Hotels in Hyde Park Chicago ranked by location, guest ratings, and sustainability

Sophy Hyde Park at 1411 East 53rd Street holds the top guest score on this list at 9.6 out of 10. It is a 4-star independent hotel on the 53rd Street commercial corridor, about 4 minutes on foot from the Metra Electric station.

Yes. The Study at the University of Chicago sits at 1227 East 60th Street, directly adjacent to the south campus. Sophy Hyde Park at 1411 East 53rd Street is about a 10-minute walk to the main quad. The Hyatt Place at 5225 S Harper Ave is close to the University of Chicago Medical Center.

The Metra Electric Line's 55th-56th-57th Street station is the most central stop for most Hyde Park hotels, with walk times ranging from 4 to 10 minutes depending on the property. The 59th Street Metra station is closer to The Study at the University of Chicago. The CTA Green Line's Garfield station at 55th Street is an option for travelers heading to the Loop.

No hotel on this list holds an independently verified green certification such as LEED or Green Key. Hyatt Place and Best Western Plus both participate in brand-level sustainability programs, Hyatt's World of Care and Best Western's We Care Clean, but neither carries a third-party property-level certification.

The Museum of Science and Industry sits at 5700 S Lake Shore Drive. The Study at the University of Chicago is about 0.4 miles away. The two Lake Shore Drive properties, Best Western Plus and Chicago Lake Shore Hotel, are roughly 0.5 to 0.6 miles north of the museum. Sophy Hyde Park is about 1.1 miles away via 53rd Street.

The Obama Presidential Center is under construction in Jackson Park, just south of the Hyde Park boundary near 60th Street and Stony Island Avenue. The Study at the University of Chicago at 1227 East 60th Street is the closest hotel on this list, roughly a 10-minute walk east to the site.