Howard Johnson Downtown, Chicago, Expensive

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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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1. Although there is a cafe at the hotel, we got a delicious breakfast at Yolk every morning just down the street -- they are a little expensive but definitely worth it.

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

2. I had wanted a downtown, not terribly expensive, 'decent', place to stay near the wonderful mass transit system in Chicago.

"Never again THIS Howard Johnson " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/29/2011 Vote

3. I called the hotel and the manager adjusted the rate for the last night of our stay (which was a Friday and more expensive) to match the other two nights, making the savings within dollars of each other if we had booked at the cheaper rate online.

"Great Location, Small Rooms " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/21/2011 Vote

4. This is hotel is not expensive considering it is only 1 mile from the center of Chicago.

"a cheap yet not comfortable place to stay " Read full review on Expedia 8/27/2008 Vote

5. All places we checked were really expensive and we were lucky enough to find the Howard Johnson at a very reasonable rate.

"Love at first site! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/1/2008 Vote

6. Least expensive.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 10/7/2007 Vote

7. Ok it is outdated, but on the other hand not as expensive [--] the rest downtown, and also a good thing you can park your car onsite for free.

"this is value for money " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/1/2007 Vote

8. My hope was to find a decent hotel close to the downtown area I would be going to most and not be too expensive.

"Clean safe room for good price, nice convenient area " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/26/2007 Vote

9. Our room was pretty bad, and was quite expensive too, at $169 a night.

"Not the height of luxury " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/15/2006 Vote

10. Because I used to travel to Chicago by car, some hotels' valet parking were VERY expensive.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 9/18/2006 Vote