Recommended! Feeling of Marriott quality (under their theme ”Residence Inn”). Large fresh rooms with separate living room and bedroom and the possibility to cook yourself if necessary. Micro, large fridge, crockery and hob. The hotel is centrally located in the area known as the ”Loop”. Close to the subway that goes to/from O'Hare airport (blue line), close to Millennium park (Cloud) and Willis tower. The street outside is a fairly quiet street with high-rise buildings opposite. A Seven Eleven is on the street corner and it is close to Mc Donalds. The hotel also has a restaurant with a separate entrance from the street or via elevator from the hotel (the elevator at the far end of the corridor). The street level entrance has a smaller lobby with a caretaker. Says hello sometimes but otherwise doesn't make a big fuss. Elevators take you up to the reception. The staff at the reception are nice. There are plenty of lifts next door which then take you up to the rooms. In the reception there is also a very small kiosk with snacks and some soft drinks, wine. If you continue from the reception you come to larger areas where you can sit down and just outside there is a bar. Even further in are tables and chairs where the breakfast buffet is also served. The breakfast is bigger than in most hotels (though not up to Scandinavian or English standards). The breakfast was nice and the staff refills all the time. The hotel corridors are well-kept and carpeted. We had booked a ”1 bedroom suite, 2 queens” (40 square meters), as the room is called on the hotel's own website, but on hotels.com (Expedia) it is called ”suite 1 bedroom, 2 queens”. The hotel has slightly different rooms and different bed types. Although all with a kitchen and sofa (praise). Remember to have a credit card because the hotel, like most, takes a deposit that is released within a few days. The room feels fresh and well-kept. Goes in light colors, white, light beige, better than many other American hotel rooms which can be very dark. Brown furniture interspersed with light colors on the sofa and red color on armchair. Inside the door is the kitchen, large refrigerator, stove (2 pieces) with fan, kitchen cupboard with crockery, dishwasher, sink, Micro and a bar counter where you can sit and eat. Then the room (the living room part) continues with a sofa, coffee table, armchair, floor lamps, desk and a chest of drawers on which the large flat screen TV stands. From the room there are sliding doors into the bedroom area, which in our room consisted of 2,160 cm beds with accompanying bedside tables. Here, too, there is a flat-screen TV attached to the wall. You can connect the sound from your phone to the TV. The beds are comfortable and there are plenty of pillows. From the bedroom area towards the bathroom there is a wardrobe with iron and ironing board. Opposite mirror and a low dresser. From here is the entrance to the bathroom, which is modern, with white tiles and a beige tiled floor. Lar
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I stayed here for five nights. I had asked for a room away from elevators and ice machines; I didn't get that. But for all that my room was so close to the elevators, I never heard them, and there was only one brief instance of noise from folks getting ice, despite the fact that the ice room was right next door to mine. So you know the soundproofing here is impressive! My room was clean and compact and had everything I could need to do some simple cooking, had I wanted to. But with breakfast included in the room rate and the area filled with meal options within an easy walk, there was no need. The breakfast buffet doesn't seem to vary greatly day to day, but there is certainly a wide spectrum of foods from which to choose. There's a street-level entry on LaSalle, with a desk staffed by people who are apparently picked for their friendliness and cheerful personalities. I must give a shout out to Kandu; she was so friendly and helpful. Check-in is on the second floor, as is the breakfast buffet. And if you are a fossil like me and don't do everything on your cell phone, you'll appreciate the two computers for guests near the bar on the same floor. Minuses? My room, 719, faced an inner ”courtyard”, with dumpsters below. Friday morning at about 12:30, there was a lot of noise from this area. It seemed too early for trash pick-up, but there was a loud racket and it sounded like dumpsters were being moved around. I'm not faulting the hotel for this, but do bring ear plugs if you're a light sleeper. And then there's the shower. Sigh. I think most Residence Inns have showers like this now, with just a half-wall of glass separating the shower from the rest of the bathroom. It's an absurd design. There was always a small lake on the floor after I showered, and, if you move a millimeter out of the ”enclosed” area of the half-wall, you get a shot of cold air in the middle of your nice warm shower. Also, a grab bar or two would be appreciated. At least the water pressure was fine and I had hot water whenever I needed it. This hotel is very popular. I saw families, business travelers, several groups of one sort or another, and leisure travelers. So book early if you want to stay here during a busy period. I'd absolutely stay here again.
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