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Out of 415

Chicago Drake Hotel	Average Price: $284 Check Rates

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140 East Walton Place

Chicago, 60611 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 19 of 39
Average review rating: 4

OpinionWell Value Index: 5

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (40) , MyTravelGuide (621) , TripAdvisor (494) , YahooTravel (107)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (2/5 issues found)

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Construction:	There are recent comments about Construction, Renovation.
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 rooms aren't clean and smell like mold.

"A Dump - Hilton Should Be Ashamed " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/24/2011 Vote

2. What happened to thr first room? Other than the party in the room next door, everytime the heat turned on the room get this toxic smell similar to cigarettes and skunk.

"One of the worst on the Mag Mile " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/17/2011 Vote

3. Overall, the bathroom just smelled musty and of mildew, and I felt the need to bathe again upon returning home just to get the 'cooties' off of me.

"What a Disappointment--Old and Filthy! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/8/2011 Vote

4. The room did have a slightly 'musty' smell to it, but nothing that couldn't be tolerated .

"Nice stay at the Drake " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/31/2011 Vote

5. The chemical smell was not as strong but the room smelled bad and was dirty.

"The room was dirty, smelled bad, service lacking, location good " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/2/2011 Vote

6. To make a long and dreary story short, I cleaned for two hours and the smell lifted.

"The room was dirty, smelled bad, service lacking, location good " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/2/2011 Vote

7. When I got to my room it smelled so strongly of cleaning chemicals I immediately had to prop open the door to the hall.

"The room was dirty, smelled bad, service lacking, location good " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/2/2011 Vote

8. I found the maids at the end of the long hall and they tried to tell me it didn't smell.

"The room was dirty, smelled bad, service lacking, location good " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/2/2011 Vote

9. The temperate is unstable, and it smells.

"Experience " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/19/2010 Vote

10. The temperate is unstable, and it smells.

"Experience " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/19/2010 Vote