How's it going - I'm new to the boards, live in upstate NY and just bought my 1st bears tickets to the monday night game 12/28 vs. Minnesota. The question I have is I originally booked the Essex Inn for a couple of nights b/c it's less than a mile from soldier field and I figured it would be easy to get back to the hotel after the monday night game,especially not knowing the area and it will be cold. Now I see that I can actually book the Sheraton Hotel and Towers for less money and it seems to be a nicer hotel plus it's closer to more places to eat/shop when were not at the game. The only thing I can't tell is whether it will be easy to get back and forth from the game, more concerned about after the game. Does anyone have any experience with this hotel (or the Essex) or live in chicago and could tell me whether there are fairly retard proof bus/metro lines that run from the Sheraton fairly close to Soldier Field and back. Sorry for the lengthy post and I appreciate any information that people can provide.

We live in Florida, but have season tickets.  When we attend games, we always stay near N. Michigan, either at Embassy Suites on State and Ohio or at Residence Inn on Walton.  Take the city bus to the game, cost only $2 exact change.  Drops you off  by stadium and catch it after game right by stadium.  They run frequently after game.  By far best way to go.  Can take cab to game, but very difficult to get one after game.

Thanks for the info. - the Sheraton is actually the next road/street to the west of N. Michigan. I did a little more digging and I am assuming that you take the 146 all the way to soldier field? Will you be attending the game on 12/28 and I would imagine that for a night game at the end of December I should probably buy those packets of hand/feet warmers?

We will not be attending that game, but definitely the hand and even more, the foot warmers work very well.  We normally only go to the home opener( our kids and friends use our other games since we live in Florida)when it is warmer, but went to the two playoff games three years ago and they made a world of difference.  It is the 146 bus, $2.00 exact change.  Definitely the way to do it.  You get a good tour of the loop that way.  Have fun.

Thats funny

i stayed there once and i woke up to find cockroaches so big they were trying to carry my luggage out of the room.

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We knew ... in that huddle ... there was a group ... destined ... to apply the kind of pressure ... that had not been seen before." ...

the year before the manager tried pimping out his wife to me

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We knew ... in that huddle ... there was a group ... destined ... to apply the kind of pressure ... that had not been seen before." ...

if you spend the night there, you better sleep with one eye open

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We knew ... in that huddle ... there was a group ... destined ... to apply the kind of pressure ... that had not been seen before." ...