I've stayed in a lot of Chicago hotels for various reasons, usually just for fun, as I live just north of town and enjoy going out in the city every now and again with friends or visitors from out of town. The Hotel Allegro is both funky and sort of sophisticated, with a hip decor of bright colors, deco architecture and furniture, and flashes of fun and whimsy. The rates are very reasonable for a better hotel downtown, and there is a free wine hour in the loungey lobby for guests. It's right in the theater district, just a few blocks from State Street shopping, Millennium Park, and the Art Institute -- great location.

My room had kind of an odd shape, jogging over to the right after you opened the door, but it was quite comfortable and cheerfully decorated, with a cool mirrored desk that I admired. When I looked out the window to see the El tracks directly outside my window I figured I would not be getting much sleep that night, but the place has some good glazing on the windows, and the A/C blower helped to eliminate all traces of train and traffic noise outside.

Hotel Allegro, in my view, is a good bargain for the price in Chicago, with a great location and a fun, modern style.

Manager Jeremy Baker and his team of professionals are to be commended! Everyone was so helpful. After reading the room reviews i was leery, but the Premium King was large! The sink was small, but so what! The room was wonderful! We ordered a pot of coffee in the morning from room service and within 10 minutes it arrived piping hot with extra cream as requested. The coffee had bold wonderful flavor!!! My hat is off to Jeremy and his staff!!! They definitely added the Kimpton Touch that we keep coming back for! I highly recommend the Allegro Hotel! By the way, the sangria at wine night was also fabulous! :-)

A very nice hotel with small but adequate rooms. The decor was lovely. My daughter and I spent 5-nights here, saw Wicked just down the street and used the public transportation to get all around town. Was a bit disappointed with the bar/restaurant which opened and closed it's kitchen at will without regard to posted hours. The room description boasted of safe's large enough to accomodate a laptop, so I brought mine. I was informed after check-in that the safes are not in every room (and not in mine). As a side note, I was surprised that nearly all the shops many restaurants closed at 6pm in that area... even the 7-11.

Stayed here for one night while on business. I checked in late around 11 pm and the check in process was smooth, except no one told me that there was a fitness center or that there my reservation entitled me to a free continental breakfast. On check out attempted to charge me for calling the front desk.

The Room: Small room, but big flat screen TV, iPod docketing station. Bed average - nothing special. Bathroom very small, had no ventilation, no tissues needed touch up paint rust showing through (because no ventilation). Closet but no hangers so had to put my suit on the chair.

Continental Breakfast: DO NOT pay extra for this. The lady servicing was polite. It includes one cup of coffee, one juice, one fruit (apple, banana or orange), and a muffin or bagel. My muffin was stale and had a bad refrigerator smell in it. They offer yogurt but you have to pay extra ($1.70). All I wanted was coffee and a yogurt, but was told that even if I didn't get the other stuff, I would still have to pay for the yogurt.

I would not come back to this hotel even though the location was ideal.