Congress Hotel Chicago, Chicago, Ugly

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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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Ugly	Appears in 12 comments.

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1. But the fire alarm sat in an ugly hole in the ceiling and the bathroom was small, the toilet only loosely screwed to the ground.

"Good location, proud past, but lacks renovation " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/13/2011 Vote

2. I mean it's the same ugly antique pattern.

"Welcome to the Hotel from The Shining Movie---am I a ghost? " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/7/2011 Vote

3. Whatever, I can deal with slightly ugly.

"Good deal on short notice, but we had no time to shop around " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/23/2011 Vote

4. High class amenities like: Styrofoam cups, dated style, ugly rooms.

"Kept getting worse " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/22/2010 Vote

5. It was like and ugly puppy though, you still had to love it.

"Much better than some reviews lead you to believe " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/25/2010 Vote

6. Somebody mentioned the ugly red chairs/sofas.

"Much better than some reviews lead you to believe " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/25/2010 Vote

7. The place where we had to eat had ugly green and white stripped wallpaper which made us nauseous and the food was terrible.

"Try the Courtyard Marriot Instead. " Read full review on YahooTravel 4/17/2008 Vote

8. Our room had a view of the lake, which we payed for, but it was ugly.

"Try the Courtyard Marriot Instead. " Read full review on YahooTravel 4/17/2008 Vote

9. the bedspread looks like the first bedspread I bought when I was 21 in my first apartment ( cheap) the room had 2 old ugly outdated pitcures hanging and uncoordinated colors throughout the room.

"hated the congress plaza in chicago il " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/9/2007 Vote

10. If you don`t mind staying in a run down, dark, ugly room, this place has a great location.

"You Get What You Pay For " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/8/2006 Vote