Old dirty rooms, no running water in the morning. If I could give zero stars o would.

The Chinatown Hotel is about 20 years past "shabby." First, be aware it's a walk-up, with narrow stairs. Our room had a rickety bed with a thin blanket on top that didn't fully cover my 6-foot husband. There were stains all over walls, a shower with zero pressure and a used bandaid on the floor. No washcloths, just hand and bath towels. The staff members were lovely, but this place needs ... a lot. We cheaped out by staying here -- and definitely paid the price. read more

Chinatown Hotel - The best part of the Chinatown Hotel was its location, just over a block from the Chinatown Gate. - Hotels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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First of all, I've stayed in many different types of hotels and motels. Was it the best aesthetically; absolutely not , but the room served its purpose. Came to Chicago to see Beyoncé perform at Soldier Field. I bought my ticket a little bit after the tour announcement so I was "late to the party" in terms of hotel accommodations. The room itself was pretty clean but needs work as far as additional furnishings and cosmetic treatments. read more

I found and booked this hotel through Booking.com. And being my first ever visit to the "windy city," I thought, "Why not?" The hotel is located on a quiet side street off Wentworth Ave in Chinatown. It is also located two blocks from the CTA's Cermak station. The hotel is small with three floors and 30 rooms and can also be mistaken from an apartment building. The main floor is the lobby where the service desk is. The same floor has a small kitchen, that's it. On the second floor is where my room is for my three nights. For $290 for the three nights, I get a small room with a king bed, a small closet, and a small bathroom with a cramp standing shower room. The hotel's WiFi is strong to make up for the hotel room's 32-inch TV. For a solo traveler, I am simple, and that is all I need. I don't need any of the other offerings that other hotels have. Outside the hotel and just within 500 feet, there is Wentworth Street, with many businesses open past 8pm (Chicago time). You can literally walk to Chinatown with your pajamas and slippers to grab a quick bite. Though it is not recommended in cold and snowy January, There are two other hotels in Chinatown, one being located on Wentworth Ave and another one on busy Cermak Road; both are located on busy corridors. But the Chinatown Hotel is located on a side street where it is quiet at night with less traffic. Plus, I try my best to help out the smaller hotels during these tough times. read more

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Visit date: Memorial Day Weekend, 2022 Room: 108 Title: All factors considered, it's pretty good I stayed here for 4 nights through Memorial Day weekend. With _ALL_ taxes and fees accounted for, the price came out to $105.50 per night. Considering the prime location, this was an extremely good deal. At the time I booked (around 2 months before my visit), most hotels in the area were advertised upwards of $150/night. The room is humble, and really only comes with the basic essentials. The only sort of luxury you'll find in the room is a television set, but they're 32" 720p (Model #NS-32D310NAS21) , so you're likely not going to use them. Put frankly, this is the kind of hotel you'd use if you're just needing a place to spend the night -- and for what I needed -- it fit perfectly. There's Ethernet and Wi-Fi, but the WiFi signal was terrible in my room, I got a whopping 100ms ping, with 1.79 Mbps down and 1.90 Mbps up. Again, this didn't really matter to me, as I just needed a place to sleep. The shower was warm, but the water pressure was pretty meager. I found the front desk staff to be fairly friendly on the times I needed to interact with them, so I appreciate that. All in all: this is the perfect southern Chicago hotel for the single budget-conscious traveller. read more

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This place sucks. I booked two separate reservations on 2 consecutive days. One of the reservations somehow got lost. I had to rebook the same reservation but was charged again without getting my original refund back. Guru the manager did not give me a refund back, but decided to reschedule another me another reservation. It was such a big mess. Now I can't make the schedule reservation this Saturday March 9, 2024 and he will not reschedule it anymore. So guess I am out of my $. I plan on filing a claim with the Better Business Bureau next. read more

Right in the heart of Chinatown! Couldn't of picked a better place for LOCATION! If your looking for a clean place to sleep and explore what Chinatown has to offer than this is just the place for you! We stayed in a double Queen room and also the 2 room suite . We all liked the double queen room best ! read more

