Chicago Lake Shore Hotel

I was under the impression that this was a non-smoking room mere steps away from the lake. Room was musty and reeked of cigarettes. Torn carpet, worn-out furniture, loose outlet covers, just all around sleezy-feeling. Had to cross a 4 lane highway to get to the lakeshore. The staff were nice and the parking garage was very convenient, but I will most definitely not be staying here again.

The pictures online are a little misleading. The front desk is actually in the larger lobby area to the side of the picture on the website. I found this out by asking a cleaner after waiting half an hour for the pictured reception to open. Plenty of free parking, I was allocated a room in the building that looks like a block of motel rooms. It was a nice room, clean and larger than expected. I felt a bit out of it being away from the main hotel building and the Wi-Fi continually dropped out. My TV didn’t work initially but the front desk gave me a different remote which got it working. A decent nights sleep despite the distant traffic noise from Lake Shore drive. This place is decent in what appears to be a good neighbourhood (I walked back from Guaranteed Rate field at night) and provides an excellent buffet breakfast. There’s a Metra line a few blocks away (10 minute walk). Although this is a decent hotel, I do think it’s overpriced although it is Chicago.

Great location; sober room with beautiful printed linen

Good value. Good location. Reasonably quiet. No recycling and still using tiny plastic toiletries.

We felt scammed. Excellent prices and lovely pictures of beautiful rooms in fabulous location on the lake lured us to reserve a room. However, upon arrival, we were assigned a disgusting room, smelling of old cigarettes, with dirty walls and ceiling, and a carpet that looked like it had never been cleaned. We refused the room and switched to a standard, clean room in the adjoining Best Western, which cost us several hundred dollars more for the weekend and was suspiciously run by the same staff. I asked the check-in staff if this sort of thing happens often, and they responded "all the time". This begs the question as to whether or not this is part of the organizations business plan. Very scammy, if you ask me.

They have two classes of rooms. One, inside the hotel. The other, outside the hotel, in California style/motel set-up. I was in a outside room. Seventy style scratched-up furniture. Noise refrigerator. Front door that wasn’t plum. Had cracks between the door and the frame. One could peer right into the room from the outside. See photos.

They upgraded the breakfast and coffee is through the day. Great job!

I was skeptical about the place because of the reviews. The place it’s ok; basically is just to rest while doing all the things you r doing while in vacations. It’s cool since is by the hwy, close to the soldier stadium,all museums and sears tower and 360; plus the river is across the street. And the employees were so kind and nice! Definitely the place to stay for good price and you can bring you furry friends along too!

Clean and good location

Likes how close it was to museum but it needs updating, its an old property