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InterContinental Chicago	Average Price: $313 Check Rates

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505 North Michigan Avenue

Chicago, 60611 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 18 of 39
Average review rating: 3.86

OpinionWell Value Index: 7

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (6) , Expedia (35) , MyTravelGuide (2256) , Travelocity (26) , TripAdvisor (873) , YahooTravel (48)

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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 decor is dated and the rooms have year 2000 technology: cheap hairdryers attached to the wall, no easy way to plug in phone and laptop chargers, powdered creamer for the room coffee machine, etc.

"Great location, average room " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/20/2012 Vote

2. The pool is closed for re-furbishing, reopen date still TBD.

"Nice hotel, great location on N. Michigan Ave! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/24/2012 Vote

3. The ENO wine, cheese and chocolate bar in the hotel was a terrific and taste-y 'date night' evening.

"Nice hotel, great location on N. Michigan Ave! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/24/2012 Vote

4. Hotel is very dated, with some rooms that just aren't good enough.

"Average or below in all respects, except for location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/23/2011 Vote

5. Good location, clean but dated.

"Pricey but overall a good value " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/31/2011 Vote

6. rooms are small, and the bath is expecially dated, but it was clean, service was friendly.

"A classic " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/20/2011 Vote

7. Like allot of hotels in big downtown cities, the rooms are somewhat small and some of the fixtures are somewhat dated and need some renovation.

"Average hotel; yet, employees try their best. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/4/2011 Vote

8. The lobby is dated and the restaurant was unavailable (construction).

"Fantastic wheelchair accessable room-other problems " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/3/2011 Vote

9. When I got back, the manager (who checked us in) wasn't there anymore, so I talked to one of the front desk staffs and showed her my new confirmation email which explicative states our confirmation number, the date we're arriving, and the type of room we're staying in (in the Historic Tower).

"A disgrace to the Intercontinetal Brand: motel-level service for a 4 star price " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/19/2011 Vote

10. Very old, dated and small.

"Old, small tired rooms, no extras (water in room ), but good location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/9/2011 Vote