The Avenue Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chicago, Disappoint

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The Avenue Crowne Plaza Hotel	Average Price: $243 Check Rates

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160 East Huron

Chicago, 60611 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 8 of 73
Average review rating: 4.09

OpinionWell Value Index: 9

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (86) , YahooTravel (33) , Travelocity (13) , MyTravelGuide (500) , TripAdvisor (406)

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Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
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1. Lower your expectations to a 2 star hotel and you will not be disappointed.

"How could this hotel possibly be 4 stars? " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/7/2012 Vote

2. We were a little disappointed to find the pool on the 40th floor is open to air and not enclosed, therefore closed for the season.

"Great location. Great room " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/6/2012 Vote

3. We had a Groupon for a suite which made the hotel a little more palatable, had I paid the full rate I would have been very disappointed.

"Average at best. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/2/2012 Vote

4. But the room has an odd layout and for the price, I was disappointed that you had to pay $9.

"Just a hotel... In an awesome location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/14/2012 Vote

5. We chose the Crowne Plaza because of good experiences at other hotels in their chain and we were not disappointed.

"Very good place to stay in Chicago " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/12/2012 Vote

6. I would never pay the regular rate for this room and would have been extremely disappointed if we had.

"Groupon saves this ... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/9/2012 Vote

7. I am very picky about beds and sheets, I was not disappointed.

"great location. comfortable room. good services " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/14/2011 Vote

8. We had also seen reviews of the hotel on various websites and had no hesitation on booking it and we were not disappointed.

"Perfect location, Helpful Staff " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/28/2011 Vote

9. However, the breakfast buffet on the 40th floor was very disappointing.

"Mostly high marks " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/25/2011 Vote

10. Staff were friendly and helpful, my only qualm would be that I emailed a week before our arrival and never got a reply or acknowledgement which was a bit disappointing.

"Brilliant Location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/6/2011 Vote