Travelodge by Wyndham Downtown Chicago

How close it was to the marathon start and finish. Comfortable King bed (not the pillows, though). Fridge and microwave in room. Coffee maker, although I'm not a fan of that single cup tea-bag style.

Noisy. Single pane windows, with retro-fitted air conditioner, gaps in windows letting in cold air. No kleenex, no spare blankets, uncomfortable broken-down old sofa bed. Lack of shelf space in bathroom. No information about leaving sheets and towels alone and not changing them every day. No recycle bin.

Check in was easy and the staff helped me to store my baggage during the day time after I checked out. Property location is very much near Union train station.

The property is located just near a corner of the train route. Whenever a train passes the curve, there's just too much Noise. Train noise combined with an strange metal clanging noise near the window gave me a sleepless night. The metal clanging noise was way too scary, as if someone is knocking at your window. Gave me nightmares!

The location was great, close to Grant Park, a metro station and downtown Chicago. The bed was comfy but that's about all that was great about the room.

The room and hall corridor outside the room were outdated and tired and didn't reflect the pictures used to advertise the hotel. The paint on the walls were cracking and the windows were dirty. The curtains in the room didn't cover the whole window so once the sun came up, the room was filled with light. The bathroom was dirty and very small and the whole room was very cold and the heater was impossible to use. It was only by chance that the housekeeper got it working so the room warmed up a bit. Value for money was rubbish as I've stay in cheaper hotels all over the world and experienced a better value for money stay. If I come back to Chicago, I will not be staying here again.

The hotel lobby is ordinary, clean. However the receptionist is not helpful with requests. The room is especially poor, it is old, with dust and spiderweb, the window is dirty. The air conditioner is also very old fashion. Not worth the price to stay.

location

The room was extremely dusty , the carpet was dirty, bathroom wasn’t clean.

Helpful front desk

I was woken up at 12:45 by a screaming kid and a very loud TV. The walls aren't very thick and other guests sometimes not very considerate.

The wireless Internet connection was very good.

This hotel is old and needs an urgent refurbishment. The staff was discourteous and indiferent most of the time. The check in time is 3:00 PM and you have to pay to leave your luggage if you arrive earlier. The rates for one onight during weekend are extortive.

The hotel still had a feel of a hotel from the 50’s, which was a charm factor.

We like the proximity of the hotel in Chicago to be able to gain access to attractions - open-top bus tour stop nearby and a good quality fast-food outlet in the hotel.

Single glazed windows did not block out traffic and train noises.

It was a convenient city location which filled a need. It all felt a bit old & dated but otherwise ok for its purpose.

Central location

Location- very convenient to Chicago tourist attractions. Everyone was friendly, even if a lot of the staff didn't have pertinent information.

Maintenance is a problem. We had to switch rooms because of loud hotel generated noise (5 am). The new room did not have a working toilet paper roll holder and the sheets were too small for the beds and came undone in the night. Our keys were deactivated several times. It was only inconvenient to have them reactivated.

how close it was to everything we wanted to do, we could walk to Millennium Park, Grant Park, coffee shops, shopping & places to eat. Other attractions were only a short taxi ride away (Navy Pier & Shedd Aquarium were only $7 taxi each)

it's a very old hotel with slow elevators and our swipe card did not work a few times. It was very expensive for a 2* room with no ammenities($139/night + $32/day for parking our small SUV)

The staff was very friendly and helpful!