Congress Hotel Chicago, Chicago, Shame

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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)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (3/5 issues found)

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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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Appears in 18 comments.

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1. It is a shame as this could be a great old hotel with a great location.

"Not friendly or clean " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/29/2012 Vote

2. When my colleagues arrived, the picketers yelled at them and said 'shame on You' when they walked in.

"Beautiful exterior, great location, but rooms are VERY old and need to be renovated! Workers picketing out front. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/20/2010 Vote

3. When my colleagues arrived, the picketers yelled at them and said 'shame on You' when they walked in.

"Beautiful exterior, great location, but rooms are VERY old and need to be renovated! Workers picketing out front. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/20/2010 Vote

4. What a shame because the hotel is a historic building and has great potential.

"OMG " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/9/2010 Vote

5. What a shame because the hotel is a historic building and has great potential.

"OMG " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/9/2010 Vote

6. It was a shame to see this beautiful historic building fall to the standards of a roach motel.

"I would recommend this, but this hotel needs some serious love " Read full review on Expedia 9/15/2009 Vote

7. It's a bit of a shame that it's received such bad publicity and its maintenance has been neglected.

"Historical Dated Charm in a Modern City " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/26/2009 Vote

8. It obviously was nice back in the day, but it’s a shame that the owners could obviously care less about it today.

"Awful " Read full review on YahooTravel 5/8/2008 Vote

9. shame to see such a historic property fall into such a terrible state.

"Stay away " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/19/2008 Vote

10. With that said, this hotel was an absolute let-down and quite frankly, it`s a real shame that this hotel is in this bad shape - ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRICE.

"A Huge Let-Down & Heartbreaking To See The Shape It`s In " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/14/2007 Vote