Boy did I luck out! Booked this beautiful place based only on rating, price and its closeness to…read moreSteppenwolf. And because the Lincoln Hotel, where I've stayed previously, didn't have anything under $1000 (don't know why; maybe cause it was last minute.). Found it to be a beautiful B&B, rebuilt within the shell of a townhouse, on a quiet street near Old Town. Got the best room 301 in front with a balcony. Great view of the city toward Willis Tower. There are also decks in back and on the roof. It was so quiet I thought we must be the only ones there till we went down to the free continental breakfast and saw it was fully booked. Staff was friendly and helpful. Would definitely stay there again.

Travels a lot both for business and pleasure and normally don't stay in B'n'B's but this time my…read moreusual hotels where fully booked and I luckily decided to try The Sono. Turned out to be one of my best stays ever in Chicago (and there have been plenty...)! Perfect location with free street parking (!!!!), big, beautiful clean rooms, fantastic roof top, great breakfast, fun and helpful host!! I'll be back! Best regards/Oslo

A great place for a weekend stay in the city. Clean, comfy and convenient…read more The owner is nice and accommodating and it's more like you're staying at a good friends house than some big dirty hotel. You get a section of the house all to yourself. Includes a living room, bathroom and bedroom. I stayed here with my mom when she came to visit. The bed was SO comfortable. Theres also a fridge with free water bottles and snacks in the room. Free wifi. My only complaint about this was the bedroom and bathroom locks are old and don't actually lock. You have a section of the house to yourself but I'd still like a bathroom door that locks since its in the hallway. I'd stay here again. Close to the L train, shops and food. And is clean and comfy!

I loved staying here with my husband. It was private and we got a room with a beautiful view of…read morethe new DePaul music building. We used the guest house as a staycation in our own city, and it felt like we were in a whole new city. Amazing service and beautiful home!

My dad thinks I'm Wonder Woman…read more No, really. I'm not joking...here's the request I got from him a few weeks ago: "We'd like a hotel room in Chicago, over the weekend, with a nice view for about $125 a night. I am sure you can figure it out since you are so resourceful." Riiiiight. Ok then. I almost spat back "well, you can stay at the Red Roof Inn O'Hare with a lovely view of the Cumberland el stop for about $150." But no. I am a dutiful daughter. So, I went to work. I scoured the internet...as I often do when I don't know what I am doing. I stumbled upon At Home Inn Chicago, a service that rents out private residences in a variety of neighborhoods in Chicago. We booked him a room in an Edgewater high-rise, he compromised with me and we got it for $185. FAR CHEAPER than anything downtown, IF we could even find anything... This option requires a bit more legwork than a hotel booking. First of all, DON'T plan on canceling. I mean really, this isn't for the faint at heart or those with a propensity to bail last minute. If you cancel within 10 days you pay TWICE the nightly rate...be forewarned! Ok, besides that. You make the reservation after selecting the property and then within a day or so they let you know that it's A-OK and booked for you. (pay with credit card, it's charged 2 days before arrival). They email you a guest lease and you must sign and fax/email back to them within 24 hours (i told ya, legwork...but worth it, trust me). Then you contact the private owner to make check in/out arrangements... The owner I had the pleasure of working with was lovely, friendly and hospitable. It could not have been any smoother...I'm sure this varies by owner, but they are pre-screened... Ok, so moment of judgment: is this place going to be a hellhole? No. It was actually on a very high floor in the Park Tower on Sheridan Road with a 360 degree view of downtown and the lake. Beautiful one bedroom condo with full kitchen, dining area, LCD plasma TV, AC ...my GOD, the view. I almost made them stay at my house and took the thing for myself for the weekend! A steal for $185 on a summer weekend. I will be using them again and again as I have people coming through. I highly recommend. I only docked one star for the strict cancellation policy, though I understand the need for it... Seriously, screw the overpriced downtown hotels and rent a private condo in some of Chicago's nicest 'hoods. (downtown, Old Town, LP, LV, etc etc) Visit web site for properties...

