Howard Johnson Downtown, Chicago, Unsafe

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Out of 415

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)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (0/5 issues found)

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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. I never felt unsafe here.

"Excellent for the price " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/16/2012 Vote

2. so that made me feel extremely unsafe, which is probably why I did not sleep very well.

"Thoughts Upon Arrival: Oh god... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/15/2012 Vote

3. Never felt unsafe either, the neighborhood seems decent and they have a security guard around all night too.

"clean comfortable and FREE parking " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/13/2011 Vote

4. It was filthy, run down, unsafe looking, smelly and overall, well.

"What a dive! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/13/2009 Vote

5. Why not take it out of the room if it is not working? We felt unsafe in the area because of the location and also there were other visitors in the hotel fighting in the hallways late at night and nothing was being done about it.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 8/26/2007 Vote

6. Very dirty and felt unsafe.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 8/22/2007 Vote

7. Why not take it out of the room if it is not working? We felt unsafe in the area because of the location and also there were other visitors in the hotel fighting in the hallways late at night and nothing was being done about it.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 8/22/2007 Vote

8. Reasonably close to Michigan Avenue attractions, and though "off the busiest path", I did not feel unsafe.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 8/15/2007 Vote

9. Reasonably close to Michigan Avenue attractions, and though "off the busiest path", I did not feel unsafe.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 8/1/2007 Vote

10. Poor parking, poor rooms, unsafe area.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 8/14/2006 Vote