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76 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603
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University Club of Chicago
Ranked #100 of 167 hotels in Chicago
4.0 of 5 stars 10 Reviews
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Denver, Colorado
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
36 helpful votes 36 helpful votes
“Nice, but stuffy, and the dress code was rediculous.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2010
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Stayed here 2nts in April. Preppy dress code. Had to wear nicer clothes then I am used to, not that I dress like a slob, but I don't have a lot of collared shirts being a woman. We had come in from Midway, via the "L". I changed my shoes and put on a collared shirt outside the hotel. Ck. in was fast, and we were on the Monroe side of the hotel on the 3rd floor, very noisy all day, and had trouble sleeping at night. I did enjoy my view of the Chicago Institute of Art. The bed in the rm was a king, and very comfortable. The TV was just so so. The very nice bellman brought in our luggage and showed us around the rm, and got us ice water, he also said they had no movies on cable, but you could rent them from the front desk. You are not supposed to tip here, but we did anyway. We ate dinner and breakfast at the Front Grill, on the the 7th floor. Very good food. Plus, a fabulous view of the lake front. The location of the hotel is very nice, because the next day I walked over to the Chicago Institute of Art and Millennium Park. The University Club was very close to the Adams/Wabash stop, on the Orange Line, to the Loop, on Monroe Street. As you headed to Monroe Street, you could see the green awnings to the right. There was a ironing board and iron, but the plugs were a bit hard to locate and find. The restroom was tub/shower, which was hard to figure out how to turn it on at first, once you did it was ok. If you are prone to hot showers, you will not get them here. I don't like very hot showers, but the water was quite unconfortably cold here. I did love the towels though, and you had the luxury of individual robes hanging in the closet. If you like to dress college prep, stay here. It is nice, but too stuffy for me.

  • Stayed April 2010, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Indianapolis, IN
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“needs upkeep”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2008
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Stayed here for a very beautiful wedding, also held in the Club. The wedding location was beautiful, but the guest rooms need some TLC; the paint was peeling off the ceiling in the bathroom, the toilet wasn't bolted properly to the floor and was extremely wobbly. Good luck taking a shower at prime time -- about an hour before the wedding -- all the guests at our wedding talbe were complaining of cold showers. Mine was barely tepid; they must've encountered this issue before! The elevators are also very slow -- we opted to lug our own bags up three stories after waiting for about 12 min for an elevator. When it was time to go to the wedding, we waited 16 min to go from the 5th floor to the 9th (which wasn't stair accessible -- we tried!)
Also, we booked 2 hotel rooms together, to be paid for by the same person. Upon arriving, the other (paying) party had already checked in; we were not allowed to go to our room until we had called the other party to make sure we were "allowed" in our room, even though they were all reserved with the same credit card. It was a bit bizarre, since it was all on file, and since the clerk did not request that the person he spoke to on the phone credibly identify themselves.
I would not stay here again.

  • Liked — beautiful wedding site
  • Disliked — slow elevators and cold showers!
  • Stayed December 2008, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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illinois
1 review
“Nice”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2007

Charming hotel. The staff are VERY helpful. Nice, clean rooms. Had some problems with television in room, but that was the only problem. Dress code a little too strict for my taste.

  • Liked — friendly staff
  • Disliked — dress code
  • Stayed January 2007, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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california
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“A wonderful Fall wedding in Chicago!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2006
1
person found this review helpful

We attended a wedding at the University Club and stayed at the hotel for 3 nights. It's a great location and the view from our room was remarkable.
The hotel is old and has it's own old world charm. No denim allowed which was a challenge for this Californian. The staff was very helpful and the wedding facility was beautiful.
The only negative all weekend was trying to get a cab. All the cabs stop at the Drake and don't come down to the U Club. So if you can't walk a bit, arrange private transportation!

Stayed October 2006
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Broomfield, Colorado
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36 reviews 36 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Dinner in der Cathedrale Hall”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2010
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  • Stayed September 2010, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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