KIMPTON HOTEL ALLEGRO

I booked the room for Labor Day weekend. I had questions before my arrival concerning transit from the airport and around town. The hotel staff was very helpful both before my arrival and during my stay. The location was close to the 'L' and within walking distance of many restaurants, tourist attractions downtown. I will definitely stay here again!

While the rooms are small and basic, the hotel is centrally located and easy walking distance to many attractions and eating outlets. Noise from adjacent rooms can be of concern depending on your neighbours. The hotel is kept clean and the staff are friendly. Unfortunately the hotel used our credit card to book another room under a different name, which I only discovered when I check my credit card account. They also had a bar overcharge on our bill. The errors were refunded when I contacted the hotel however no explanation was given. Warning: Check your credit card transactions for this hotel before leaving.

When we first arrived we were excited for our stay. It's a great central location and the lobby was well decorated with a great little hotel bar. That all changed once we entered our room. We had booked a King. The bed was not a King whatsoever. Since was much closer to a Queen. A couple who was on the trip with us actually measured (her husband is 6'5 so they were extremely disappointed). The room size is "European" but I've stayed in many hotels across Europe that were larger. The bathroom barely bit one person let alone try having two people get ready for an event. The struggle was real. Room was clean, bed was comfortable and had a nice minibar but literally felt like the walls were closing in on me. My view on the 6th floor was also of a brick wall - which made the small room feel even smaller. We couldn't even let in natural light! Considering all the other hotels in the area I would never stay here again.

I selected this hotel for a recent two night tourist visit to Chicago with my wife, it was a balance between price, location and convenient parking. Overall i was very pleased with my selection. The hotel has nice decor in the lobby etc. Staff were very friendly and helpful and our room was comfortable although not very big. The hotel serve complimentary proseco in the lobby in the evening which was nice and they also offer coffee in the morning. We didn't use the restaurant at all as we were out exploring the city most of the time. The hotel has a nice little gym which I used both mornings. Parking in Chicago is expensive so make sure you take that in to account when planning a trip. I think the valet parking at this hotel is $69 per night. I got a deal online for 48 hours parking in a public car park just across the road for $48 total, much better and had no issues. In terms of location, I would say that this is pretty good for tourists. we could easily walk to most of the main spots without a problem.

The lobby looked smart but my room was musty, had a small window, badly needed updating and the bathroom was minute. The room was noisy too and I could hear banging all night even though I was on the 17th floor. I asked to be moved but nothing happened. I would not recommend this hotel.