Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago, Chicago, Smell

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32nd

Out of 415

Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago	Average Price: $253 Check Rates

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163 East Walton Place

Chicago, 60611-1527 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 15 of 39
Average review rating: 3.29

OpinionWell Value Index: 6

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (5) , Expedia (73) , MyTravelGuide (161) , Travelocity (9) , TripAdvisor (659) , YahooTravel (41)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (2/5 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:	There are recent comments about Construction, Remodeling, Renovation.
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. The rooms were a little musty smelling but once the A/C was on, the smell went away.

"Boutique Hotel Wows! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/6/2011 Vote

2. My only complaint was a musty smell.

"Quaint " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/8/2011 Vote

3. Horrible service, damp and mildew smelling rooms and linen and a staff that could give a care in the world if you stay there or not.

"If you love mold, mildew and damp sheets stay here... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/29/2011 Vote

4. A noisy air conditioning system, and the room itself smelled of cigar smoke.

"In need of renovation... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/17/2011 Vote

5. They remodeled the rooms nicely but it had a little bit of a musty smell and the elevators showed age.

"Pretty good " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/14/2011 Vote

6. They need to either paint or change the carpet or the hvac system to get rid of the lingering smell.

"Disappointed " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/11/2011 Vote

7. The room smelled like it must have been a smoking room in the past.

"Disappointed " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/11/2011 Vote

8. dont stay here the smell is dreadful and the staff are lying, under achiever, minimum wage working a*s pple( rude fu**s).

"awful, smelly, rude staff, 2 star dressed up.... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/26/2011 Vote

9. the whole hotel smelled of b.

"awful, smelly, rude staff, 2 star dressed up.... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/26/2011 Vote

10. we had a bill of 250 left under our door for a weed smell??.

"awful, smelly, rude staff, 2 star dressed up.... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/26/2011 Vote