Me and 3 friends flew into Chicago to check out both baseball parks. Half of us flew into O'Hare and the other 2 from Midway. All of us had success taking the EL downtown and walked 3 blocks to find Hotel Allegro. A great safe area we were all pleasantly surprised because we had never been to Chicago and we landed late at night.

When we spoke to the front desk we knew we were in the right place, "Pretty Woman" and "Pulp Fiction" helped us out. Each member's name tag had their favorite movie under their name. Every worker was super friendly in helping us find the right way to our destinations and suggesting ones we never thought of.

I can't guarantee that you will be so lucky, but we got a killer deal online for 2 double beds for $100 a night. Plus, we received a card for 2 free drinks and an appetizer downstairs at the lounge for every night of our stay.

Location was great, right near the EL and walking distance to anything you would need to see in downtown.

If you're in Chicago and want to stay in The Loop, The Allegro Hotel is perfect for you. It's centrally located, stylish rooms and attentive staff. I stayed at the hotel for 3 nights and was very pleased with everything. The bed was very comfy and had plenty of fluffy pillows, large flat screen tv, radio with ipod docking station and bathroom was hip and clean.

Everyone that I came in contact with was very friendly and helpful. My last day there, I ordered room service and not only was my meal perfect and delivered on time, the kitchen called to see if everything was alright. I have never had that kind of follow up service. I've stayed at the Palomar in DC, another Kimpton hotel and received exceptional service there too. I will definitely see if Kimpton has a hotel at my next destination.

This was our second time staying here. They redecorated the rooms since our previous stay...which we liked overall. The rooms were also very clean. However, the rooms are so small that it makes it very awkward for 2 adults to stay in. We also felt some basics were missing, such as a coffee maker in the room. We were told we could get coffee in the lobby, but when we did we were billed $6 for a small cup and a banana. The coffee also tasted about as good as what you would get at a gas station vending machine. The staff were somewhat friendly, but you never really felt welcomed. Also they stuck us with a room directly in front of the elevator, not off of, directly in front! This is a big problem since, unlike most hotels, the walls here at paper thin and you here everything. Perhaps the strangest annoyance was the constant noise from the pipes in the walls. You would here then shaking and water flowing through. Also we kept thinking we heard bass from an unknown source of music, but we concluded that was coming from the pipes too! We had to turn our fan on high just to drown it out! This could be a very good hotel if some of these details were addressed, since the location is great (a few blocks from millenium park).

My husband and I stayed here for one night April 23, 2009. It was for my birthday. We had play tickets to see Mary Poppins. (hence the review title!) I LOVED this hotel! It is so DIFFERENT! VERY clean and neat. The lobby has amazing furniture and our room was WONDERFUL! I KNOW the rooms are small but we had a VERY comfy king bed and a big flat screen tv. The bathroom was so funny! The sink was so small you had to really aim when you were brushing your teeth! But the fixtures were fun! All silver and modern. The wallpaper was circles and it was just FUN! I would DEFINETLY stay here again. Besides it is RIGHT NEXT DOOR to the Cadillac Theatre. So after it was over we walked 20 steps to our hotel! We got a $149 rate with tax!