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Congress Hotel Chicago	Average Price: $173 Check Rates

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520 South Michigan Avenue

Chicago, 60605 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 13 of 49
Average review rating: 2.59

OpinionWell Value Index: 5

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (3) , Expedia (72) , MyTravelGuide (87) , Travelocity (42) , TripAdvisor (595) , YahooTravel (98)

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Construction:	There are recent comments about Construction, Remodeling, Renovation.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	Recent comments complained about room smell.
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. Bathroom completely outdated.

"Didn't get any sleep, bed too hard. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/9/2012 Vote

2. It is outdated,shabby,but clean with very comfortable bed.

"Tired Lion " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/25/2012 Vote

3. Great location, however the hotel rooms were very outdated.

"Old hotel with charm " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/27/2012 Vote

4. The negatives include:--a particularly unfriendly security guard working the lost and found in the basement--some foreign hairs left in our shower --outdated air conditioning unit (Our March weather was mild, so it didn't affect us.

"Wonderful family weekend " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/27/2012 Vote

5. However, the hotel rooms, restaurants, and lobby are very outdated.

"Great location only " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/5/2011 Vote

6. Amenities are all very outdated.

"Waste of a great location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/18/2011 Vote

7. At the front desk I was again asked to show my ID and credit card (this time they also made a manual rubbing of my card, which I thought was redundant and outdated).

"Great For A Really Low Low Price " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/4/2011 Vote

8. I would have been more comfortable sleeping in my car than in the old, smelly, broke down, outdated crap hole.

"Worst Place I have ever stayed! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/6/2011 Vote

9. We paid $165 for our 'rooms', rooms that were terribly outdated (paint peeling, dirty, old worn out and uncomfortable furniture) ~ staff was not great at all.

"Worst Place I have ever stayed! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/6/2011 Vote

10. I was not impressed as to how outdated the rooms were.

"It's more convenient than anything else " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/5/2011 Vote