I cannot say enough good things about At Home Inn Chicago. They saved our vacation! Thursday…read morenight of Memorial Day weekend our previous rental fell through and I suddenly needed to find a space to accommodate seven adults (five beds) for five nights. We started looking at 6pm, and needed to be in an apartment that night. When we called At Home Inn Chicago their offices were closed, but I took a chance and called their emergency number. The woman couldn't have been more helpful. She found us two apartments in the same building, in our desired location (Lincoln Park), with two parking spaces for our vehicles. We were able to book and get the access information for the building immediately. When we had questions, she was incredibly responsive. The apartments were wonderful - newly renovated, we were the first people to stay in them post renovation. There were plenty of towels, blankets, and pillows for our large group and the kitchen was well appointed. The neighborhood was fabulous, we were within walking distance of a number of great restaurants, bars, and shops, and public transportation to downtown was easy. I would definitely use them again.

I wouldn't even give this place 1 star... complete rip off scam and they lie - owner is impossible…read moreto get ahold of... When I booked the room it said that it included free private parking at the location... less then 24hrs hours before check in I get an email stating ( there are 3 parking spots that's first come first serve and parking on road in front of house) ok well that should be put on the description before u book the hotel cause I would've never booked with them if I'd known u had to park over 2 miles from the hotel... We got their at 3:11pm check in was 3pm - we got there and no parking for over 2 miles away from house on the side of a road in a sketchy area... We had no way of knowing about this until we arrived because their description was a lie and not detailed enough... They didn't say they had 6 rooms but only 3 parking spaces... We had 2 large suitcases, a large duffel bag. And a large cooler that they expected us to walk over 2 miles with to the house to check in... We never made it in the building - after about a half hour of calling and messaging with no response from owners we left to book another hotel over 20 minutes further and at another 200.00 in costs... we had no way to cancel the room backseat we couldn't get ahold of anyone so they said because we didn't cancel they are kept 80.00 of the 94.05 we paid to book the room stating well we said parking was first come first serve.... YEAH LESS THEN 24HRS BEFORE OUR RESERVATION WHEN IT WAS ALREADY TO LATE TO CANCEL THE ROOM.... SCAM SCAM SCAM WITH NO RESPONSE OWNERS STAY AWAY FROM THIS HOUSE - It completely ruined me from ever staying at a bed and breakfast and definitely check out all their other bad reviews...

Green leaf is amazing! The house is so cute, and it's in a great area. It's affordable and it feels…read morelike home, instead of staying at a sterile hotel. There's friendly notes everywhere and fun art. There's even a gold ET In the TV room. The kitchen is open and is stocked with breakfast deliciousness. honestly, I don't know there are t more reviews. We have to go to Rockford, but my kid loves it here and would rather be here the whole time. He's 9 and is super hard to please. Making reservations and getting g in was super easy. love love love Greenleaf.

An absolute time warp in the best possible way. It was a very cool experience being able to swim…read morehere. It's noteworthy enough to have a whole paragraph about it on Wikipedia: At the time, the pool was one of the highest indoor pools in the world, and its fourteen-floor location was heralded as a grand feat of engineering. Today it is commonly referred to as the Johnny Weissmuller pool, after the famous Olympic athlete and actor who trained in it. The rows of seats which remain on its western wall recall the days when swimming was a popular spectator sport. Its blue Spanish majolica tiles and terra-cotta fountain of Neptune on its east wall remain virtually unchanged today. If you're staying at the Intercontinental, you absolutely MUST pack a bathing suit and take a dip!

This pool is absolutely beautiful and is known because it's a junior Olympic sized pool. Sadly, the…read moreroom gets extremely humid because the pool is indoors, but you wouldn't be able to experience the historic 1920s decor and architecture of the room if it was an outdoor pool. My boyfriend and I came in the pool when we stayed at the hotel about a month ago. It was so nice because only a group of three guys were in the pool with us. There is no lifeguard, which is pretty normal and they have signs everywhere that say there is none on duty. Now I'm not a strong swimmer so I normally stay in the shallow end, and the annoying thing about this pool is the swimming lanes. I get having one but I think it sucks that the pool was sectioned off into four separate lanes since it cuts the whole pool into smaller parts. I understand wanting lanes for people, but it would be nice to have some freedom to roam around the shallow end of the pool without having to just stay in a lane... There is tons of comfy chairs and couches in the room, as well, and it's just an overall comfy and welcoming place.

