Congress Hotel Chicago, Chicago, Shower

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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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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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Shower

Appears in 79 comments.

60% wrote positive comments about shower

The following words were used in comments with Shower:
comfortable (4) curtain (8) hot (22) hotel (6) lighting (5) liked (7) pressure (11)

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1. Water pressure in the shower was awesome.

"Good location-poor customer service " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/26/2012 Vote

2. Speaking of showers, hope you like long ones if you stay here.

"Horrendous " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/21/2012 Vote

3. Needless to say, that was the fastes shower of my life.

"Horrendous " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/21/2012 Vote

4. This well-positioned hotel on Michigan Avenue has a lobby full of marble and enormous rooms with huge windows, BUT good luck getting a hot shower or an operable iron.

"Run into the ground " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/21/2011 Vote

5. Still, if I had to go back, I would spend the extra $50 a night to stay somewhere with a better bed, a better shower and more informed concierge staff.

"Would Not Stay Again " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/12/2011 Vote

6. The shower pressure was like someone pouring a cup of water on your head and we had to wait 10-15 minutes for warm water.

"Some great services but the hotel is worn out. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/2/2011 Vote

7. The shower was excellent.

"Great Old Hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/6/2011 Vote

8. Pros: the beds were comfortable, shower functioned well, bath tub was even deep enough for a soak.

"Good deal on short notice, but we had no time to shop around " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/23/2011 Vote

9. Then when he went to take a shower he noticed a red welt on the inside of his arm, like a long scratch (no, no from me).

"It is haunted and not that bad of an old hotel-it's Chicago history! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/24/2010 Vote

10. Our room was large with tall ceilings, very large bathtub and shower, and I honestly slept better there than at home (very comfortable beds).

"Don't let the negative reviews steer you away " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/25/2010 Vote