Stayed here on recommendation of Trailfinders. They were right - good value, staff helpful and free shuttles downtown and to museums. Very convenient for Grant Park. Easy to get shuttles to/from airport. more

My boyfriend and I really enjoyed our stay. We were here for 4 nights (8th - 12th) and the hotel is in a great location for exploring Chicago. We walked to the museums and Navy Pier. Grant Park was wonderful. The hotel staff were really friendly from the housekeeping staff, the front desk staff and the bellhops - particularly helpful.... more

having just stayed here it is an excellent hotel for chicago offers shuttle bus to all places on the navy pier and michigan avenue only thing bus starts at 10 am and finishes at 6 pm also you can get the free schuttle from may to sep just near hotel hotel itself very clean with rooms completed each day room... more

The Essex is a great hotel. My husband, me , and two of our friends decided to go to Chicago and used Priceline to do so. We booked a hotel called Econo Lodge. From the description on the internet it seemed fine,but when we got there it was under construction and was nasty. We called around for hours looking for... more

This was my first hotel out of six I stayed in during my US holiday tour. I read some of the reviews on this site before I left and was not looking forward to the stay. I stayed in the hotel for two nights. My room was on the 12th floor, overlooking the light terracotta painted building to the left... more

This is a decent hotel to stay at if you're working on a budget but want to avoid any of the Comfort Inn et. al. chains. When we stayed there in Mar. 08, the foyer reception area was undergoing renovations. It's quite small hotel (if I remember correctly, there were 12 floors or so). The rooms are much more updated... more

I booked a room for a Saturday night stay in Chicago, and was pleasantly surprised when I arrived to our room. We were on the ninth floor, and the room was very recently renovated. Nice comfortable bed, large 32" flat panel TV, and granite and tile in the bathroom. I was able to get a very good rate for this... more

We stayed in a king suite. Lovely room with a spectacular view! The corner living room was comfortable and again, that fab view! Tinsy, tiny bathroom, but it functioned well. The downside? Foam rubber pillows. We asked about down pillows and were told by the bellboy that he would check, but he didn't check. We also asked for a wake-up... more

Arriving very late we got a warm welcome and an upgrade to a suite. The beds were comfortable and whilst certain elements of the hotel are dated, it was clean and had good facilities. The swimming pool was good - a good temperature despite the minus 15 degrees outside and there was a sauna too. The location isn't bad as... more