If you want to stay in a bizarre and skanky venue, the Abott's for you. Look for Hanging mannequin heads and a pair of doves that laugh hysterically in the lobby, staffed by an assortment of quirky characters. I've been there, perhaps four times because I love the Belmont and Halstead location, but the appeal has worn thin. My last stay featured dirty sheets, full of hair and stains, something that was not remedied until the second day. I don't think the place has ever seen a vacuum and, though the rooms have AC units, the halls were unbelievably hot. At ninety bucks on weekends, it's not even that cheap. Persons with mental issues, transvestites and addicts seem to live in the joint; one time I saw a large naked man emerge from a hall closet and saunter down the hall. David Lynch would love the place and I've been amused by it in the past, but doubt I'll stay there again. People interested in staying in lakeview might be better served looking for places on Diversey I'm told are much better.

I have stayed in a decent amount of cheap hotels in my lifetime so I can say that I have grown used to the lack of commodities and luxuries that come with more expensive finds. However, for being the most expensive cheap hotel I have ever stayed in, it was by far the least admirable. There were hairs in the sheets, rust in the bathtub, no hot water in the shower, BLOOD on the sheets, and the heat did not work (and anyone in chicago during the fall and winter nights can tell you that heat is a bare necessity!). When we asked for new sheets and more towels we were told that the linen closet was locked and that there was no way to get in without the key. In the morning, at about 12:05 pm, "maintenance" came pounding on our door demanding to us that we had to leave since checkout time was at 12. When we responded by assuring her we would be out in 5 minutes she yelled back at us, "NOW!" On our way out we asked to speak with the manager, and the same lady who claimed to be management told us that the manager was not present at the time....
If you are looking for a cheap hotel or motel in the Chicago area try to stay away from the Abbott Hotel, and if you don't mind staying in a less-than-nice neighborhood be sure to check out the Chicago Lodge on W. Foster in 60640. It wasn't bad for $86--certainly seemed like a luxury motel compared to this crap hole.

I travel the nation almost every weekend of the school year representing my school's track and field team. Never in any of my endeavors have I encountered such a despicable place of business. I was in town visiting, things came up, and I needed a place to stay last minute. This hotel was write in the middle of Belmont and only about 90 a night so I thought wow what a deal right? WRONG! I was angered enough that only one of the two heaters in the room worked, the windows did not shut completely, and that the place was just completely run down. If that was not bad enough after I came in for the night I pulled back my bedding to hop into bed to find pubic hairs and a small blood stain. THATS RIGHT PUBIC HAIRS AND A BLOOD STAIN. So what did I do next? I marched down to the front desk where I asked for clean sheets. They informed me that housekeeping was gone for the day and that they just rented their last room so there was nothing that they could do for me. Never in my experience of staying at inexpensive institutions have I seen a hotel/motel. I just sucked it up, and I went back upstairs and brushed the debris out of my bed. After trying to sleep for about an hour I realized that now neither heater in my room worked. At this point i went back down and asked what was wrong with the heat to be greeted with the response: "There is nothing I can do its broken!" After all this I just went back up and suffered through the night awaiting my chance to get out of there. At some point I finally fell asleep and was abruptly awakened by a lady slamming on my door and screaming: "ITS CHECK OUT TIME AND YOUR STILL GET THE HELL OUT". I packed up as quickly as I could and headed down to the front desk where I demanded to speak to a manager. I was informed that the only time that a manager is present is around 8am in the morning. I am currently attempting to contact the manager in an attempt to receive a refund via the phone number on the one inch square piece of paper i was handed as a business card at the time of my complaints.

I just called a few minutes ago to find out the price because I need to make a reservation, and not being from Chicago, clearly the most logical thing to do is call. The crazy woman who answer the phone YELLED at me, "WE DON"T DISCUSS PRICES OVER THE PHONE" and then hung up on me!!!
Never have I been treated so rudely by anyone at a hotel. I was so confused afterwards that I decided to call back and ask, "was it really necessary to hang up on me?" and she continued yelling. This place clearly has no idea how to treat potential customers but did a fine job of scarring this one away. NO THANK YOU! Luckily my only interaction with them was a phone call.