Travel
Getting Here
QPANP will take place at the historic Drake Hotel, located at 140 E. Walton Place, Chicago, IL, 60611. You can contact them via their website or call them at (312) 787-2200.
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Chicago is the least expensive city in America for Uber X rides. If you don't already have it, you can download the Uber app from the App Store.
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If you're coming from the University of Chicago, you can take the 4 bus from Cottage Grove and 55th St. to State and Washington, and the 22 bus from Washington and State to Walton and Dearborn. From there, it is roughly a seven-minute walk to the hotel.
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If you're coming from Northwestern University, you can take the Purple line from Noyes to Howard, and the 147 bus from Paulina and Howard Terminal to Michigan and Delaware. From there, it is roughly a two-minute walk to the hotel.
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If you're coming via Midway or O'Hare International Airport, there are trains, buses, and shuttles that will take you directly downtown.
Discounted Accommodation
The Drake is generously offering special rates for conference guests. Click "Book Now" to book your stay at the conference hotel. Once you have secured a room for your desired nights, contact whydoanimalstudies.uchicago@gmail.com for the QPANP discount code.
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If you're looking for something different, the University of Chicago has special rates with 3-, 4-, and 5-star hotels in downtown Chicago.
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Find them listed below, in order of proximity to the Drake:
- The Four Seasons Hotel (4 minutes walking, $$$)
- The Peninsula Hotel (9 minutes, $$$)
- Omni Chicago Hotel (10 minutes, $$)
- The Intercontinental, Chicago Magnificent Mile (14 minutes, $$)
- LondonHouse Chicago (19 minutes, $$)
- Comfort Suites Michigan Ave (20 minutes, $)
- Loews Chicago Hotel (21 minutes, $$)
- Club Quarters (21 minutes, $)
- Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel (25 minutes, $$)