I've stayed at this Marriot property on several occasions and it never disappoints. The rooms are comfortable, the staff is excellent, and the location (West Loop - Little Italy - Greektown) is ideal. The proximity to the best restaurants (Rosebud - amazing Italian; Illinois Bar and Grill on Taylor - Best hamburger in the entire universe; Yummi Thai - fabulous pad Thai and my favorite “Tiger w/ shrimp”; and, Drum and Monkey - cold beer and good people), multiple Chicago El/train stops, and just a short taxi/bus/train ride to the Magic Mile can all be found at the Marriott Chicago Downtown Medical District/UIC. The free shuttle service is a real bonus if you just don't enjoy walking the beautiful Chicago neighborhoods.

By the way, the desk clerk, Victoria, is a real sweet heart.

This is like a low budget Marriot. Clean but the hotel had few amenities. Unless you want to be across the street from University of Illinois or RUSH medical center, do not use this hotel. The online information gave me the impression that getting into downtown and the loop was just a few easy trainstops down the road. Kind of true....it's two blocks to the train station and then several stops to downtown; it takes long enough that you don't want to go back and forth for the day, so you have to schlep all your stuff with you. My son lives in Chicago, and he did not advise that I (or any woman on her own) take the train at night, so that meant high taxi bills to get back. Others may disagree with the safety issue; hard to know when you don't live there. Anyway...the main problem is that this hotel is far from anything interesting. Also, the concierge was sweet but she really knew very little. She told me the wrong bus line, etc.

Here is what I learned this trip: If you are going to bid on Priceline, do not include areas that you are not 100% sure of and don't go below four stars. I've gotten incredible deals that way, but this time, I lost out. Lesson learned.

We had a very comfortable stay here and encountered no problems. They have a convenient no charge shuttle to several points which we took and then walked to our destination from there. We had breakfast at their restaurant and were not pleased with the choices or prices. They have a large variety of restaurant menus to choose from that would deliver, at their reception desk. We chose a Tai restaurant one night that was excellent. It was overall a pleasant experience.

I went to Chicago to go to a club with a bunch of friends for the weekend. We decided to stay here because it was very well priced. There are lots of good things to say about this hotel. The rooms were big and clean. The bedroom had two big comfy beds. The bathroom had: shampoo, conditioner, soap, and lots of towels. The only negative is it is VERY hard to catch a cab outside of the hotel. During the day, it is a short walk to the subway, but it didn't feel safe enough to catch a train at night. The desk staff was very good about getting cabs.