When you first walked in, it's like a scene from a scary movie. There's no one at the front desk, you have to call out or wait for a while to reach someone, and the smell is so old and moldy, you can't help but try to not breathe by your nose but your mouth, but that might make it even worse, since the dust can make you cough or worsen you allergies. Mind you, there's no elevator in this hotel either. It's all stairs and it's very narrow. So be wary, if you aren't in shape like myself, it may take a while to get to your floor. We had the second floor, which is technically the 3rd floor from the ground. That climb to our hotel room was torture... legs are burning and aching. Our room was just one queen bed, a small bathroom with a small closet. Couldn't fit anywhere or move around much like the standard average hotel room. First night stay there... had to turn on the AC on full blast to keep the room cool and for the smell of the place to be tolerable. Granted, the price we pay, we expected more but this is probably one of the worst hotel we've ever been to. The last night stay there was the least comfortable ever, the bed was hard, the bed sheet and blanket made our skin itch and our allergies gotten worse, we couldn't stay any longer. The more nights we stayed, the more our health was in jeopardy. It's too bad that we wish this place could use a renovation and also could be friendly. We like the location very much, it's right in Chinatown which is close to all food venue that we wanted to explore for our foodie adventures. But if we were to asked to stay at this hotel, we will have to sadly decline with an affirmative NO. read more

Located off the red line just south of downtown (Cermak Station), I didn't expect to like this hotel. But it served its purpose well...a decent place to shower and sleep. No frills, but not scummy or unsafe in feeling. The reception area is manned by usually just one lady, but I never saw a lineup. In fact, I hardly saw any other hotel-goers at all. There are no elevators, just a narrow carpeted staircase that might be a bit tough to get big luggage up or if you have mobility issues. The room I booked had a queen bed, television, and not much else. The bed was good and there was an individual air conditioning unit which I never used because it had good enough ventilation. The view was of a brick wall so I had the drapes closed all the time. Plenty of sockets to charge your phone and whatever else you might need to plug in. The washroom was huge, even bigger than the one I have at home. Shower only, but the pressure and hot water worked just fine. Be wary of the ledge as you step out of the shower, and the fact that there is no rug in there, just slippery tile. Towels were replaced daily though they were a bit icky in quality. Though there are no restaurant facilities, the hotel is located in Chinatown so there are PLENTY of choices of food around, some open til late. Not a lot of choices for coffee in the immediate area, but there is a Starbucks around the corner. Though the area is generally safe, as you venture out of the main drag, the streets get dark and somewhat sketchy after dark so be careful (nothing to see in those areas anyways). Great access to the red line (just across the main street) which connects you to any line you want to take you anywhere in Chicago. If you are going to the airport, get off at Roosevelt to take the orange line to Midway, or Jackson to take the blue to O'hare. I'd go to this hotel again...cheap and cheerful read more

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This is the worst hotel I've ever stayed in! There were three of us living in a room in the middle of the winter with no heat and two beds with long women's hair visible! They didn't even clean the room! We stayed overnight and it was too cold to sleep! Too bad! read more

All I can say is I'm liking the upgrades coming to the Chicago China town hotel. Mini fridges, microwaves, & smart tvs, it's just going to make the place that more awesome read more

I had a pleasant experience staying here . Everybody was really friendly, even the guy who kept buzzing me in when I came back at 4am every night. This hotel is really cheap. It cost me less than four hundred bucks to stay here four night. Everywhere else I called was three hundred for a single night. I even called in my Armenian connections and the best they could do was two hundred for places fifteen miles away(I forgot this isn't la). This hotel is a block and a half from the red line. If you stay here you are 15 minutes away from any part of the city. It's not the fanciest place, some would even call it divvy. The beds and furniture are antique, not on purpose. A very small TV in each room. There are no good views , no great room service, no amazing hotel lobby. Basically, don't come here if it's your shitty honeymoon and want all the best amenities. Do come here if you want a place to sleep while exploring a very entertaining city. I spent less than 6 hours a day here sleeping. Why would I pay three hundred bucks a night for that. If you're a night owl and come back late(the red and blue line will run all night) there are a ton of greasy Chinese restaurants around the corner that will make you regret your night in the mourning. The only bad thing about this neighborhood is there are no good coffee places. I got some this morning at a Chinese bakery, it was less than ok. I booked here because of the bad reviews, and I can tell you I've been to much worse places than this. In fact I wouldn't even call this a bad place just a throwback to a time where a guy can afford to sleep in a room in an expensive city. read more

