The Wyndham Chicago is conveniently located in downtown Chicago. It is easily accessible by the train (CTA) by taking the blue line to the red line, or if you have lots of luggage, then the blue line to a ~$6 cab ride. Michigan Avenue (shopping) is a couple blocks away, and so are some of the major attractions like navy pier, and some of the museums. The one problem we had with the hotel location was its proximity to a hospital. Luckily we noticed the noisy ambulances on our way to check in, so we specifically requested a room on one of the upper floors. We think this worked, as we didn’t hear them in our room.
The room was quite spacious – with a very COMFORTABLE king size bed, down comforter, and down pillows. We definitely got a good night’s sleep. The bathroom was large, and nicely decorated with granite counters. One of my pet peeves when travelling is the amount of shower pressure. Happy to say, this one passed the test! I was able to get all the shampoo out of my hair easily. The room was equipped with internet access (for a fee), TV, mini bar / fridge and free coffee.
There was a dining area on the 2nd floor with a reasonably priced menu – everything for $10. However, we didn’t eat there. There are just so many places in downtown Chicago we wanted to try out, and they were just a quick walk downstairs! There were multiple people managing the Concierge desk, so the wait to speak to someone wasn’t long. The Concierge was very knowledgeable and often gave us very specific walking directions / maps to wherever we wanted to go. There was also somewhere to leave your luggage on the 1st floor. We used this on the way in and out as our flight times did not match the check in time of 3:30p and check out of 11:00a.
All in all, we really enjoyed our stay. The bed was extremely comfortable, and the shower had lots of pressure. We were in the heart of everything we wanted to see, yet not directly in the midst of the tourists – for a very reasonable price. We would definitely stay there again.