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29th

Out of 415

The Palmer House Hilton	Average Price: $282 Check Rates

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17 East Monroe Street

Chicago, 60603 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 12 of 39
Average review rating: 3.73

OpinionWell Value Index: 6

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (9) , Expedia (89) , MyTravelGuide (4973) , Travelocity (22) , TripAdvisor (1923) , YahooTravel (178)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (4/5 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:	Recent comments complained about parking fees.
Bed Bugs:	Recent comments complained about bed bugs.

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1. I think it would create a bug infestation, and sure enough, the last night we were there I saw cockroaches in the bathtub when I got up in the night.

"A letdown " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/31/2011 Vote

2. bug thumbs up for this.

"Good service & Quiet room " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/31/2011 Vote

3. I don't think there is any hotel that is immune from beg bugs, and obviously they don't want the bugs.

Read full review 8/30/2011 Vote

4. I did not see any evidence of bugs of any kind.

Read full review 7/20/2011 Vote

5. I didn't spend a great deal of time in the room anyway, so the small rooms didn't bug me that much.

"Perfectly unremarkable, but a good location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/6/2009 Vote

6. In the evening we found a huge cockroach in our bathroom and they sent up someone who started spraying our room with bug spray.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 1/1/2009 Vote

7. In the evening we found a huge cockroach in our bathroom and they sent up someone who started spraying our room with bug spray.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 1/1/2009 Vote

8. There was also no screen on the window, so little flying bugs came and went as they pleased; and there was an odd smell in the room.

"Just Plain Old & Outdated... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/30/2008 Vote

9. We did find a bug in our room in the morning of checkout.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 5/27/2008 Vote

10. There was a bug in our room.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 5/27/2008 Vote