Essex Inn Chicago, Chicago, Broken

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Essex Inn Chicago	Average Price: $225 Check Rates

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800 South Michigan Avenue

Chicago, 60605 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 18 of 73
Average review rating: 3.38

OpinionWell Value Index: 6

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (1) , Expedia (72) , MyTravelGuide (5) , TripAdvisor (421) , YahooTravel (48)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (1/5 issues found)

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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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dingy (2) dirty (2) lighting (3) not (2) pool (2) room (3) sauna (2) useful (3)

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1. I am used to hotels having 2 pieces of equipment, both of which are broken and the Essex had a complete training facility - and they all worked.

"excellent experience " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/14/2011 Vote

2. I used the sauna, which was nice after a cold and windy Chicago day but both lights inside were broken.

"Friendly staff but a dated property " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/24/2011 Vote

3. Our fridge froze all of our drinks and we had to dethaw everything and the door to it was broken.

"Never Again " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/5/2011 Vote

4. No mention of a broken pool at check in.

"Very Poor Management! Will Never Stay There Again " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/13/2009 Vote

5. We called 3 days prior to check in - no mention of a broken pool.

"Very Poor Management! Will Never Stay There Again " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/13/2009 Vote

6. The bathroom door did not close, the sink drain did not work and one of the reading lamps was already broken.

"No frills hotel " Read full review on YahooTravel 3/25/2008 Vote

7. Couple of bulbs were out in the lamps, one of the TV remotes was cracked and broken and the microwave in the kitchen area seemed to be an early 80`s model.

"Nice enough but gettin` old! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/30/2007 Vote

8. The furniture was old and very chipped and broken.

"essex inn, chicago " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/31/2007 Vote

9. The wash basin and shower tray were all broken and the enamel had worn away.

"essex inn, chicago " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/31/2007 Vote

10. The sauna was broken when I tried to use it and one of the two elevators didn't stop on our floor until the day we were leaving.

"Great Location Right Price " Read full review on Expedia 8/31/2006 Vote