I decided to play the Priceline.com Hotel Roulette game and landed Hotel Sax for a three night stay. I was a little nervous since I've never heard of the place. But when I arrived from Midway airport via the Orange Line, I was happy to find the place was clean, classy, and a great location. It's about a two block walk from any color Rail line you want. However parking rates are insane! $42 a night? Give me a break. Does that insane rate come with a full Wash and Hand wax? I would recommend not renting a car and using the CTA Trains. As for the staff, They were great. I kindly asked them for a River View and they gave me a great room! No room has the "Perfect View" but the staff upgraded me without a charge! In the room, Loved the bed, the bathroom, and the HD Television with a big selection of channels. On the down side, The Maid forgot to put toilet paper in my room one night and didn't replace the glass cups I used. Rip off warning!!! The mini bar prices are crazy. On top of that, they add 10.5% Chicago ultra high sales tax! Hotel Sax, Just make it a flat rate for us poor tourist! My other picky issue .... Hotel Sax needs to offer better quality Toilet Paper of all things! Yes Picky but for a upscale hotel, The Toilet Paper in the room reminded me of a public Restroom. Just bring Northern T.P. from home and your all set! (grin)

This hotel gave us weird vibes. I like cutting edge, modern hotels but this one was just a little strange. Our room was decorated like a pied-a-terre owned by Liberace: Crazy wallpaper and furniture, and an ink blot chandelier painted on the wallpaper. Very strange.

The staff cleaned it well and the bed was comfortable. Internet was free which was very nice, but the check in people knew little: they had a hard time giving us directions and telling us anything about Chicago. Additionally, the "workout facilities" (if you could call them that) were little more than a storage room in the basement of the hotel with 2 treadmills and 2 elliptical trainers. Very lame!

The location is very good: right next to house of blues, Marina City, Magnificent mile, you name it! Being centrally located was great. But overall, we enjoyed the more classic, comfortable Intercontinental more.

Overall this hotel is ok. It may be the perfect place for you if you enjoy trendy modern stuff. There is also one of the hottest hotel bars in Chicago attached to it. Although this bar gave us weird vibes too as it is a mix of young girls being hit on by sketchy older male hotel guests. Also beware, hotel can be loud as the walls are thin and this bar is loud. We had several bar patrons staying in rooms on our floor and they kept us up almost all night long!

I stayed end of April for the first time @ Hotel Sax. Got a good rate but "paid" in the long run!! Hotel looks fabulous upon arrival but you will regret your stay the very next morning after itching all the way home. Room was not clean and I had bites all over. Management was unresponsive to my email explaining my dilemma. I travel to Chicago for business about 5-6 times per month and will NOT ever stay here again. Stay at your own risk but pack some bug spray.

Here is an absolutely unbiased review: I was there for a National meeting, and stayed here even though the meeting was at McCormick place. I stayed in room 1014.
It is really dark and depressing in the room, and musty and dirty as well. The bed was way too short for me (i'm 5'11...not a giant), and when you sleep on the bed the bottom sheet comes undone immediately and isn't really fitted, and the comforter is cheap, not a nice down one. There's some dirty, cheap, leather pillows on the bed. The room is not well lit, uncomfortable, and the bathroom is cold and not clean. An old pack of Rolaids was stuck in the corner of the room (if the hotel reads these: CLEAN THESE UP!). It was a total of $300 a night... so overall, it was terrible. There are many, many better hotels that are actually much cheaper. Don't stay here, pick somewhere else. I spend much less in a Westin ---I left to stay here I was so sick of the SAX, and even though I don't think Westin's are that great, it was at least comfortable, with decent beds and shower. The SAX was cheap, dirty, cold, and overpriced.