We spend a few long weekends every year in Chicago and this time, we opted to try the Wyndham Hotel with our two young children (7 and 9). We had a lovely experience. The hotel is immaculate (and, if you were to ask my husband, I'm ridiculously fussy), the room was clean and bright (moderately sized, great linens, large and clean bathroom), the pool was small but terrific (with adjacent locker rooms as well as unisex sauna and steam rooms) and the workout room was great (it even opened 10 minutes early - at 5:20 a.m. I often am frustrated by workout facilities that don't open early enough).

The best part? The location. It was amazing to us that just one block off Miracle Mile, traffic can diminish so considerably (in fact, the intersections around the Wyndham are marked by stop signs, not traffic lights). The Wyndham is amid high-rise residences, hotels, and office buildings, but quaint and so quiet at ground level. A larger Corner Bakery (a breakfast favorite) is across the street with indoor and outdoor seating. TGI Fridays is down the street, as are other eateries (but, again, you're just a block off Miracle Mile and blocks from Rush Street, so the eating and shopping opportunities are endless). We also liked that it is located about midway (north/south) on the Mile, making everything so convenient.

Wyndham staff members were exceedingly polite and helpful, from the doorman to the concierge and front desk. Always holding doors, asking if we needed help, talking to our children -- just great. (When we arrived, we were given a room with a view of a concrete wall and asked to be moved, which was done without question. Our new view was great -- and just a few floors up. The room was a bit larger, too.)

We didn't eat in the hotel restaurants, but they were crowded at meal times - a good sign.

If there was any drawback (and I'm not sure this even qualifies), it's that the hotel doesn't have a large lobby. While it's elegant, it doesn't invoke the opulence (or hum with the activity) of some of the larger or older hotels (like the Drake or the Intercontinental). But, it's lovely (marble floors; curved staircase, pianist at the baby grand, elegant furniture) and quiet.

The Wyndham is a new Chicago favorite for us.

This was the third time I have stayed here and have been satisfied each time. The rooms are clean and comfortable and the bathrooms are very large- for downtown chicago.

The service is good and the rates are usually better than most. I booked a room with a king sized bed thru the hotel web site for $160 per night.

My biggest complaint is the hotel's close proximity to Northwestern hospital. If your room is on the hospital side you will her ambulances, usually several per night. A minor annoyance is the need to take one elevator to get to the lobby and then change elevators to get to your room.

In the category of Mich. ave area hotwels for under $200 per night I think this hotel is one of the best. Over $200, I'd look at Sofitel or Omni.

After staying at this Hotel we were lured into buying into a timeshare promo with Wyndham Vacations. We got a call after a couple months asking how we enjoyed our stay. They took $89 from us. I called 2 days later to get our money back. We did not get our money back and amazingly there is no record of my call. They refuse to give me back my $89. I have gone as high as the corporate office and have filed a complaint with the Missouri Attourney Generals office. There are multiple complaints against Wyndham Vacations! Stay away!

Booked two nights for short family trip to explore City.
Location great except for hospital next door drew a contant flow of ambulances (sirens). Hotel very clean, room was nice. Marble bathrooms, granite tops. Exterior windows dirty, and really no good views. We changed rooms shortly after check in, but second room view wasn't any better.
Food price really expensive, but found serveral reasonable resturants nearby. (WEST EGG was favorite) Oh, the pool .... was about the size of a standard hotel room, but kids didn't seem to mind.
Bar made great cozmos. You'll drop $30 for two with tip. Ouch!
No frig in room made bringing resturant leftovers back impossible.
Over all, OK, but I will try another place next time.