We booked this room through bidding on Priceline for only $64 a night. When reading the reviews about how difficult and/or pricey it is to take public transportation downtown I was a little concerned that we'd be spending the money we saved just to get downtown. Thankfully, that wasn't the case at all. At the convention center (connected to this hotel) is a Metra stop. At only $2.75 for a 20 minute ride downtown - you can't beat that. Also across the street from the entrance to the hotel (it's a very easy street to walk across), was the bus stop. The bus runs every 10-15 minutes it seemed, so if we didn't plan to catch the Metra, we would take the bus downtown. We felt extremely safe at this hotel and traveling back and forth downtown.
The hotel room itself had some cleanliness issues. There were dried contact lenses in the bathrub, the corners of the bathroom floor hadn't been swept up in awhile and there was a big brown vitamin on the floor of the bathroom. Perhaps the bathroom was skipped the last time someone cleaned, although it did have clean towels.
For $64 a night, I'd recommend this hotel. If I booked it regular price at $179, I'd suggest staying somewhere closer to downtown.
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