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Howard Johnson Downtown	Average Price: $121 Check Rates

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720 North La Salle Drive

Chicago, 60610 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 16 of 49
Average review rating: 3.15

OpinionWell Value Index: 3

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (5) , Expedia (36) , MyTravelGuide (162) , Travelocity (9) , TripAdvisor (114) , YahooTravel (17)

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

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1. We had quite a bit of noise on Saturday night, but the other nights during the week weren't too bad.

"Great price and location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/17/2012 Vote

2. When I first started looking at booking this hotel, I was a bit scared by some bad reviews, even though I also saw a lot of good ones.

"Great price and location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/17/2012 Vote

3. The bad: 40 parking spaces for 70 rooms - you could be looking for parking at a neighborhood lot.

"Disappointing " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/23/2012 Vote

4. It was smaller than it looks in the photos but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

"Good value for money " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/31/2011 Vote

5. Maybe I'm more tolerant because I'm in my early 20s, but I didn't think it was so bad.

"An honest review " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/27/2011 Vote

6. The HoJo gets a bad rap.

"An honest review " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/27/2011 Vote

7. One person wrote there were bedbugs, one person wrote that the hotel rooms were disgustingly unkempt, and one went as far as saying it was in a bad neighborhood.

"An honest review " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/27/2011 Vote

8. The room was dingy, badly lit (one of the two bedside lights not working), small and crowded due to a huge old fashioned TV and cabinet in one corner.

"Worst hotel accommodation I have experienced in over 30 years of holidays. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/18/2011 Vote

9. The next morning the skin on my stomach started itching badly.

Read full review 6/9/2011 Vote

10. The room smells fine with no bad odors or musty smell.

"Very acceptable and a great bargain. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/5/2011 Vote