James Hotel Chicago, Chicago, Cost

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Out of 415

James Hotel Chicago	Average Price: $282 Check Rates

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55 East Ontario

Chicago, 60611 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 3 of 39
Average review rating: 4.23

OpinionWell Value Index: 7

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (37) , Travelocity (9) , TripAdvisor (655) , YahooTravel (30)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	Recent comments complained about room smell.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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Cost	Appears in 31 comments. 50% wrote positive comments about cost

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1. Some nice touches here, nice people, but not enough to be that costly.

"DIsappointed by the stay and price " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/11/2011 Vote

2. I suspect they do this so that cabs will want to come to the hotel and I didn't really care either way since I tipped the guy what a cab plus tip would have cost, but what a great idea.

"Great service, so-so rooms and public spaces " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/14/2009 Vote

3. They are obviously trying to cut costs, and it shows.

"4.5 stars? That is optimistic at best. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/26/2012 Vote

4. no problem - they gave me an upgraded room at no cost.

"Excellent stay at The James " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/28/2012 Vote

5. Tip: the cost of downtown parking in Chicago is atrocious, but you can save a lot of money by walking just a few blocks.

"Artsy and modern, with very helpful staff " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/22/2012 Vote

6. Check online for parking cost calculator websites.

"Artsy and modern, with very helpful staff " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/22/2012 Vote

7. Factor this into the cost of this hotel.

"Nice Hotel. Great Location. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/23/2011 Vote

8. There is free wifi in the room and free boarding pass printing (all other printing at a cost).

"Near perfection (5 nights, awesomeness) " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/7/2011 Vote

9. The desk clerk and hotel manager assured me that they would replace the cost of the items.

"Bad Experience " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/28/2011 Vote

10. Considering the fact that renting a bike cost as much as 40$ a day in Chicago, this was very appreciated.

"Contemporary + excellent room service + free bike rental + near magnificient mile " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/27/2011 Vote