Marriott Chicago, Chicago, Downside

OpinionWell's Blog

Home » United States » Illinois » Chicago Destinations » Chicago Hotels » Marriott Chicago

OpinionWell
Rank

39th

Out of 415

Marriott Chicago	Average Price: $333 Check Rates

Hotel Class:

540 North Michigan Avenue

Chicago, 60611 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 14 of 73
Average review rating: 3.65

OpinionWell Value Index: 3

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (2) , Expedia (36) , MyTravelGuide (1145) , Travelocity (9) , TripAdvisor (554) , YahooTravel (30)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (1/5 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:	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.

Search reviews for other problems

Keyword Cloud

The hotel review keyword cloud displays the words commonly used to describe the features and services of this hotel. Select a word and explore.

All Positive Negative

Keyword Search

a bit small (10) annoy (11) avoid (12) awful (7) bad (38) broken (7) chipped (9) complain (25) complaint (23) cramped (10) dated (11) difficult (9) dirty (10) disappoint (39) downside (13) expensive (24) hard (17) hardly (6) horrible (8) inconvenient (6) issue (31) lack (7) loud (29) mistake (9) negative (15) noise (54) noisy (26) outdated (10) overpriced (9) peeling (8) poor (12) pretty small (7) pricey (9) problem (57) ridiculous (13) rock (5) rude (12) shabby (5) shock (7) slow (28) smell (22) terrible (7) tiny (32) too small (7) uncomfortable (8) unfortunate (7) weird (6) worn (9) worst (6) wrong (9)

Downside

Appears in 19 comments.

The following words were used in comments with Downside:
$ (2) charged (2) double (2) elevator (7) hotel (5) internet (3) liked (2) night (3) noise (2) not (3) park (4) ridiculous (2) room (5) service (2) small (2) street (2) trip (2)

Users can vote for helpful comments, which are saved in the Most helpful section.

Sort by:

See all

1. However, I was never able to speak with the concierge as the desk was always packed, which was a major downside.

"Great location, small rooms, nice lobby " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/11/2012 Vote

2. The only downside is, I found the elevator system a bit confusing.

"Merry at the Marriott " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/24/2012 Vote

3. The only small downside was that the windows are thin so even though we were in the 30th floor, we could hear street noise at night.

"Nice location and good value " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/2/2012 Vote

4. One downside was there is no wireless internet in the guest rooms.

"Great hotel in a great location! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/6/2011 Vote

5. The only downside for us is the double rooms have 2 double beds -- not queens.

"Still our favorite place to stay on Michigan Avenue! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/27/2011 Vote

6. The downside of course is the parking fee if you drive, $40 a night.

"Perfect Location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/8/2011 Vote

7. Only downsides were small size of bathrooms in the rooms & the pillows were too squishy for me.

"Beautifully renovated hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/18/2011 Vote

8. The only downside to the hotel that I experienced was the street noise at night.

"Perfect location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/16/2011 Vote

9. downsides were wifi only in reception and not in the room.

"Good hotel but no wireless in rooms " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/27/2011 Vote

10. As always, the biggest downside of staying at a Marriott is the ridiculous daily charge for Internet service (here, it's $14.

"For a convention hotel, this one is good! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/3/2011 Vote