Essex Inn Chicago, Chicago, Wrong

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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)

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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. Being on Michigan Avenue, you can't go wrong for the access to the museum campus, Art Institute, CSO and the Bears.

"Location is the best asset, the rooms dated and in need of maintenance. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/13/2012 Vote

2. And to top it off, I was charged the wrong amount by the hotel staff and wasn't able to receive my deposit back.

"THE WORST HOTEL ON EARTH " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/29/2011 Vote

3. Unforunately there were a couple of minor things wrong with my room but these were speedily put right upon request.

"Good *** performance, great value " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/30/2011 Vote

4. The breakfast took an age to get to us, my order was wrong and had to be re-done and the toast tasted like fried bread.

"Great Hotel in Superb Location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/10/2011 Vote

5. The check in host couldn't explain what went wrong or budge on any sort of compensation.

"Good but not great... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/6/2011 Vote

6. The price of $69 seemed like a steal until wrong charges showed up on charge card after check-out.

"Don`t be fooled! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/21/2008 Vote

7. The pictures do not show it as it is and the description of 'recently refurbished' gives and entirely wrong impression.

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

8. We thought we had solved the noise problem but found in short time we were wrong.

"Disaster Of A Hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/8/2007 Vote

9. I was wrong.

"Not worth it!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/6/2005 Vote

10. We went and spoke the them immediately and were then told that they take an extra $50 out each day incase there is something wrong with the room.

"Getto-fabulous! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/17/2005 Vote