Raffaello Hotel Chicago, Chicago, Smell

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Raffaello Hotel Chicago	Average Price: $294 Check Rates

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201 East Delaware Place

Chicago, 60611 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 13 of 73
Average review rating: 3.79

OpinionWell Value Index: 5

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (61) , MyTravelGuide (120) , Travelocity (24) , TripAdvisor (401) , YahooTravel (17)

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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. There was a stinky smell (like toilet vent gas) in the hall and at times in our room.

"Too many things wrong for such an expensive hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/10/2012 Vote

2. There is a strong gas smell as you enter the hotel.

"Roadtools " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/17/2012 Vote

3. Besides the many different colored hairs on the bathroom floor I detected a slight smell of urine.

"Raffaello Hotel = 1 Star Hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/24/2012 Vote

4. our room smelled like sewage, the only remedy the staff could think of was to pour mr clean down the shower drain.

"bad choice " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/18/2011 Vote

5. The rooms smelled terrible (a musty or moldy smell), the air conditioner was loud and rattling, the lock on the door looked as though someone had tried to jimmy it open, the bathroom was not clean (there were literally hairs stuck to the walls.

"VERY DISAPPOINTING! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/12/2011 Vote

6. The rooms (we had 3) were HOT and smelled musty.

"Bad News " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/9/2011 Vote

7. We left the sink drain plugged for most of our stay and the smell still wafted into the sleeping area.

"Great besides two things " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/31/2011 Vote

8. This hotel could have got a 5/5 if the Sun Deck would have been open (closed for remodeling), and the room did not faintly smell like sewage.

"Great besides two things " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/31/2011 Vote

9. The one thing I remember the most was an overpowering smell of perfume/air freshner throughout the building.

"Alright hotel, but wouldn't stay there again " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/11/2010 Vote

10. I decided I would rather smell paint than put up with another night there.

"HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/13/2010 Vote