The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Smell

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29th

Out of 415

The Palmer House Hilton	Average Price: $282 Check Rates

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17 East Monroe Street

Chicago, 60603 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 12 of 39
Average review rating: 3.73

OpinionWell Value Index: 6

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (9) , Expedia (89) , MyTravelGuide (4973) , Travelocity (22) , TripAdvisor (1923) , YahooTravel (178)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (4/5 issues found)

Is this hotel safe to book? See the trends in negative comments below to find out the real deal before you commit:

Construction:	There are recent comments about Construction, Remodeling, Renovation.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	Recent comments complained about parking fees.
Bed Bugs:	Recent comments complained about bed bugs.

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bad (11) carpet (5) clean (8) floor (8) hallway (11) horrible (6) hotel (12) liked (16) lobby (6) mildew (6) musty (15) nice (7) not (23) old (7) room (83) small (8) smoke (29) staff (6) terrible (6) walking (9)

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1. When I returned it smelled much better (not a febreze smell either).

"Why did I wait so long before staying here... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/20/2012 Vote

2. The room smelled musty until I sprayed my perfume around.

"Not good!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/16/2012 Vote

3. Room was just as small as others, with a bonus of a mildew smell in the carpet.

"You don't get what you pay for " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/20/2012 Vote

4. The next morning, when I left and came back after a little bit, I realized that the orange smell had been meant to mask cigarette smoke fromt he previous guest.

"fine, but with minor issues " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/20/2012 Vote

5. My room smelled very strongly of citrus cleaner - I would have asked to change to another room, but because I'd checked in at 1 and it had taken a while for that room to become available, I dealt with it.

"fine, but with minor issues " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/20/2012 Vote

6. The rooms are narrow and kind of old looking (wallpaper needed to be fixed - coming off the wall) and the room smelled musty.

"Beautiful Hotel / Small Rooms " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/5/2011 Vote

7. We determined that it was the shower curtain, but it wasn't a strong smell at all.

"Quietest hotel night ever. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/11/2011 Vote

8. The room smells of mold.

"Overpriced " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/10/2011 Vote

9. This famous hotel has a beautiful lobby, our room was clean and fresh smelling.

"Chicago experience " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/28/2011 Vote

10. Walpaper falling off the walls, mildew on the bathroom tiles, musty smell, and a mile walk to your room once you get to the floor your on.

"Hope you have an extra half hour to get to your room " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/18/2011 Vote