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3834 N. Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
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Sheffield House
Ranked #141 of 167 hotels in Chicago
2.5 of 5 stars 27 Reviews
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Demotte, Indiana
1 review
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Legendary.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2011
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When I first arrived at the Sheffield House I was in awe of its superb location and it's charming characteristics. I walked in to an extrememly pleasant woman at the front desk. Although she sounded like "Ma" from Ma's Roudhouse, I didn't mind. I found it pleasurable. She escorted me to a lovely little room which I found to be tantalizing and exquisite. Nothing too fancy or over the top, but humble and cozy. The kind of place you would take your streetwalker on a Saturday night. I guess the best word to describe THe Sheffield House is. Eloquence. Plain and Simple. I would recommend this to everyone.

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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coralville
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Disgusting...”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2011
1
person found this review helpful

This place was horrifying. My girlfriend and I were traveling to chicago on short notice to catch a cubs game. This happened to be the only place that had available space. We struggled to find parking upon our arrival and when we asked the lady at the front desk she said we had to talk to "someone" down the street to get a permit...turns out the "place" we were told to go was an empty building. Not a big deal. When we check in the lady at the front desk shows us to the filthiest room I've ever seen in my life and the A/C didn't work. The lady attempted to plug it in to a different socket to no avail. She actually asked ME to move the dresser to give her access to the socket. Wow. She takes us to a different room...same filth. The bathroom door didn't close all the way, the toilet ran ALL NIGHT, the shower wasn't fit for humans, and the TV remote didn't work, not properly anyway. The entire place smelled of sweat and cigarettes. On the bright side, its close to Wrigley. There...I said something nice. If you must stay in Chicago consider sleeping in your car or the street rather than this place.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Saint Louis, Missouri
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Worst place i have ever stayed”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 July 2010
2
people found this review helpful

This place is by far the worst place i have ever stayed in my life. I went along with two friends for the cardinals vs cubs game. It was the only place we could get a reservation at since we decided to go up so late and i would have rathered sleep in the car than in this place. Before we go there we called to ask for parking and they said yes comes with the room and we get there and I ask where we are supposed to park she said good luck go find a place. Luckily we found a garage a few blocks away off Addison thanks to another couple. The room was disgusting, right when you walk in it smells like stale cigarettes and mildew. The room consisted of 2 full sized beds one dresser with a old TV that you have to press a bunch of buttons on it to get it to turn on and a bathroom(hardly one) with a old toilet a leaky since and a shower/tub that i would not step foot in if you paid me not even with shoes. the water barely worked at all and it was one of those places you don't take you shoes off. After it rained there were pockets of water in the wales that you could pop and that were running down the walls. the window ac unit was held in by duck tape(ours luckily worked others were not so lucky). The beds were disgusting. the management there was the worst ever they tried to change the price on me which did not happen when i checked in and they screamed at us when 3 friends came to join us in the room because we couldn't have party...It was 6 kids!

The only positives of this horrible place was its location. It was 2-3 blocks (5-10 minute walk) from Wrigley field and wrigleyville. We also discovered the rooftop which was wide open when you just walk up the stair well and it had an amazing view of the stadium and at night was amazing. there was however some evidence of homeless people up there but that didn't bother us were happy to be outside of that smelly place.

i would not recommend this place unless it is life or death

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Paducah, Kentucky
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“There's no place like home, there's no place like home.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 July 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Scary. The lady/owner asked my wife when we arrived if she was there to "work". That pretty much summed it all up. Parking and location were great though. If you're a thrill seeker , drug addict or loved the movie "Se7en" then you may enjoy it. Oh, and no phone. I had water for a shower, but my wife was not as furtunate. The back of the medicine cabinet mirror had a person's perscription stickers all over it.

Stayed July 2010, travelled as a couple
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San Francisco, California
1 review
“Perfect location if you want to be near Wrigley”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 June 2010

Was visiting Chicago for the Cubs/Sox Series and the Blues festival.
Perfect location to get around, love the neighborhood.
Front desk was very helpful.

  • Stayed June 2010, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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  • Sheffield Hotel Chicago
  • Sheffield Motel Chicago
Address: 3834 N. Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Price range (per night):* INR3,081 - 3,921

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