Stayed at the Lodge on Business in late October. The Self Check In kiosk with automatic room key was a nice suprise. Room service was prompt and I ate one day at the "Water's Edge" restaruant and it was very good.
Service at the hotel was outstanding, but my room did have some noticable flaws. First, the doorway is not gapped, so I did hear a lot of noise early in the morning from traffic walking by. Next, the linen was dated, a fuzzy poly blanket with top sheet(no duvet) and there were no glass cups in the room.
The pool area and the grounds are excellent, but the rooms need some upgrading.

For the price, I would reccomend a stay at the lodge

A great deal on Priceline got us into this 4 star hotel. Loved the water views and the Frank Lloyd Wright inspired open spaces and lodge interior. Even our room was comfortable and quiet with still had a view. One of the quietest hotel rooms I've been in for a long time. My husband enjoyed the 4 mile jogging path circling the campus and the ponds. We've already signed up to return for another stay when we visit our son at Wheaton College, about 20 minutes away from this hotel during non rush hours.
Agreed about the directions. Our GPS took us to the second entrance, which was closed late in the evening when we arrived. You go in the guard house entrance and take two left turns to reach the interior of this space. Like Prairie school designs, this property is designed to blend the exterior and interior space---which does mean no giant neon directional sign pointing to the entrance for visitors. Once you are inside, you also have that nice nature view to enjoy.

I stayed at this location 10/19-10/21. The staff was wonderful and I have nothing bad to say about them. The room however was very noisy,a piece of the carpet was torn causing me to trip on it, the bathroom paint was chipping. During my two weeks in Chicago I stayed at 3 hotels and this was by far the best with staff. The pool area was very impressive.

Pros: Not costy at all. The service is fantastic. Amazing food. The hotel decorations are pretty artistic.
Cons: Not easy to find the entrance even though we had a GPS with us.