Overall the stay was nice. Yes, the hotel had a distinct smell of Febreeze which I figured was to cover up the smoking rooms or previous occupants who for whatever reason smoked in the room. The location was ideal and the hotel staff were very helpful and pleasant. I have read reviews that talked about the small bathroom, dorm style microfridge, and holes in the sheets/comforter. Yes, I witnessed this firsthand; however, the hole was very small and the bed linen and the bathroom were absolutely clean!. Let me be honest, I'm a recent victim of bedbug bites as a result of staying in 4-5 star/diamond hotels on the East Coast with an average cost of $200 and up per night. So trust me I inspected this room head-to-toe with a keen eye and a flashlight. This was the first time in many months I was able to get a good night's sleep while staying in a hotel. By the way, the mattresses where still new, purchasing tags still intact. I'm not sure if this was a result of recent renovations or if they also had prior problems with bedbugs or such. Either way I would definitely stay here again. For the money, this is by far the best.

If you are looking to visit Chicago and you don't want to pay a ton of money to stay, I recommend this Super 8. The rooms were clean, and the bathroom wasn't too cramped. There was a microwave and a fridge. The motel provided free parking (also not easy to come by in the city) and was about four blocks to the El (Red Line). The motel was just a few El stops from Wrigley and three blocks from Lake Michigan. It isn't in the heart of the City, but since the train is so close, it doesn't really matter much (at least it didn't to me).

This hotel is ideally situated for those wanting a spotless bedroom, with microwave, fridge and bus and train service to downtown. The former literally stops outside the hotel and takes about 50 minutes to Downtown. The latter is a Red Line train and is about 5 minute walk from the hotel, and also goes downtown. A weekly ticket for bus/train costs just $20.

The hotel staff were okay, but not over-friendly with the exception of a guy called Mehta. The hotel has a small reception and breakfast area, we took ours upstrais and ate in our room. It is very clean with safe parking under the hotel building itself. This is a very 'safe' area, and you can walk anywhere anytime as far as we are concerned. The view out of our window was the next building's roof! But, we loved it here, it was just what we wanted. Good value considering its closeness to Downtown. The room itself was excellent though.

This is situated in 'Universityland.' We liked the area and would happily stay here again.

We stayed on a Wednesday Night after looking around Chicago for a closer location than the suburban (Marriott) locations we had stayed from Friday to Tuesday. Note: Last Minute Lodging searches are not a recommended big city travel strategy. After a leisurely drive north along the Lake Michigan Chicago North Shore up through Evanston showed no motels in sight or any room availability near Northwestern U --- so we headed south back down along the lake drive to the Super 8 Motel we had spotted in the Chicago/ Rogers Park neighborhood near Loyola U.
As the previous “trip advisor” review mentions – there is a very small lobby and a tiny elevator, with very light breakfast food but we are Talking a Super 8 Motel! ---The coffee was OK for a morning wakeup and the tiny pastries can hold you off until you find a good local place to eat. The Parking is included and is a fenced in so that a big plus. In the morning we walked to Jarvis Square (about two blocks) and found an outstanding coffee and bagel spot next to an Irish Pub This is also the Jarvis CTA train stop for access to everywhere in Chi Town. The beach park is two blocks from the motel for a nice walk on the beach.
The entrepreneurial desk clerk might have over charged us a few bucks (140) over the listed rates Super 8 (online rates are 90 up to 160 for the listed "hot tub "rooms) for the medium size room (#410) - but it was the last room available at 8pm (or another trip back out to the OHare suburbs). The room was spartan but clean with the heavy deodorized smell that comes from a good cleanup following a smoker. The AC ran nice and cold and the windows opened overlooking the back of the property for a little fresh air. Fresh paint was apparent and they might eventually install the bathroom exhaust fan. The High Speed Internet worked for an email check and some browsing, but the cabling took a lot of trial and error adjustment to get that cable link light active! I had to resort to swapping the cable wire from the TV to get the reliable signal.
We'll stay there again - just make the reservation in advance and remember to bring our beach towels and picnic gear.