Upon approaching the hotel, I thought to myself, "Oh. My. God." and "This is why this place is only $50 a night"...I guess you get what you pay for...I was told there are 70 rooms but only 40 parking spots and that I should hurry up and get here so that I get a spot. Well...there are about 4 cars... More

I thought I might be in trouble when I saw the uniformed security guard in the office that afternoon. I had wanted a downtown, not terribly expensive, "decent", place to stay near the wonderful mass transit system in Chicago. I send very little time in the room so to me decent meant clean, bed, TV, safe. Had bed, had TV,... More

Upon initial arrival, I thought this place looked more like a motel than a hotel, but this was in no way a problem. Thoughts: Location: This hotel is located near the purple, brown and red lines - all of which will take you downtown and to other places within the city. The trip to downtown is very close - 10-15... More

This place is ok. Its in a great location and has free parking. There are 70 rooms and 40 parking spots. Get there early and leave your car there and walk or use cta to get around. More

My friends and I were visiting Chicago for the first time and The Howard Johnson Inn was our hotel of choice. We were all very satisfied with the price we paid for the location and room. Yes a new lick of paint here and there wouldn't go a miss but hey how much time do you spend in your room... More

The HJ is rather tired but perfectly ok for the price we paid which wasn't high compared with it's location. Room was clean, bed was comfortable and the desk staff were excellent, very helpful and informative. Breakfast in the cafe on site is well priced and agin the service was excellent. Easy to get to City Tour Bus and it... More

I knew that this was not going to be a suberb hotel. It was very old, clean tub and sinks, and a great location with free ample parking! I brought my 3 daughters aged 7-13 for a 2 night Chicago sightseeing trip. We were a 15 minute stroll from Hancock Center and Water Tower Place (which houses American Girl), 7... More

We stayed here for 5 days in early October, and as it was so cheap compared to other hotels we'd seen we weren't expecting much, but it was in a good location, fairly quiet, and secure. It was clean and comfortable. The air conditioning unit was pre-historic so was a bit noisy when we were trying to sleep, and the... More

We just spent 3 nights in Chicago and the hotel was great. Its older but we had one King size bed and Tv and clean bathroom. We were up stairs and we had 3 of the rooms upstairs which was nice cause we could visit from room to room. Felt very safe since you had to have a key to... More