Howard Johnson Downtown

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Great location, Hotel could use a face lift

We were looking for a location in the middle of Chicago and not far from Wrigley with an affordable price. This hotel fit the bill. Yes it is a bit tired looking more like 1980 then 2009. But it was clean, affordable and the location, within walking distance to Oak Street, Rush Street and Michigan Avenue was great. Arrive early to get one of a limited number of "free" parking spaces. Doing so makes this hotel and excellent bargain.

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Went for the city!

My fiance and I stayed here while we were visiting Chicago. We picked this location because it was very inexpensive. It is a little outdated but the staff is wonderful. We went to see the city, not sit in our room so the fact that it was outdated did not bother us. It is a great location. We could walk every where we wanted to go.

Great Location, but very run down.

Room was not cleaned very well. We found hair on the side table and the shower curtain was not clean. BUT, location was relatively close to Chicago Downtown/Mag Mile area and parking was free.

Up All Night

Right outside our window across the street there was a night club with dance floors on floors of the building. The music finally stopped at 4:45 a.m.

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so-so hotel

not to many amenities. no swimming pool or gym. ice machine did not work. had to walk to other building for ice.

Howard Johnson Downtown

WASN'T THE GREATEST ROOM BUT THE HOTEL WAS CLOSE TO EVERYTHING DOWNTOWN INCLUDING THE SUBWAY SYSTEM. AND FREE PARKING WAS A PLUS. THE STAFF THERE WERE VERY FRIENDLY.

Basically what you'd expect

The price is low for a hip neighborhood in central Chicago, and so are the amenities and service. Our first room was small and had a ceiling leak. We were moved to a much larger room across the hall with no leak. No style, no extras, but clean and comfortable as all we did was use the room to sleep. And importantly, the air conditioner worked.

A Place to Stay

Although it isn't the nicest hotel available it is cheap and has free parking. Only one car per room though. It was a place to stay and wasn't a long walk to any of our destinations.

Poor Quality for the $

The location of this hotel is ideal, but aside from that (and the great breakfasts and fresh o.j. at the adjoining cafe), this hotel is the pits. The matresses and box springs all had horrible stains (and no covers...yuck!), the windows were so filthy we could hardly see through them, and the hallways were very dirty. The staff was helpful and nice, and the free parking is definitely a plus, but this hotel is in SERIOUS need of updating! For a few dollars extra...i'd recommend staying somewhere else.

Location, Location, Location

This hotel is a deal for its location. Overall it needs a little TLC, but you are located right downtown and near the red and brown train lines.