Where is the best hotel close to Wrigley field?

We're going with our kids and were also wondering about restaurants and boat tours. Would Second City be appropriate for teenagers? Who has the best pizza in Chicago? Is a trip to Super Dawg worth it? Thanks!!Where is the best hotel close to Wrigley field?
There are a bunch. Probably the most used one is the Days Inn on Diversey and Clark streets, about four or five blocks away from the ball park. It's used a lot, not just by visiting baseball fans, but bands who come to town to play at the Metro (a concert venue not too far from Wrigley). There is a website that lists hotels near Wrigley: http://wrigleyfieldhotels.com/. There's another website that not only lists hotels but other attractions around the ballpark: http://www.outoftheballpark.com/





Boat tours are available at navy Pier and on the river near the Tribune Tower on Michigan Ave.





as far as second sity and teens, I'd be a little wary. Not that they're dirty, but they can do some adult themed jokes and skits. They may even have an age limit for their shows, because they do serve alcohol. I'd contact them to find out. But if you have some hip, mature teens, give it a shot.





As far a best pizza, everyone is going to recommend deep dish pizza, but I'd recommend trying the thin crust instead. There's a new wave of thin pizza places sweeping the city, trying to capture the TRUE pizza style (sorry, deep dish ain't ';authentic';. Try Piece, a place in Wicker Park. It's a huge place and has great thin pizza and makes its own beer on premisis. And wicker park is a nice neighborhood to walk around and sightsee. There's also my favorite, Spacca Napoli (http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/dinin鈥?/a> A little out of the way but worth a cab ride.





Speaking of cab rides, Super Dawg is worth it, but it's a LONG cab ride. It's even a pretty long ride for driving if you're coming from Wrigley Field. but again, it might be worth it to just see it once. It's a cool 50s style drive in hot dog joint. You put the speaker on your car, order and they bring it out to you. There are also picnic tables to sit outside and eat at. There's not much else to do in the area, so Super Dawg is pretty much it. But if you go on Saturday night, I think they still have their 50s cars cruise by. Guys who fix up there cars still congregate there on weekends in the summer. The cars are pretty sweet.





Oh, and the hot dogs are great too. They have that weird neon green relish that I love and the fries are killers. They have other things too (polish sausage, etc.) if you don't want a hot dog.Where is the best hotel close to Wrigley field?
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Superdawg is entertaining. I like it. If you are bringing your car, then sure, go there. But you can get a good hot dog or Polish at countless spots throughout the city. If the kids are little, they might get a real kick out of Superdawg and his girlfriend, as well as the carhop service.





If you can afford it, try a somewhat upscale restaurant, or a restaurant featuring a cuisine you haven't tried. It would be a learning experience for the kids (try Ethiopian! you eat with your hands, using a pancake-like bread called injera), and at the very least, it would be something different. I would totally go for that over pizza.





Of course, I do realize that people outside of Chicago have been deprived of quality pizza, so go ahead with that if you must. ;-)