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3rd

Out of 415

Sofitel Chicago	Average Price: $283 Check Rates

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20 East Chestnut Street - Downtown

Chicago, 60611 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 2 of 39
Average review rating: 4.62

OpinionWell Value Index: 9

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (42) , MyTravelGuide (134) , Travelocity (5) , TripAdvisor (896) , YahooTravel (21)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (1/5 issues found)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
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. The hotel is lovely and smells very nice in the lobby.

"Nice hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/5/2012 Vote

2. We had a suite on the 24th floor and it smelled from the minute we walked in.

"Not as nice as I would have expected " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/19/2012 Vote

3. It had wonderfully soft white robes and slippers along with French shampoo, conditioner, and body wash that all smelled fabulous.

"My extremely high expectations were exceeded! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/23/2012 Vote

4. smell, which is why I cannot give this hotel five stars.

"Very Good Hotel in Excellent Location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/1/2012 Vote

5. Unfortunately, I must echo the comments of another review who said their suite smelled of body odor.

"Very Good Hotel in Excellent Location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/1/2012 Vote

6. And the lobby smells wonderful.

"Only one place to stay in Chi-Town! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/28/2011 Vote

7. It even smells amazing.

"Nice, but rough around the edges. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/2/2011 Vote

8. We did not like that it was a sealed building and smell in the room was not pleasant .

"Tatiana and Nikolai from Toronto " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/6/2011 Vote

9. Bathrooms come with both a tub and separate shower, your own robe and slippers, loofah, and lemony smelling bath products.

"If this hotel was a person I'd marry it " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/16/2011 Vote

10. I asked to switch rooms because the original had the new carperting smell and they did it instantly.

"I chose to stay again : Great location, trendy, French , sophisticated " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/25/2011 Vote