It is a decent Hotel offering great location & great value for money. It offers very fast wifi, which is great help for persons on business trip.

The rooms are small & the food in the cafeteria is poor

The room was super tiny. It had two beds and they were so close together it might as well have been one bed. The carpet was shabby, with rips it it and was very dirty looking. We had to wait over an hour past check-in time to get our room and then I believe we would have sat in the lobby even longer if we hadn't complained. It was like they just forgot we were waiting. The lobby and common areas are absolutely georgeous but the room we had was like it was another building. The bellman makes himself very scarce and might ignore you for a while when he is there. Would definitely not stay there again.

My boyfriend and I stayed at the Allerton for a few nights during the Easter weekend. To sum up our stay:

Good - location, price (got a great package deal from Orbitz), and cleanliness.

Bad - room size is small but sufficient (mind you, we apparently got upgraded to a Queen bed but I am not convinced since my double bed at home is the same size as their queen size) and no coffee maker in our room so we went to the lobby and asked where we can get coffee and they directed us to the lobby bar where they charged us about $5 for a cup...now that's a bit ridiculous considering Starbucks was located across the street.

Would I return again? Yes - only if I can get the same deal. I'll just have to remember not to ask for coffee the next time around! = )

A friend and I stayed here for 3 nights. As it was our first time in Chicago, we wanted something with easy access to shopping, lots of things to do and places to eat. The Allerton did not disappoint.

We were able to walk to almost everything we wanted to do (parks, navy pier, shopping, restaurants, etc). We did have to take a bus to Bucktown, but the stop was right near the hotel.

The staff were friendly, though we didn't interact with them too much.

The room was in good condition and clean, but the layout was awkward, not allowing the person on the far side of the bed much room to walk to their side (less than a foot). As two girls, we didn't mind sharing one bed, but it was hard to get around without disturbing one an other.

We were very impressed with the fitness center. There are several cardio machines (bikes, elliptical, 4 treadmills) each with their own tv screen and weight machines/ free weights. It was clean and there were always plenty of towels. It is bright and airy and wasn't overly crowded when we were there.

The restaurant in the hotel was ok. It had good food, but not really a good place to have a 'night out.'

Overall, we would happily stay at the Allerton again; It was the best value for us.