w Hotel Chicago, Chicago, Pretentious

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64th

Out of 415

w Hotel Chicago	Average Price: $324 Check Rates

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172 West Adams at LaSalle

Chicago, 60603 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 29 of 39
Average review rating: 3.3

OpinionWell Value Index: 3

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (5) , Expedia (36) , MyTravelGuide (75) , Travelocity (13) , TripAdvisor (638) , YahooTravel (37)

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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. The thing about a typical W hotel is that beyond all of the pretentiousness is excellent service and cleanliness.

"Not Your Typical W... In a Bad Way " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/12/2012 Vote

2. I would say that the place is moderately pretentious, however the staff was actually very friendly and it was just the people I saw wandering around the lounge and out front that I found pretty standoffish.

"W City Center is a great hotel with minor " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/5/2011 Vote

3. We got upgraded to a nicer room (I think they call it the Spectacular room; the place is pretentious as all get out: on one of the drink coasters in the room they had this written: 'What are you thinking right now? Write it down.

"A nice place to stay despite what others say " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/8/2011 Vote

4. The hotel can seem a little pretentious, but everyone from the staff was exceptionally nice and courteous.

"A W I`ll Actually Vote For!!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/18/2008 Vote

5. The overall vibe was dark and a bit pretentious.

"Hotel or Nightclub? " Read full review on Expedia 6/26/2008 Vote

6. If you like space, don`t enjoy bumping into furniture and don`t enjoy pretentiously trendy places, stay elsewhere.

"Very very very small rooms! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/22/2008 Vote

7. I also found the lobby area with the disco ball going at all times to be pretentious and distracting, and as others have stated, the lighting in the corridors to be very dim, especially near the elevator.

"All glitz, little substance " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/15/2006 Vote

8. The overall interior design is as tacky and pretentious as can be imagined.

"Vastly overrated! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/8/2006 Vote