At first it seamed like a decent hotel. The free breakfast was good, the shuttle was very fast dropping us off at O'hare and picking us up. But on the flight to our vacation I started noticing bumps on my legs they started then and only got worse. I later found out they were bites from BED BUGS!

We booked the Park & Fly rate for a night before flying to Mexico. The room was dirty and had obviously been broken into since the door frame was repaired. Our stay was pretty quiet. It wasn't until we returned from Mexico that we discovered that a hotel employee had stolen our credit card number. While we were in Mexico someone was running around having a good time at other hotels in Chicago: The 'W' Lakeshore and the Aloft O'Hare. We were hit for nearly $1200. The O'Hare Garden was uncooperative in our efforts to catch the thief and we still don't know which employee took the information. For those who are wondering why we know it was an employee of this hotel, it was the only place we used the card in Chicago that the card left our sight. Watch your card activity if you stay here.

After reading a lot of bad reviews on this website I was panicked about choosing this hotel, but to my surprise this hotel was great! Clean, comfortable bed, good location, very friendly staff, NO bad smell, NO cockroaches! I stayed for 7 nights. Near to train station CTA (5 to 8 min. walking), restaurants, supermarket, airport (O'Hare). This is a very nice and cheap hotel for those who wants to go as a tourist. ; )

I've read a handful of reviews on here and I think the angry people are kind of funny -- *what* are you expecting for under $50/nt on O'Hare? If you're expecting something as nice as a Holiday Inn Express, etc., you're fooling yourself. Think about it.

This place is *fine*. The sheets & towels were clean, the bed was very comfortable, the carpets were clean, the room had coffee service, an ironing board/iron, a stocked fridge ($) and an empty one. The bathroom was clean and the air conditioning/heating unit worked. I felt safe, and I felt my car was safe outside. For fifty bucks, that's all I both want and expect.

Yes - the shower will fluctuate while you're showering - be ready for that. And yes, the walls/furniture are worn. But the room itself is functional - so it's just fine. You can tell that the owners are trying to make a shabby/worn motel into something nicer. Rome wasn't built in a day, and I thought that what they've done so far has been nice, though it's clear they still have a long way to go.

We were in a room near the lobby so we had a weak internet signal. It would have been nice to have full internet in the room, no doubt. Still, at least there's some type of access in the motel.

Never used the restaurant or pool. Didn't use the shuttle either.

We did, however, walk 10 minutes to the train. We figure that we saved a nice bit of money avoiding downtown parking by using the train, so we were pleased with that. We took the train back late - arrived at the station at midnight, and we felt safe walking back to the motel (we certainly weren't the only ones who got off at that spot and walked "home" - and everyone was normal-looking; no scary people).

We chose this location because of its proximity to the train and to O'Hare. In terms of both, this can't be beat. Especially for the price.

Don't fear this place - just don't expect anything beautiful. It's functional. If you don't plan to spend time in your room, you'll be quite satisfied.