Our family and a few friends travelled down to Oak Park to attend our daughter's wedding. Given its location, we essentially had two options for multiple rooms. We decided to choose the Write Inn for a number of reasons, including the option of having a room with a fully equipped kitchen.

One of our sons read several very negative reviews of the Write Inn so was quite concerned - his girlfriend was joining us for the trip. Everyone was very happy with the choice of the Write Inn so I thought it could be helpful to write a review.

Within our large group there were a total of 5 rooms and all were different from one another but all reasonably priced. I believe price could be negotiable so do ask, particularly if you have a longer stay or are in a larger group. Everyone's rooms were very clean, the beds were great and pillows and bedding all great.

My room did have a full-sized fridge, gas stove, microwave, coffee maker and full sink - something that worked well for making breakfasts and lunches for the 11 of us in our group. Although the kitchen was not well-equipped in general, the front desk did provide paper plates and plastic cutlery when asked. With very little cost (under $15), I was able to add a toaster, some bowls and inexpensive metal cutlery. Hopefully the next visitors get to also use these.

All but one of the five rooms was updated - the one with the full sized kitchen that was our top priority was furnished in a much older vintage/style. One room had a bedroom, kitchenette, and sitting room with a couch, second TV and Murphy bed. A very nice room, bright and cheerful, updated and the one our daughter chose to get ready in for wedding. Another room had 2 queen beds, a couch, a couple of nice chairs a kitchenette and was very nicely decorated. It also had a level entry to the handicapped accessible washroom (a few of the rooms had a step up into the nicely updated washrooms).

Two of the rooms (one being the one with the full kitchen) had a queen bed and a single bed, which worked out well for options for groupings of our guests.

As per other reviewer's comments, the overnight parking is about 3 blocks away but secure and well lit and the walk safe along the street with many shops. There were also 4 drop off stalls in front of the hotel and street parking available during the day. Obviously the hotel staff also read these reviews as I was given a two sided handout when I checked in informing me that I could not back into the stalls in the parkade, that I had to get the parking voucher validated before leaving, etc.

I was also told of the elevator at the rear of the main floor when I checked in (and had read about it in reviews) but apparently a couple I met were not informed of this as they were struggling with the older elevator and their child's stroller and then trying to carry it down the staircase until I suggested the elevator at the rear.

As mentioned in some other reviews, the carpeting in the hallway on the main floor to the very large elevator at the rear of the main floor is quite soiled. As the restaurant is on one side of the hall and further down the hall are the kitchen and dish pit, it is obvious this is more of a service area for Hemmingway's Bistro (the dishes and food are carried between the restaurant and the kitchen). This carpeting might be in the vintage style but would best be lifted and replaced with something that the restaurant staff can clean on a daily basis.

Overall, a great stay. I liked the quaint, old town feel of the place and that each room was very different but clean and comfortable. I have only short list of random things for improvement.

As there was one couple who did not know of the rear elevator, perhaps a checklist the desk clerk goes through when registering new guests.

Given our various needs for hanging formal clothes and linens for the reception, we noted a definite lack of hanging room in each room but one - the one with the bedroom and sitting room. Perhaps a few more spots could be added to each room where wet coats or long clothes could be hung.

Given that I saw a few different desk clerks watch us make numerous trips up and down to our rooms with various boxes large and small full of wedding rentals, linens, food, flowers, etc and it was on the very last day that I discovered by chance a luggage dolly another guest was using so went in search of one in behind the staircase, perhaps the desk staff could take some inititive to provide helpful tips to make guest stays easier would be nice. Or maybe even add it to their checklist for guests when they register.

The last comment has to do with parking, which seems to be more for the restaurant. It was great to have the 20 minute loading zone in front for the times we were picking up/dropping off our large group (two of whom were in their 80s and one had mobility issues) and the various boxes of wedding/ reception supplies. Although there are 4 spaces, two on the restaurant side of the entrance and two on the hotel lobby side, one on the hotel's side of the entrance was reserved for handicapped parking and often empty but required a permit. The two on the restaurant side seemed to always be full when the restaurant was open, and, what I found most annoying was that on the weekend, when the restaurant had valet service, the valet was sitting in a car in the one loading/unloading spot on the Inn's side of the entrance and when called to duty, would stop playing on his electronic device, jump out and run to retrieve a guest's car but the car he was sitting in remained in the one non-handicapped spot on the Inn's side of the entrance. Perhaps there is a better arrangement for where the valet waits so that the Inn's guests also have access to a loading/ unloading spot.