Great location, close to Michigan Ave and CTA bus and subway. Trader Joe across the street, CVS down the road, plenty of restaurants nearby. Room was small with 2 queen size beds, no mini frig but did have a coffee maker. Bathroom small but clean and updated. This is a historic building so noise from the street was pretty loud. Breakfast was hot with pretty good choices, tables kept clean by matron. This was a good deal considering it was summer tourist season in chicago!
My cousin and I were really happy with this hostel. We were lucky to get an 8 person dorm to ourselves, with en suite bathroom. The complimentary buffet breakfast was decent and the coffee good. Most staff were very friendly and helpful. The one drawback was a big one for us: out of 3 laundry rooms, none of the machines were working! There are dry cleaners in the area but no laundromat so we had no choice but to wear the same clothes for the next 3 days. There's no excuse for allowing all the machines to break down before calling for repairs. The hostel is huge, 7 stories, and offers all kinds of activities, a cafe next door, a fabulous library across the street, and even programs for the community. I saw an infant massage class going on in a meeting room.
Good solid hotel. Stayed one night before flying out the next day. Having stayed at the Hampton inn nearby the Double Tree is far better. Room was great and very quiet. I was on the second floor and barely heard in plane noise. Staff was super nice and helpful. Tv channels were a bit limited but do offer Netflix and some other streaming options. I used the shuttle service to the airport and had no problems. Also ordered food from the restauarant on site and it was quite good. I would definitely stat here again when in the area Hampton was not as good. Plenty of parking and safe area. Howver overall area around Midway airport is not the best.
The first night our temp would not go below 74-75 no matter where we set the thermostat. The next day we left for the day & evening. I told the staff about that and they said it would be fixed. We got back late at night to find it was g fixed, it was now warmer, and the hvac closet was wide open and would not close.. Housekeeping never came to our room. When I complained the next morning I was told the hvac system was designed to only turn on when there was movement in the room. I clarified, “so it doesn’t work when I’m sleeping in bed and not moving?” She said yes, that is the case. That is insane. Finally though after the 2nd day it miraculously got fixed and we got housekeeping.
LLaVinaGreat location, friendly staff. The scent of fresh flowers makes you feel like your in a resort. Lobby has lots of seating, great place to meet up. Can’t beat the price on Mag Mile