Travelodge by Wyndham Downtown Chicago

The staff was rude, tube leaking, no water pressur

Location

Everything but location

It's a clean place to stay.

Clean room, hallway, and downstairs facilities. Friendly & well informed staff. Three medium sized elevators.

Small cramped room with tiny bathroom. Even on the 10th floor the sound of blowers in the alley made for an incessant, loud hum all night long. Screaming crickets would have been more welcome. Then the steam radiator heat wasn't turned on until 10pm. My room was about 60°F when the pipe-knocking finally began. The restaurant downstairs was overwhelmed in the morning since only two people were working - though the food was pretty good. I waited 20 minutes to order at the counter and another 20 minutes at the table until my pancakes were finished. 15 minutes later I was finished. Parking is not included and my plans kept me in downtown until 3:30. So I put my things back into my car at the garage across the street after breakfast. When I collected my car it had been parked there for 23.5 hours, yet I paid $15 dollars extra for a second night as I was ready to leave after 2pm. Still cheaper than another night in a hotel plus I was home in about 4 hours anyway.

Helpful front desk

I was woken up at 12:45 by a screaming kid and a very loud TV. The walls aren't very thick and other guests sometimes not very considerate.

The wireless Internet connection was very good.

This hotel is old and needs an urgent refurbishment. The staff was discourteous and indiferent most of the time. The check in time is 3:00 PM and you have to pay to leave your luggage if you arrive earlier. The rates for one onight during weekend are extortive.

The hotel still had a feel of a hotel from the 50’s, which was a charm factor.

We like the proximity of the hotel in Chicago to be able to gain access to attractions - open-top bus tour stop nearby and a good quality fast-food outlet in the hotel.

Single glazed windows did not block out traffic and train noises.

It was a convenient city location which filled a need. It all felt a bit old & dated but otherwise ok for its purpose.

Central location

Location- very convenient to Chicago tourist attractions. Everyone was friendly, even if a lot of the staff didn't have pertinent information.

Maintenance is a problem. We had to switch rooms because of loud hotel generated noise (5 am). The new room did not have a working toilet paper roll holder and the sheets were too small for the beds and came undone in the night. Our keys were deactivated several times. It was only inconvenient to have them reactivated.

how close it was to everything we wanted to do, we could walk to Millennium Park, Grant Park, coffee shops, shopping & places to eat. Other attractions were only a short taxi ride away (Navy Pier & Shedd Aquarium were only $7 taxi each)

it's a very old hotel with slow elevators and our swipe card did not work a few times. It was very expensive for a 2* room with no ammenities($139/night + $32/day for parking our small SUV)

The staff was very friendly and helpful!