Congress Hotel Chicago, Chicago, Bar

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Congress Hotel Chicago	Average Price: $173 Check Rates

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520 South Michigan Avenue

Chicago, 60605 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 13 of 49
Average review rating: 2.59

OpinionWell Value Index: 5

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (3) , Expedia (72) , MyTravelGuide (87) , Travelocity (42) , TripAdvisor (595) , YahooTravel (98)

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Is this hotel safe to book? See the trends in negative comments below to find out the real deal before you commit:

Construction:	There are recent comments about Construction, Remodeling, Renovation.
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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Bar	Appears in 49 comments. 88% wrote positive comments about bar

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1. The bar and resturant on site were great.

"Old hotel with charm " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/27/2012 Vote

2. The lobby and bar area are very nice and updated.

"Great Location, Budget Friendly " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/20/2012 Vote

3. Nice antique looking but with bright neon signs flashing from the bar.

"So much potential yet... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/16/2012 Vote

4. Nice bar and restaurant with old wood work and original bar.

"Great place, stayed 3 times now! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/12/2012 Vote

5. The breakfast buffet at the Gazebo restaurant onsite is good as well as the bar just off the lobby.

"Great location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/3/2011 Vote

6. The lobby, restaurants, and bar area were clean and very nice.

"Pleasantly surprised, clean, great views! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/25/2011 Vote

7. The staff in the bar and restaurant were wonderful to us.

"Problems? Abundant. A great stay even though... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/25/2011 Vote

8. Instead, I decamped in the hotel bar, which was nice and well-appointed and seemed to be the only thing in this place that worked as it should.

"Failed on All Levels " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/11/2011 Vote

9. Nice bar-area and antique lobby.

"Decent hotel, the perfect location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/12/2011 Vote

10. The bar staff was great and the dinner restaurant was attached was also a good staff.

"Stay here if everything else is full " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/23/2010 Vote