So the weekend is approaching! It's July! It's Hot! Chicago is surrounded by water, at least on the…read moreEast side. What are your plans? Might I suggest Jet Skiing?! Let me tell you about my 4th of July Adventure....... My plans were to hang out and eat BBQ with a friend, but she wasn't feeling too well and had to cancel our plans. After making sure she was ok, I was on the verge of catching up on a series on MAX. Then it hit me, "It's a BEAUTIFUL holiday, and you are about to watch tv? What are you doing? You said you wanted to go jet skiing before the summer is over. What are you waiting for? Let's Do It!" I called Chicago Water Sport Rentals on 31st and spoke with the owner who assured me that the day was perfect and the water was fine, code for: "No Danger Here". After an exchange of "God Bless You", I hung up the phone, quickly put sunscreen on, gathered my wetsuit and sunglasses and headed out the door toward the lake. When I got to the harbor and my jet ski rental destination, that's where the magic happened. After a thorough tutorial about how to properly use and have fun on the jet ski that I was sitting on, off I went to the high seas, I mean out toward open waters with the rest of the water sports lovers. Once I got past the channel filled with boat lovers, sailers, and jet ski pros, I played around in open-calm waters while the sun and the city were beaming down on me. The views are absolutely spectacular and the experience was exhilarating! I was on that thing for an hour. Yes, an hour. Last time it was 30 minutes. This time I wanted to challenge myself. Once I got into my groove, there was NO STOPPING ME, until my time was up. ‍ Lol. I highly recommend you try something new this weekend. If you have been jet skiing before, try a new venue off the 31st Street Harbor. Then treat yourself to lunch at the restaurant directly next door. This experience will make you feel ALIVE!

We learned a lot about kayaking from the owner, John. He and his staff took their time in…read moreexplaining every detail of the equipment to us. We had a lot of fun paddling in the harbor and checking out all the boats docked there. There was quite a bit of boat traffic this Sunday afternoon so we rolled with the waves as boats come in and out. Some might find that unpleasant but we thought it was a good opportunity to get a taste of what kayaking on the lake could be like. Kayaks and paddle boards stay within the harbor, which is about 9 miles of boat docks. It's quite an different experience from other kayaking locations; it's manmade and urban and the only wildlife is seagulls. There is a parking lot though its $28 for 0-12hrs during the weekends. We chose to park on the other side of the trail and walked to this location. It's a beautiful walk! The best amenity is the private bathroom with shower. We usually don't get wet with kayak but since this is the lake, we were drenched. Highly recommend wearing swimsuit for any water activities. We'll be back to try the jet skis.

I was in town and rented a Jetski with these guys. They are very cool and super flexible. They'll…read moregive you a rundown of how to ride the jetski and send you out. I'd definitely recommend them to someone looking to rent a jetski in Chicago!

Had a great evening out on a pontoon boat. It was so easy to drive, and we enjoyed seeing beautiful…read moreviews of the city skyline. Such a fun experience for summer in Chicago and it's one of the most affordable ways to rent a boat in the city. Would recommend!

My friends and I booked a private pontoon ride with Chicago Boat Rentals for a Monday night at…read more7:30, and it was the perfect way to soak up a Chicago summer evening on the water! The crew made everything easy -- they showed us how to drive the boat ourselves, and we got to bring our own food and drinks onboard. Such a fun, laid-back way to see the skyline. Highly recommend!

SO MUCH FUN!! How it…read moreworks: You charter a boat along with the captain and crew. The boats are owned by the company. We chartered a boat on Labor Day, with Bill and Nancy. We departed from Montrose Beach. We were able to bring our own drinks and snacks for the sail. There were 7 of us total at ~$100/person. We specifically selected this company because they had a money back guarantee in the event of inclement weather - most other boating companies do not offer this! HUGE PLUS. Fun Fact: All of their boats mean "Lost" in different language, but not to be confused with lost at sea!

We had an excellent charter experience with Captain Bill on a speedboat. Booking the boat was quite…read moreeasy through the website, then you can contact the captain yourself to see who is available (company gives names/contact info). I would definitely rent from CSC again. Prices were also pretty average compared to other companies! Definitely recommend.

