Chicago Hostellit

Plussat: The facility is extremely welcoming. The staff are very helpful and nice. Much is provided at a low cost. I went to Chicago on a whim and ended up staying for three nights at Wrigley Hostel. I absolutely enjoyed my stay and would gladly stay there again.

Miinukset: The only down side, if one can call it such, is the location. The hostel resides in a very nice neighborhood. I was not concerned about safety. However, this nice neighborhood is about fifteen minutes from the city center. You will end up riding the subway a lot.

Plussat: Everything was ok

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Comfy beds. Nice staff. Nice location.

Miinukset: Nothing displeased me.

Miinukset: Everyone was friendly and respectable

Plussat: Nice staff, really helpful Close to public transportation

Plussat: Amazing friendly staff. Excellent location. Great value for your dollar.

Miinukset: The whole place looks and feels dated. Can use a good thorough cleaning.

Plussat: Need to improve on breakfast quality

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Location is excellent. Close to a beautiful church and tons of bars and restaurants within a few minutes walk. Price is super. Can’t beat $14/night.

Miinukset: Cleaner amenities.

Miinukset: Excellent location. Amazing staff. Incredible value for the money.

Plussat: Location is good near to public transportation Cleanliness is acceptable compared to the price Breakfast provided

Miinukset: Communication between the online booking and the actual staff was not clear. Sounds go through the walls

Plussat: Awesome staff, very clean, great value for the money and wonderful location.

Plussat: Convenient location

Miinukset: Breakfast

Plussat: Great staff, clean public bathrooms, useful half bathroom in the dorm room.

Miinukset: Beds are a bit uncomfortable and very squeaky

Plussat: Clean and close to where my daughter lives. Lots of shopping and restaurants close by and an easy walk to Lake Michigan.

Miinukset: It was noisy on Friday night but better on Saturday night. The people were quieter. I only was able to get lukewarm water for a shower. Take your own bar of soap and a washcloth. There are none there.

Plussat: That the hostel was close to boystown for pride weekend

Miinukset: The cleanliness of the whole hostel feels very run down and the bathrooms had spiders all over the place including tape all over some of the bathrooms. The breakfast was very poor only offering fruit and wheat bread. The air conditioning was also working sometimes but then didn’t work some other times. Worst hostel stay I’ve had so far traveling the country.

Plussat: Love the place and location. This is a very laid back kind of place where you have access to a full kitchen if you want to cook for yourself but is also a block away from an extensive array of restaurants, coffee places and night life. They had Sunday comedy night wich we loved.

Miinukset: They offer breakfast which is part of the reason I decided to come back a second time but they have down graded the breakfast to bad coffee and waffles which is disappointing.

Plussat: This hostel was one of the nicest I've visited. The mattress was great, the staff was great, the price was reasonable, the location was central, and the facility was large, well-maintained and comfortable. I would stay there again! Great spot.

Plussat: Great stay, excellent staff, good things to do, and all in an lovely neighborhood just a bus ride from the loop.

Miinukset: No problems to hear if the neighbour got lucky...A bit to easy as a fact, sond pass good througg those doors.

Plussat: The chicago getaway hostel was a fun, hip place to stay in the heart of the city. Really close to everything and friendly people and staff. I would definetly stay again.

Miinukset: Nothing really. Once you realize you are paying for a hostel, and not a hotel, everything is great.

Plussat: I stayed in a private room, it was ok for the price. basic but ok breakfast, excellent staff, very helpful, free internet.

Miinukset: the private rooms should at least have washbasin and mirror. in every corridor, there should be a shower/toilet (man/woman). 15-20 min away from the city center by train + 10 min walking distance to the train .

Plussat: This is the best hostel I have stayed in the staff are excellent the rooms are a bit Spartan but clean and well maintained, they organize a trip to a blues club once a week,and have a communal meal on one night of the week plus the continental breakfast is more than ample, it is also in a brilliant location right in the heart of Lincoln park.

Miinukset: Would have liked some sort of cupboard in the room not just a wardrobe, but I managed okay without so no problem.

Plussat: Basic, but very nice breakfast. I especially liked to see 3 kinds of fruit most days. Nice outside space. Was very good to have free wifi in the room.

Miinukset: My husband and I stayed in a private room with bathroom for a week, and the room wasn't cleaned once. Now that's not a huge problem, but we had to use the same towels for a week as well. Another small problem was that people were sitting outside on the patio and talking at 3 am. Fortuntaly, they weren't too loud.

Plussat: Location, staff and facilities

Plussat: Location, close to Lincoln Park and easy access into the city.

Miinukset: Some staff were really friendly, others were abrupt.. and the rooms were really hot in summer.

Plussat: The environment of the hostel is wonderful. It is at a very lovely street, full of old houses and huge trees. Bus stop and subway are very close to the hostel. There are plenty of restaurants and bars around. If I go to Chicago I will definetly stay at the Arlington House.

Miinukset: The room I had booked had a private bathroom but when we arrived at there they gave us a room with toilet and labotory, no shower. On the other hand the comman showers are really clean..

Plussat: The price is great! Can walk to the Fullerton Red Line station. Wireless internet worked well in the lobby areas.

Miinukset: Community washroom not pristine after a night of use.

Plussat: Nothing

Miinukset: Everything....

Plussat: The breakfast was ok.

Miinukset: No elevators, and the building is old and squeaky, very small, not enough showers, internet was slow, construction on building during stay

Plussat: convenient location

Miinukset: 1. At breakfast, the man was very angry.

Plussat: The room is very clean and comfortable...although the bathroom was the shared facility, the cleanness was beyond my expectation...the hotel is located in the Greektown, pubic transit is accessible within walking distance...the hotel staffs were nice, friendly and helpful...all in all it was very good value for money...

Miinukset: The building has several stories and does not have a lift. So if you have a lot of bags, it could be quite some exercise taking them up to your room.

Plussat: Very nice free breakfast

Miinukset: It was noisy, but on informing the desk they took care of it.

Plussat: the location, friendly staff and breakfast!!

Miinukset: bathrooms were shared and needed more hot water and a fix on the door hardware.

Plussat: Location near downtown and cta, room and bathroom cleaness.

Miinukset: Hotel don't have lift. The climbing at 3rd floor after travel from Europe with 15 kg luggage only for full fit PEOPLE.The recception desk's worker was not interested how guest reach her/his room.

Plussat: Close to bus and train

Miinukset: surprised by linen fee ($3) and key deposit ($10)

Plussat: The sheets were clean and nice.

Miinukset: We were not aware that the hotel was a hostel. Bathroom facilities down the hall. Room was bare. We had a room on the third floor with no elevator service. My husband had a soft cast on his foot and needed to walk with a cane. No staff to help us with luggage.

Plussat: This hotel's ocation is it's best advanatage.

Plussat: This is ok if you aren't too fussy and can go with the flow. It's a bed for the night and is warm but that's about it. The big plus is the common area - free internet and big plasma screen TV.

Miinukset: You have to go into a resteraunt and ask for the owner to come down which can take some time and isn't ideal if you've been traveling for a while. They had no record of my booking and made me feel like they were put out to have me there. It seems they are still doing building work in the halls, there are no hair dryers and the toilet cubicles are tiny.