A few friends and I were at the Affinia for the 2009 Taste of Chicago, and our stay was absolutely wonderful! The hotel has a great location. It is a block away from Michigan Avenue, so the shops, movie theater, and restaurants are all nearby. The hotel provides a free trolley to and from Navy Pier on the weekends, but even Navy Pier is about a 10-minute walk from the hotel.
The rooms are clean and the use of space is very functional. The C-View bar/lounge on the top floor makes for a nice place to hangout during the social hour, or in the evening for a nightcap.
The staff is very helpful and accommodating. Overall, it is a great place!

The suite we had was perfect. Bed really comfy and you get to choose from 5 or 6 different pillows. Half block to Magnificent Mile. Parking was high but so is everything in the area. Victor, one of the bellman was a real hoot and made us feel very welcome. I will definitely go back.

My husband and I spent 3 nights at the Affinia Chicago and absolutely loved this hotel. The rooms were very modern, it did feel like a suite. The bed area was set a few steps down from the refrigerator and bathroom - everything was very clean and comfortable. The concierge helped us with finding restaurants and sights and the bartender at the rooftop restaurant recommended an awesome blues club.

The location is good, we are walkers, so we had no problem taking our time to walk around the city. The only problem in the area that we encountered was that we arrived late on a Friday night - around 11pm - and it took us quite a while to find a restaurant in the area that was open and still serving dinner (not just bar food). Many of the restaurants in the immediate area were shutting down, which was a surprise to us since we're used to restaurants being open quite late. We did manage to find a place, though, that was open 'till 4am, but the owner informed us that he believes he is one of two restaurants open that late in the area.

Our only complaint within the hotel itself was that only half the elevators were working which meant that we had to wait quite a while to go up and down to our room on the 23rd floor. This also meant that when the elevators did come, they were uncomfortably packed and definitely often above the posted capacity, which made me a little nervous.

We would definitely return to Affinia Chicago based on our experience, however it is more expensive then we usually pay - but we were able to find it "on sale" on some discount websites.

Great location and the service was perfect! We had a junior suite which was huge- 2 king beds plus hug bath and sitting area... ask for this room! Christopher, the conceige, was so helpful and friendly;.. he called me by name everytime we came into the lobby. Such a special feeling in this place... they also have a lovely bar on the rooftop. It's small, and just beautiful. Danielle was a server the evening we were there and she made us feel right at home.

I have nothing but great things to say about this place. Parking is expensive at 48 / day, but you could self park and walk down to hotel about 3 blocks away. for about half the price.. We opted to stay in hotel parking as it was easier.