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Rank
91st
Out of 415
Congress Hotel Chicago
Average Price: $173
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Hotel Class:
520 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, 60605
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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)
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:
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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Keyword Cloud
The hotel review keyword cloud displays the words commonly used to describe the features and services of this hotel. Select a word and explore.
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amenity
(18)
bar
(49)
bath
(19)
bathroom
(172)
bed
(151)
breakfast
(64)
charge
(22)
check in
(82)
check out
(17)
closet
(29)
concierge
(20)
cost
(31)
deal
(25)
decor
(23)
dinner
(14)
downtown
(63)
food
(52)
front desk
(99)
hotel
(1196)
housekeeping
(29)
lake
(124)
lakefront
(12)
lobby
(90)
location
(318)
manager
(43)
money
(55)
parking
(47)
pillow
(22)
price
(146)
rate
(25)
recommend
(69)
refund
(22)
restaurant
(67)
room
(1101)
room service
(30)
service
(98)
sheets
(28)
shower
(80)
staff
(231)
street
(53)
suite
(28)
to park
(12)
towel
(39)
tub
(31)
valet
(20)
value
(27)
view
(187)
walk
(90)
water pressure
(23)
wireless
(22)
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Shower
Appears in 79 comments.
60% wrote positive comments about
shower
The following words were used in comments with
Shower:
comfortable
(4)
curtain
(8)
hot
(22)
hotel
(6)
lighting
(5)
liked
(7)
pressure
(11)
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1.
Rude front desk, filthy elevators, cold
shower
, gross over priced buffet breakfast.
"It could not have been worse "
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on
TripAdvisor
5/7/2012
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2.
The
shower
was like a spring rain and the view couldn't be better.
"A step back in time with modern conveniences "
Read full review
on
TripAdvisor
4/24/2012
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3.
Biggest problem was lukewarm water, really, no hot water for
shower
or sink.
"Was going to give a zero but that wouldn't be fair. "
Read full review
on
TripAdvisor
4/11/2012
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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 "
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on
TripAdvisor
3/27/2012
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5.
Shower
was a little small but only knock on this hotel.
"Cheapest in The Loop - And a Good Hotel "
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on
TripAdvisor
9/19/2011
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6.
The bathroom was okay but some of the
shower
fixtures had a soap scum mold appearance around the edges.
"Please be advised that the Congress Plaza Hotel is a 1 star property! "
Read full review
on
TripAdvisor
6/17/2011
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7.
In fact, the 'crest' (two lions in profile with a CH in the middle) was EVERYWHERE--on the sheets, the [vinyl] drapes, on the towels, on the
shower
curtain and on the sad little 'amenities.
"Where funky meets fusty with a million-dollar view. "
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on
TripAdvisor
6/8/2010
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8.
However, there was brown water coming out the faucet, the toilet stopped working, the ethernet cord was broken, there was no lighting by the desk, the
shower
was small (no tub), and I'm sure I'm leaving some things out.
"Wedding Guest "
Read full review
on
Expedia
12/24/2009
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9.
The
shower
was a joke.
"Avoid this hotel at all cost, a 1-star hotel at best "
Read full review
on
TripAdvisor
9/13/2009
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10.
The
shower
temperature was unbearable.
"Congress Plaza Hotel should be renamed Roach Coach Hotel "
Read full review
on
TripAdvisor
10/25/2007
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