We absolutely loved out stay here! It was out little apartment from Saturday through Wednesday…read more The place was super clean and had everything we could have needed. The view from the balcony was awesome! I loved it so much! It would have been nice if they had some outdoor seating to chill or hangout but it was cold while we were there anyway but that would have been nice. There is no front desk but we personally didn't need them but if we did, they are only a text away. There was a full size fridge, microwave, stove, sink, washer/dryer. It was great. We got lucky with parking because we were mainly gone all day and after 10pm, the meters in the front are free if you get a spot. You just have to remember to pay at 8am when they start charging but its not too expensive. The area is very cute. There is a Starbucks right across the street. We opted to try out local coffee shops instead. There is a place called stax or stack house on the corner and it was delicious for breakfast. You should stay here. I don't think you will regret it. I loved it. The only unusual thing that happened during our stay was that on Tuesday, an individual, presumably an employee, almost entered our room. He apologized, stating he thought the room was unoccupied. Given that he had the code to the room, I assume he is affiliated with the establishment. However, its strange that he wasn't aware of our checkout date, leaving me uncertain about the purpose of the visit. I thought maybe I had the wrong checkout date and I was supposed to be out of there but everything was fine on my end. It could have been just a simple mistake. I'm thinking of coming back to Chicago this summer and we liked it so much that we will most likely stay here again.

The location is fantastic and the unit is clean. Communication was a challenge and reminded me that…read morethe perk of staying in a hotel is faster customer service. The first steamer I had smelled like mildew and mold, it made my clothes smell bad. I requested an iron and got another moldy smelling steamer hours after I requested. I made it work for the event I attended, but it wasn't ideal. I recommend that they replace all steamers because the sitting water is an issue. The best thing about the unit is the close proximity to food options including the meet-try Mario's Italian Lemonade. It's also about a 30-minute walk to the United Center and about a 15-minute walk to the blue line, Racine stop. The biggest bummer is that the walls are a bit then and you can hear people walking above you, and sometimes outside voices.

king single perfect…read morefor 1-2 people. not the roomiest but price for the week before st patty's was fair! clean and located in a great spot near food + stores

Great location with free parking. Very clean and comfortable rooms. Except for the occasional…read moretraffic noises, it was pretty quiet at night. Our room was lower level, and in the mornings doors started banging open and closed. I was awake anyway, so no problem. The staff was very helpful and friendly. Easy access to parking, and I liked that though our rooms were on ground level, each hallway had a locked access door. I never felt a moment's unease there. Close to good restaurants and sights to see. Close to public transport.

BUYER BEWARE. I made a reservation. I cancelled the reservation within the proper timeframe, and…read moream now being told they won't honor the refund. The paperwork reads: "Cancellation cost. Free cancellation (in green type) with September 7th, 12:00am" as the time the cancellation must be made by. I cancelled, by email, on September 6th at 06:44 cdt. They now say they won't honor it because it wasn't through booking.com. I sent the email to: 5925047014-vet2.btvc.d5rt.aju3@property,booking.com IF THIS ISN'T CANCELLING VIA BOOKING.COM I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. Terrible. Inexcusible.

Management is not on site, so:…read more 1. The property is not kept up, so the pictures on their website are misleading as to the actual condition of the property. My room was held together with caulking, extension cords and power strips plugged into other power strips, and a random brass plate covering a hole in the wall. The smoke detector was also covered with a plastic bag and tape. 2. Registration and check-in is by email and text, and management cannot be bothered to take phone calls. So instead they inundate the guest with text messages and emails (a total of 15 from the property to me, including texts from two different phone numbers) regarding the reservation, registration, and check-in. I tried to check in using a text message that had only the door code but couldn't find my room because you book your room by name (e.g., Venetian Room) but when you arrive, the rooms are numbered. So I texted manager Ashley, who ended the text with "Considering 99% of people don't have problems maybe it's not us that's the problem." Never before in my life have I have been talked to like that by someone (supposedly) in the hospitality industry. Ashley is passive aggressive and has no business working in any customer-facing position, much less in the hospitality business. And apparently she's rather immature, because she's not learned that having to have the last word is not a becoming quality, especially with guest when her intent is incite and/or insult them further. I would rather sleep on the streets of Chicago than stay at Villa Toscana again. Do you yourself a favor and stay at a real hotel in Chicago.