Welcome! The hostel is located just 35 minutes from the loop by bus and/or train, and is located in an nice, typical residental Chi-town neighborhood. A full kitchen is available 24 hours a day and laundry facilities are available during the daytime. The hostel has over 1000 movies. For only $12.00 a night this is by far the best deal on accommodations in Chicago--if you have a taste for the real Chicago. Fat Johnny is the King at board games, so come stay and play here! Plus, get a free night's stay on your birthday with a valid, state-issued ID.
..........Fine print: couples only in the private rooms, and hostelers are
considered to be from outside a 100 mile radius of the
City........................
Deep in the diverse neighborhoods of Chicago's Southwest side,yet only 1/2 hour from downtown by the famous Loop elevated train and 20 minutes by car, minutes from one of two Chinatowns, Polish all-you-can-eat sausage makers, Greektown, thrifty Mexican taquerias and markets, Maxwell Street, hot dog stands, blues clubs, the old Irish, Polish and Italian neighborhoods. Pick up a half-price coupon for Buddy Guy's Blues Lounge. John will give you a CTA map of Chicago, annotated with the information you need to know. This hostel is famous for playing board games. Watch free films. This is a friendly place. You will feel so comfortable here, you might stay on. Find out why Chicagoan's love their city.
Fat Johnny's Last Resort Home Hostel, Chicago
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Fat Johnny's Last Resort Home Hostel Reviews
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Location and Contact
Location
• Located just a 35 minute bus/train ride from the loop. All you have to do is go to state street (5 blocks due east of the Greyhound and Amtrak terminals) and take # 62 bus south. Tell the driver you want to get off at California and Archer. Take a right on California then after the 1st traffic light take the next left. It's the third house on the right.
• Directions to hostel--
• CTA costs $2.
• Directions to hostel-- CTA costs $2. Get a card or visitor's pass at point of entry into city.
• Greyhound Bus Terminal: directly in front of the terminal, take #60 (Blue Island) westbound. Take to California Ave. Get off where bus stops in front of Popeye's Chicken. Turn corner and catch #94 California bus. Take bus south to 38th Street (38th St. has red light). Walk one block in direction of bus. This will be 38th Place. Turn right. Hostel is 3rd house on right. Look for British flag in window.
• Train (Amtrak): On the west side of the train station, on Clinton St., take the westbound #60 (Blue Island) bus, then follow Greyhound directions.
• Midway: Take the elevated (Orange Line) to 35th St/Archer. Transfer to the #62 Archer bus west (Harlem), get off at California. Walk 3 blocks north (to right, decreasing house numbers) and turn left on 38th Place. Look for flag as above. Hostel is 3rd house on right.
• O'Hare: Take Blue Line elevated to the Clarke & Lake stop, transfer to the Orange Line and take it to 35th & Archer, following the Midway directions above. Downtown: On state St., take the #62 Archer south to California Ave. and walk 3 blocks north to 38th Place as above, OR take Orange Line from Clark & Lake as above.
• By Car: From I-55 North, exit California Ave., drive 0.7 miles south to Pershing St. From I-55 South, exit Kedzie, get right back on I-55 North to California exit. From Milwaukee/Madison: Take I-90/94 to I-55 South. From I-94 North, exit at Pershing (39th St.), 3.5 miles west to California Ave.
• Call if you're off track in transit. Always map where you're going, young padwan!
Facilities and Amenities
Bedsheets
Kitchen
Credit Card Payments
Wi-Fi in Lobby/Commons
Checkout: 11:00 (11 AM)
Curfew: No Curfew
Lockout: No
Maximum Stay: 14 nights
Minimum Stay: 1 night
Open Dates: All Year
Reception Hours: 24 Hours
Size: Small (less than 30 beds)
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