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Where to Stay Near Soldier Field: Hotels for Chicago Fire FC Home Games

Soldier Field is on the lakefront Museum Campus south of the Loop. It hosts Chicago Fire FC home games. The venue also hosts Chicago Bears home games. MLS plays a shortened spring season in 2027, then switches to a summer-to-spring calendar starting with the 2027–28 season. Walk from South Loop hotels, or take the Metra Electric or a short ride from downtown. Open-air on Lake Michigan; late-season games are cold and windy. The club plans to move to a new downtown stadium in 2028. The 6 hotels below are chosen for how easy they make getting to and from the stadium, starting with the closest.

Where to stay

  • South Loop — walk to the stadium
  • The Loop/Michigan Avenue — central hotels
  • River North — restaurants and nightlife

Hotels

  1. #1 · Walkable · about a 20-minute walk · 2.3 mi

    ★★★★

    Hilton Chicago

    Grand Michigan Avenue hotel facing Grant Park.

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  2. #2 · Walkable · about a 20-minute walk · 0.8 mi

    ★★★★

    The Blackstone, Autograph Collection

    Historic Michigan Avenue hotel.

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  3. #3 · Short ride or transit · about 10 minutes by car · 1.4 mi

    ★★★★

    Chicago Athletic Association

    Restored 1893 club building opposite Millennium Park.

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  4. #4 · Short ride or transit · about 10 minutes by car · 1.9 mi

    ★★★★★

    The Langham, Chicago

    Riverfront hotel in a Mies van der Rohe building.

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  5. #5 · Short ride or transit · about 15 minutes by car · 2.4 mi

    ★★★★★

    Park Hyatt Chicago

    Magnificent Mile hotel near Water Tower Place.

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  6. #6 · Short ride or transit · about 15 minutes by car · 2.6 mi

    ★★★★★

    Four Seasons Hotel Chicago

    Gold Coast hotel with lake views.

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Getting there

Walk from South Loop hotels, or take the Metra Electric or a short ride from downtown.

Walk from South Loop hotels or take a short ride; the Metra Electric stops at Museum Campus. Parking near the lakefront is limited and expensive.

Hotel prices

Hotel prices surge on fall weekends when games coincide with conventions or marathons.

Before & after the match

South Loop bars and River North restaurants; the Museum Campus is next door before day games.

Tips

Visit tip
Wind off Lake Michigan makes late-season games feel far colder than the forecast.
About the venue
Open-air on Lake Michigan; late-season games are cold and windy.
Team note
The club plans to move to a new downtown stadium in 2028.

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