After reading MANY many reviews, good and bad, my husband and I decided to take a chance and stay at this hotel, in the area for a wedding. Our room was fantastic! (King, Executive Room - practically a suite) Must have been recently remodeled, an almost double sized room on the 10th floor - with a wall of windows, (you... more

...and that about sums up our experience at the Best Western. To make matters worse, we were too lazy to venture out so sat down for the sad $6 breakfast. (Person supervising the breakfast room wouldn't even wipe tables.) Our room looked down on the pool, which hadn't been cleaned in a long time. Staff was lackluster. A few positive... more

Nice clean hotel. 2 blocks to the L. Very convenient for Northwestern, several eateries & bars close. Good value for the money. more

I stayed at the Best Western University Plaza because there were renovations being done to my home over the city line in Chicago and since I work at Northwestern University, it was very convenient to my job. The first thing you'll notice about the Best Western University Plaza in Evanston is that it is full of smells-not unpleasant smells, just... more

We have stayed at the Best Western University Hotel numerous times over the past 4 or 5 years- averaging probably 3 or 4 different stays there a year from 1 to 5 nights each. I don't get all the overly negative reviews that this hotel gets. I agree that it's far from the nicest hotel I've ever stayed in, but... more

I had to stay in Evanston because of a conference. It's not so bad. I mean, yes, it's an old building, I would rather to have free parking instead of paying 14 dollars/day, and it had some minor problems that go with the old building. But the room was big and the bed comfortable, decently clean. Maybe for the same... more

The air conditioner was extremely loud but did not adequately cool the room. The noise kept us up all night. The poor air quality exacerbated my husband' s asthma. We had to check out and go the Hampton Inn in Skokie. more

We booked a room for 3 nights in July. Upon arriving, we could not find the entrance to the parking lot. After circling the block once we realized it was the dark and dingy underground lot we passed several times. The parking lot reeked of urine and other bodily waste. We lugged our luggage out the parking lot to the... more

We just stayed during the 4th of July weekend for my fiance's grandmothers' 90th birthday party.. The family lives in Evanston so we decided to stay there since it was close to the El and their house so we could get a ride. The hotel is not much to look at and there is no AC in the lobby but... more