Raddison Blu Aqua Hotel
221 N Columbus Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601, United States
+1 (312) 638-6686

Finding the hotel
Locating our hotel by GPS can be difficult due to the surrounding multilevel streets. For optimal instructions, please use the address 225 N Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60601. 

We have reserved a block of rooms for the TechXchange: Smart Manufacturing event at Raddison Blu Aqua, which will be available until 5:00 PM ET on Monday, May 1st, 2023

Hotel
Raddison Blu Aqua Hotel
221 N Columbus Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601, United States
+1 (312) 638-6686

Please call the hotel directly for room availability

If you choose to make a reservation by phone please use “ISG” as the group name.

Directions from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)

By train:
Take the Orange Line to the State/Lake station, which is only 0.5 miles from the hotel.

By car:

• Go north on S Cicero Avenue to I-55 N/Stevenson Expressway, and continue for 6.6 miles.
• Use the left two lanes to take the US 41 N/Lake Shore Drive exit, and continue for 0.5 miles.
• Merge onto US 41 N/S Lake Shore Drive.
• Exit onto E Monroe Street.
• Turn right onto S Michigan Avenue.
• Turn right onto E Randolph Street.
• Stay right to go up the ramp to upper E Randolph Street.
• Turn left onto N Columbus Drive (this will be the first light after you come up the ramp).
• The hotel is on the right.

Directions from O’Hare International Airport (ORD)

By train:
Take the Blue Line to the Washington station, which is only 0.5 miles from the hotel.

By car:

• Take I-90 E/94 E.
• Follow the signs to Chicago for 12.4 miles.
• Exit at W Ohio Street (Exit 50B) toward 600 N, and continue for 1.2 miles.
• Turn right on N Michigan Avenue.
• Turn left onto E South Water Street, and continue for 0.5 miles.
• Keep left at the fork to continue on E South Water Street.
• At the stop sign, stay straight to travel onto the middle section of E South Water Street. This is a ramp that will take you to the upper level.
• Turn right onto upper N Columbus Drive.
• At the second median (by CVS), make a U-turn. The main entrance of the hotel is on the right.

Directions from Union Station

On foot:
Walking to the hotel from Union Station will take about half an hour. During the 1.5-mile walk, you’ll get to see major attractions along the way.

By bus:
There are several bus options:

From the Union Station Transit Center, get on bus 151. Get off at the Michigan & Randolph stop, which is only 0.3 miles from the hotel.
Head to the Canal & Adams stop to board bus 60. Get off at the Randolph & Field Boulevard stop for a quick 0.2-mile walk to the hotel.

Parking
If you’re staying overnight and plan to self-park, a garage attached to the hotel is available for USD 54 per day with no in-and-out privileges. The north elevators bring you to the back of the Aqua building, where you can then walk through our lobby to find the reception area.