Great fishing charter. Been on the boat for fire works and just cruising too. Grabbed a bunch of…read morefriends we had a blast. -It's a great location, the price is right. -Boat is perfect for a larger group. -The crew: best part, Captain Mike is funny knowledgable makes you feel at home. Anddddd I have fish to eat! Took the filleted fish home on ice. You really can't beat high octane. Lake Michigan is the perfect venue, Montrose is accessible, beautiful boat, great fishing, the best people.

so i spend 3 weeks in Chicago and i love this beach Part and this Rental station , the Beach is…read moreless full of people then the Other ones and also more clean, the Kajak and Sup rental is super friendly and fair priced , there gear is in a good condition and i rent in this 3 weeks 6 times there with any problems, definittly come back here

I do not believe this is in business. I left a voicemail last summer and received no response. The…read moreodd part is his voicemail mentions the business name. Go look at the website link which is defunct. I am giving one stars because leaving a business page up on Yelp when it is no longer operational is a waste of customers' time.

It was a very fun experience! My friend and I were in…read moreChicago for the weekend only. Our original day of sail was canceled due to weather, but Captain Sanjay was very accommodating and we were able to go sailing the following day. We had a beautiful day and a great time drinking champagne and enjoying our time on the water. The captain and his first mate (his father) were great company and made us feel very comfortable. Captain Sanjay has a medical background in research and he is an athlete; he shared with us his knowledge about nutrition and sports, as well as the role vitamin supplements play in our daily activities. My friend and I are runners and we are currently training for the MCM marathon, thus his tips and recommendations were very useful to us. Our visit in Chicago ended with the sail and it was the perfect ending to a fun weekend!

We went on a very hot July Saturday early afternoon I know it's me on summer and the attraction…read moreseem like they should be done at night or at everything going on in the city I felt safe for coming coming in the afternoon with my daughter We did purchase online which save some time we went with a package that included the Mini golf axe throw and the go kart racing My strategy was to go with the theme that would be a long time we went to those 1st so we did the golf cart racing it's maybe about 15 or 20 minutes around the course but it's a very small course small course and a basically control like the Turbo speed which seemed to be a bad idea 2 young guys were racing each other and they hit the Turbo speed and they were unable to control their vehicles and crash on top of each other were one of the young men substain a substantial abrasion to his cheek. Also make sure that you secure your belongings because my daughter's phone pop out of her pocket then hit the floor of the vehicle and then bounced out onto the ground Next we did the ax throw which we're only supposed to get 2,3 throws but the young lady let us continue until we hit the target because we were the only customers over there so she let us get multiple turns which was really cool Lastly was the Mini golf they don't give you a pencil or a piece of paper or to keep score is really freestyle freestyling and people are walking around the course and kinda in the way so don't think of it as a complete game from start to finish you might have to alter courses But I think my favorite part was the Instagram worthy props and photo ops located all around the property to take some really awesome shots group shots in my daughter and I really got some nice photos together

My friends and I went on a Saturday night because they were new in town and to celebrate a…read morebirthday, so we figured this was a fun outing. When buying tickets online, you have to select a time slot, but that feature is completely useless. You can arrive whenever on your ticketed date and stay as long as you'd like. The problem is that on busy nights you face extremely long lines for the attractions and the park is over crowded- especially during COVID! There was no capacity limit set, no one (staff especially) was wearing masks, even though we were outside, social distancing wasn't enforced, and the props (axe, golf clubs and balls, go kart machines) weren't cleaned after each guest. Every attraction we headed to there was a long line, at least a 30 minute wait-- go karts have the longest line. Overall, Neon Summer is a nice concept, but they need better time management and crowd control because it was not enjoyable to wait 30+ minutes in every line, including the bars. If I were to go back it would be on a weekday or in the afternoon. The park is open to kids and adults, and kids can do all of the activities except axe throwing. On the website it states closed toe shoes must be worn, but that wasn't enforced. Staff was friendly and easy to talk to.