We chose the Fairfield for convenience to Midway Airport (10 minute drive) and an early a.m. flight. The Fairfield is located in a center of hotels (Marriott, Courtyard, Hilton Garden, Sleep Inn, and Hampton Inn) which share courtesy shuttles and a parking lot.

The FF was similar in price to the other hotels. They provided an outstanding complimentary (extended) breakfast. Good variety with all the basics. Freshly made waffles were a treat! The courtesy shuttle runs 24/7 to Midway. It was prompt and very convenient. The immediate vicinity of the hotel is sketchy so we used Midway Airport as access for the “El”. From Midway you can easily and cheaply get to downtown Chicago via public transportation and without having to pay city parking fees.

In our double bed room, we experienced clean and quiet accommodations. You may hear a rumble from an airplane, but you're virtually at the airport! It's really not bad at all. I happen to think my bed was extremely comfortable, better than other more expensive hotels we stayed in - best sleep on our trip. We didn’t go into the pool, but we saw it was very small – good for kids. Whirlpool was out of commission? The FF also provides guests with complimentary access to a PC w/Internet and printer for business purposes.

We were pleased with our stay at the Midway Fairfield.

The Hotel is nice, good breakfast for a delux contential.
They make you pay $10 per day just to park your car.
With $160 room rate, it ended up at $200 per day with parking and tax. Just too expensive for what you get.

Took a group of 32 -- 20 high school senior physics students and 12 parents -- to Fairfield April 4-6.
Wonderful experience for our group just spending 2 nights.
Great variety for breakfast. Not a complaint.
Minimal waits for trolley to Midway where we caught Orange Line to downtown.
Very helpful by providing a room where we kept our luggage after 2nd night and picked up to take evening flight.
Price was right.

This hotel was a good value considering the price of hotels in the Chicago area. It was clean & in good condition. The staff was QUITE friendly & more than eager to assist. The indoor pool was a bit small, but served it's purpose for our young children. We did not notice any excessive noise even tho the hotel is close to Midway airport.

The hotel offers a free shuttle service to/from Midway which was very nice (& very prompt). We took the Metra train into Chicago, then took an El train to Midway & called the hotel to ask for the shuttle pick up. We anticipated a lengthy wait for the shuttle, but it was there within 5 minutes! The drive to the hotel was less than 10 minutes.

There is a Fridays restuarant across the parking lot from the hotel that I would recommend for a decent meal, especially if you do not have a car. The free hotel breakfast was quite ample with a nice variety of choices. The staff kept the food well stocked at all times.

I would recommend this hotel as an option to staying downtown if you are on a budget. We went to an event at the University of Chicago and took a cab from the hotel to the campus. Even after having lived in Chicago for 10 years, I was surprised at the $35 cab fare for this ride! Considering the nature of the neighborhood we drove through, however, I would not recommend public transportation as an option. We also took a cab to the Museum of Science & Industry from the hotel & the price was not as steep.