pretty much ruined my whole trip.

on2legs · August 2018

The 2013 train scene was a nightmare.

BeeGirl86 · August 2018

In 2016 we just went out after the show and took an Uber to our hotel after which is what we plan to do this year as well. I try to avoid the trains and just find taking an Uber easier. I just don't want the Uber ride to end up being 20 miles or something ridiculous.

PJ_Soul · August 2018

on2legs said:

The 2013 train scene was a nightmare.

Meh. It was for one person at least - a woman right next to me on the platform collapsed, I assume from dehydration. Her BF or husband was so scared. But it was handled as well as one could expect it to be in that kind of crowd. Other than that, from what I can tell, people were just being forced to wait in a tight crowd for a long time - technically not much different that waiting in a GA pit. Not very nightmarish IMO - the same thing happens any time a major transit system shuts down during rush hour because of some technical failure or a medical or police incident or something. The only thing that makes it seem worse than that are the people who are acting all intolerant about it. If people would just keep their cool and be patient, it wouldn't feel nearly as brutal.
But if I had to do it again, I would definitely simply find an all night diner or something in the area and hang there for a couple hours until everything died down, and then just call a cab. It was very uncomfortable to stand in that sweaty, hot crowd... When I finally got on a train, I was so grateful that the A/C was cranked up to meat locker levels in there, lol!

Suziemay · August 2018

on2legs said:

The 2013 train scene was a nightmare.

You know, I keep hearing this and honestly it was not an issue for me. But I wonder if it's because I stopped by Subway and 7 Eleven and sat on the sidewalk and wolfed everything down, THEN I got on the train...

BeeGirl86 · August 2018

BeeGirl86 said:

In 2016 we just went out after the show and took an Uber to our hotel after which is what we plan to do this year as well. I try to avoid the trains and just find taking an Uber easier. I just don't want the Uber ride to end up being 20 miles or something ridiculous.

...or in a sketchy neighborhood more so.

PJ_Soul · August 2018

BeeGirl86 said:

BeeGirl86 said:

In 2016 we just went out after the show and took an Uber to our hotel after which is what we plan to do this year as well. I try to avoid the trains and just find taking an Uber easier. I just don't want the Uber ride to end up being 20 miles or something ridiculous.

...or in a sketchy neighborhood more so.

There would be no reason for you to be in a sketchy neighborhood for Wrigley though, assuming you don't want your hotel to be in one.
I think taking public transit after a show can be a really fun part of the concert experience.

There is always a vibe on the train, everyone there has just shared an experience and they're on a high from it. Fun times.

JOEJOEJOE · August 2018

KC138045 said:

PJ_Soul said:

KC138045 said:

PJ_Soul said:

KC138045 said:

KS80184 said:

The Loop is Chicago's central business district. It's sort of empty on the weekends and at night, but you can either cab or Uber/Lyft it to a hotel down there and be totally fine or take the red line. It's maybe $20-30 or so to take a cab/uber. The red line train can get a little sketchy, but with such a big show emptying out, I have to imagine trains will be very busy so you're probably fine especially if you're getting off by the Jackson stop (southern most- after that, it's going to get to have a lot fewer people and go to worse parts of the city). I wouldn't take the red line at 2am if you go to a bar after the show though and would only do cab/uber.

KS80184 said:

Also- don't try to drive to the show. It's a mess trying to park up there. Take a cab/uber or the red line. Red line exits right at the stadium.

Thanks for this info. I plan on taking the redline to Wrigley both nights but probably Uber back to the Hotel. Should there be any issue getting an Uber with that many people trying to leave at the same time?

Maybe... Taking the train back after the show is still a good option too, so if you get a long wait time on the Uber app, you could just take the train instead.

Thanks!!

Chicago makes it pretty easy along the red line - if you play it by ear/go with the flow, you should be just fine.

I still have nightmares from the train ride after the 2013 show lol

What a cluster fuck that was!

Me too.......we walked to the next station towards the loop, and had to squeeze our way in to the already overcrowded train. We finally got to our hotel room after 4am. Ahhh, the memories!

Don't mean to be a gloomy Gus, but with 40,000 people leaving at the same time, it will take some time to get a train, Uber or taxi.

Be prepared!

KS80184 · August 2018

Suziemay said:

on2legs said:

The 2013 train scene was a nightmare.

You know, I keep hearing this and honestly it was not an issue for me. But I wonder if it's because I stopped by Subway and 7 Eleven and sat on the sidewalk and wolfed everything down, THEN I got on the train...

I had forgotten about this until reading the thread, but I walked 1.5 miles home because trains were so bad that night in 2013,

iwasatpj20 · August 2018

Hotwire a hotel. I reserved an Airbnb a short walk from Wrigley for the Saturday show

KC138045 · August 2018

FYI I just canceled my reservation for a king room at the Whitehall Hotel because I found a slightly better deal at another hotel.

Colorado Fan · August 2018

You can walk a few blocks from Wrigley and catch the train at a different stop. I did that in 2013. Avoided the crowds, but still had to wait. The waiting, it really was the hardest part...

So memorable, though!

BeeGirl86 · August 2018

Anyone know anything about the Write Inn hotel in Oak Park!? Seems to be a good deal possibly!?

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