Essex Inn Chicago, Chicago, Smell

OpinionWell's Blog

Home » United States » Illinois » Chicago Destinations » Chicago Hotels » Essex Inn Chicago

OpinionWell
Rank

49th

Out of 415

Essex Inn Chicago	Average Price: $225 Check Rates

Hotel Class:

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)

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 (5) annoy (6) avoid (4) awful (4) bad (32) big deal (9) broken (9) chipped (5) claustrophobic (4) complain (16) complaint (4) cramped (6) damage (6) dated (16) delay (3) difficult (4) dirty (12) disappoint (25) disturbing (4) downside (8) expensive (29) hard (18) hardly (6) inconvenient (5) issue (31) lack (5) loud (9) mistake (5) nasty (6) negative (11) noise (21) noisy (12) outdated (7) poor (8) pretty small (5) problem (43) ridiculous (5) rude (12) shabby (6) slow (25) smell (11) smoker (4) terrible (8) tiny (25) too small (8) uncomfortable (6) unfortunate (7) worst (8) would have liked (5) wrong (7)

Smell

Appears in 18 comments.

The following words were used in comments with Smell:
blanket (2) cheap (2) clean (2) dirty (2) floor (3) hotel (3) liked (9) room (12) small (2) smoke (2)

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

Sort by:

See all

1. The sink smelled a bit like mildew, but that was my only issue with the cleanliness of the room.

"Good room at a good price for the location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/6/2012 Vote

2. However, new room smelled smokey and had a thread bare, rode hard feel to it.

"Not a great experience... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/12/2012 Vote

3. smelled horrible.

"Not a great experience... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/12/2012 Vote

4. The room was pretty small and had a strange smell, somewhere between stale and chemically (it reminded me of an old folk's home).

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

5. The 2nd room was bit less sticky but it still had a chlorine smell.

"Nice service, sticky stuffy room " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/15/2011 Vote

6. And it smelled like spearmint, I guess the laundry detergent or some kind of cleaner but it was kind of gross.

"ok but won't return " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/4/2011 Vote

7. Most seem to smell like cleaners and soap.

"Our family of 5 had a great 4 days at the Essex " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/11/2011 Vote

8. And didn't smell like a hotel/motel.

"Our family of 5 had a great 4 days at the Essex " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/11/2011 Vote

9. Our floor was non smoking, going up in the lift once, we stopped at the third floor and the tobacco fumes instantly filled the lift, so make sure you book a non smoking room if you do not like the smell of cigarettes.

"Reasonable Hotel for a reasonable price " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/13/2009 Vote

10. The room was very smoky smelling, as was the entire floor as soon as the elevator doors opened.

"Mediocre accommodations on Michigan Ave " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/28/2007 Vote