It shares an address with Hyatt Place, so the choice between them is room type, not location. No parking price is published.
Getting to the game
Walk north on Damen Avenue to Madison Street and the arena. From the Illinois Medical District station, the CTA says to exit at Damen Avenue and walk north to Madison.
Getting back
Walk back south on Damen Avenue, or ride the Blue Line from Illinois Medical District, which runs 24 hours a day.
A Michigan Avenue hotel in the Loop with Cindy’s rooftop, near Millennium Park. The CTA’s 2018 stop list for the #19 bus includes Madison and Wabash, a block west.
It’s the farthest hotel here from the arena. The hotel adds a nightly destination fee of $31.96 per room, plus tax, which it says is subject to change.
Getting to the game
Board the #19 United Center Express westbound on Madison Street, or ride the Blue Line toward Forest Park to Illinois Medical District.
Getting back
Board the #19 at Madison and United Center; the CTA says buses run every few minutes for up to an hour after the event. The Blue Line runs 24 hours a day.
From the Medical District on footNear West Side and Illinois Medical Districtwalk
Getting there
Walk north on Damen Avenue to Madison Street and the arena. Gates generally open 90 minutes before the game.
Getting back
Walk back south on Damen Avenue, or ride the Blue Line from Illinois Medical District, which runs 24 hours a day.
No official walking time is published. Bags larger than 10 × 6 × 2 inches aren’t allowed, and lockers are at the Uber Zone at Madison and Wood Streets.
From Fulton Market on the Green LineFulton Market and the West Looptransit
Getting there
Walk to Morgan station and ride the Green Line toward Harlem/Lake to Damen. The arena is two blocks south and one block east of the station.
Getting back
Walk back to Damen and ride toward downtown to Morgan. Green and Pink Line trains also stop at Ashland/Lake, two blocks north and three blocks east of the arena.
Check the CTA’s Green Line schedule for the last trains after a late game; the Blue Line is the line the CTA lists as running at all hours. Planned work sometimes replaces Green Line trains with buses.
From the Loop on the #19 United Center ExpressThe Loop and downtowntransit
Getting there
Board the #19 United Center Express westbound on Madison Street. The CTA’s posted stop list includes Madison and Wabash, Madison and Dearborn/State, Madison and LaSalle and Madison and Clinton.
Getting back
Board at Madison and United Center. The CTA says buses run every few minutes for up to an hour after the event, with eastbound stops along Washington Street in the Loop.
The #19 runs only for Bulls and Blackhawks games and selected events. The CTA’s stop list is dated 2018, so check CTA Bus Tracker for your stop on game day. The regular #20 Madison bus also runs at all hours between Austin Avenue and Michigan Avenue.
From the Loop on the Blue LineThe Loop and downtowntransit
Getting there
Ride the Blue Line toward Forest Park to Illinois Medical District. Exit at Damen Avenue, the westernmost exit, and walk north on Damen to Madison Street.
Getting back
Walk south on Damen Avenue to Illinois Medical District and ride toward O’Hare to the Loop. The Blue Line runs 24 hours a day.
The CTA doesn’t publish a walking time from the station. The CTA runs a slightly modified Blue Line O’Hare branch schedule during non-rush hours and weekends through October 9, 2026, for construction.
Near West Side and Illinois Medical DistrictWalking to the game
The closest hotels to the arena, near the Illinois Medical District Blue Line station.
To the arena
Walk north on Damen Avenue to Madison Street and the arena. From the Illinois Medical District station, the CTA says to exit at Damen Avenue and walk north to Madison.
After the game
Walk back south on Damen Avenue, or ride the Blue Line from Illinois Medical District, which runs 24 hours a day.
The tradeoff
It’s a quieter hospital-campus area with fewer restaurants and bars by the hotels than Fulton Market.
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The Loop and downtownPairing the game with downtown sightseeing
A downtown base near Millennium Park and Michigan Avenue, linked to the arena by the Blue Line and the event-only #19 bus.
To the arena
Board the #19 United Center Express westbound on Madison Street, or ride the Blue Line toward Forest Park to Illinois Medical District.
After the game
Board the #19 at Madison and United Center; the CTA says buses run every few minutes for up to an hour after the event. The Blue Line runs 24 hours a day.
The tradeoff
It’s the farthest area from the arena. The #19 bus runs only for games and selected events, so the Blue Line or a rideshare is the fallback.
The location page calls itself “Your Goat-to Place for United Center Events”, on Madison Street east of the arena.
Hours & notes
Kitchen Mon–Thu 6 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri–Sat 6 a.m.–midnight, Sun 7 a.m.–10 p.m. The page says the kitchen and bar close late on United Center event days but doesn’t say when.
It runs a free shuttle to every Bulls and Blackhawks game, with no reservation needed, and brings riders back after the game.
Hours & notes
Happy hour Mon–Fri 3–5 p.m.; the site says happy hour specials are suspended during peak hours and special events. It doesn’t list full daily hours, so check before you go.