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W Chicago Lakeshore	Average Price: $326 Check Rates

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644 North Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, 60611 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 10 of 39
Average review rating: 3.72

OpinionWell Value Index: 4

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (1) , Expedia (43) , MyTravelGuide (560) , Travelocity (12) , TripAdvisor (702) , YahooTravel (64)

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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.
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Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. This hotel had a fun clientele, and a buzzy downstairs, but the rooms were kind of awful.

"Great staff, so-so rooms " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/13/2012 Vote

2. management was awful.

"beautiful lobby, alright rooms, horrible service " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/29/2012 Vote

3. Cons: The reason I know everyone is so nice is that I had awful problems connecting to the wireless internet service--AFTER I paid for it.

"Not my favorite W, but overall a good experience " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/13/2011 Vote

4. We were left to ourselves most of the week which is what we wanted, but when we did interact with the staff, most of it was awful.

"The W Lakeshore is not what it markets itself as. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/25/2011 Vote

5. We were awed by the view of the Lake when we arrived.

"A Spectacular View " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/7/2010 Vote

6. We were awed by the view of the Lake when we arrived.

"A Spectacular View " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/7/2010 Vote

7. Classy, leisure, and flirty is their motto, more like trashy, ugly, and awful.

"Terrible Service, Attitude, and Rooms " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/26/2010 Vote

8. Who wants that after a long flight? Decor/ambience was nice and modern - too bad the people made it seem so awful.

"W Lakeshore is RUDE - bad choice " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/22/2009 Vote

9. It was really awful.

"Rundown " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/2/2009 Vote

10. The rooms, however, showed the the swankiness and design consciousness of the brand is just a veneer that masks some rather awful, poorly thought out design choices that run counter to the 'Whatever-Whenever' comfort philosophy espoused by every staff member from the front desk to the room service servers.

"TERRIBLE experience, ghastly design flaws " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/22/2008 Vote