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Luxury pick
Waldorf Astoria Chicago
Why we like it: Parisian-style luxury hotel with a spa and indoor pool.
Typical luxury rate in Gold Coast: ~$700/night
Gold Coast
Chicago
Chicago's most elegant neighbourhood, with Gilded Age mansions, Oak Street's designer boutiques and the sand of Oak Street Beach.
Best for Upscale · Nightlife
- Transport
- 3/5
- Sights
- 3/5
- Value
- 2/5
- Quiet
- 4/5
- Food
- 4/5
Typical mid-range hotel ~$300/night · 15 min to the Loop
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What it's like
The Gold Coast runs north from the top of the Magnificent Mile, with leafy streets of 19th-century mansions and townhouses, Oak Street's designer shops, and Oak Street Beach right in the shadow of the skyscrapers. Rush Street and Division Street have restaurants, steakhouses and lively bars, and Lincoln Park is a short walk north.
It's a refined, safe-feeling base that combines city and beach. It's expensive, Division Street gets rowdy late at weekends, and it's a longer walk to the Loop.
Best streets and sub-areas
Oak Street
Designer boutiques by the beach.
Rush Street
Steakhouses, restaurants and bars.
Astor Street
Historic mansions and townhouses.
Where to stay in Gold Coast
A few hotels we'd book in this area, at different budgets.
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Hotels in Gold CoastMid-range from ~$300/night
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