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Let's be frank: if you're a low-income student, traveling on a budget or just need a place to hang your hat for a few hours after you've lived it up in Chi-Town for a day and night, the Chinatown Hotel might be for you. The room is probably not much larger than 200 square feet, but it's got a bed, a closet, a warm shower and a flat screen TV. In other words, it makes no pretense that it has anything more than just the basics. We thought it might have been a boarding house at one time--no biggie. The carpet is of the indoor/outdoor variety so you can conduct a scrimmage or spill your drink on it and not feel guilty. The A/C is of the glorified window type and there is a heat radiator on wheels. We used neither. Something unique is the door key: it's not a key card or traditional serrated brass key. Rather, it looked to us more like a G.I. dog tag. Just insert it into a slot under the doorknob and the door will magically open. The dead bold inside provides additional security. There is no in-room hair dryer but if you're a hostel traveler, you'll dig the common room with kitchen and eating area. The hotel is located in Chinatown with a market across the street: buy and cook your own. Or make use of the plethora of Asian restaurants at your front door. If you have high expectations about your accommodations, go elsewhere. But if you're a value shopper just looking to stay out of the Chicago wind at night, consider the Chinatown Hotel and get a flair for the local culture while your at it. The front desk peeps were fine and English is not their first language so exhibit some patience and class when communicating. The place is easy to get to with mass transportation. read more

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Don't. Just don't. For $100, there was no elevator, a single bed with nasty pillow cases and a blanket that didn't look fit to sit on the ground for a picnic. A non working lamp and a space heater we were scared to plug in for fear it would start a fire, bathroom walls with large holes and a ceiling so corroded it looked like whomever was in the room above would soon be joining. you If you are looking to film a scene in a scary movie, this is your joint. If you're looking to take a nap to sober up, you'll probably be ok. But if you're looking for a place to comfortably rest at, THIS AIN'T IT. The Chinatown experience was cool though. read more

One night stay on 3/5/22. This hotel is absolutely unjustifiably bad, what a horrible dump. Zero stars if I could. The only thing acceptable was the lobby and staff. Room 102: TV did not work, ceiling light half broken, no bedside lights, no desk light, instead of chair there is a low round stool that was sagging so badly that it was impossible to use the desk, plugs in the desk didn't work, room had only 1 outlet, closet has no doors, closet had only 1 hanger, sink is cracked, toilet seat heavily discolored and gross, carpet is ripped, curtains heavily stained and corners off the rails, wall art has warped frame, mold in shower, stains in bed linens, room smells like sigaret smoke, very noisy right outside, very noisy inside, people talking quietly can be overheard word for word. This room gives you the idea that no single effort was made to welcome you in any way. The place exudes misery, disrespect and disdain for guests. This place deserves no stars at all, no gratitude. It is an absolute dump. Shameful. This just enrages anyone. read more

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Super cheap and in the heart of Chinatown. Everyone is friendly. No elevator, but that's not that big of an issue for us. First level rooms for handicap. If you're a traveling college student who wants to be close to the city and is on a budget then give this place a try. Not fancy, but you shouldn't be in your hotel anyways! Get outside and see the sights explorer! Also! Free wifi read more

Horrible scary dirty rude staff hotel. Regardless of if you are staying one night and won't be in the room, still disgusting! Staff was horribly rude because the third party website I booked through said the hotel would accommodate the number of people to a room which was in fact 2 people which can sleep on one bed but it was me and my brother :( I told him this and he said that what I was saying was not true as far as 2 beds and he could show me order. Instead of instantly fighting back her should have been professional. Looks like the type of hotel you would go if you were on the run. 4 thumbs down for me. Will not return or recommend. read more

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Rooms were small. Front desk was very good. Feel as if you went by the front desk and how safe it is in the close area then it deserves more stars. But rooms are very small and no fridge in rooms. read more

Great hotel in the heart of Chinatown. I strongly recommend. Close walk to all the fun Chinatown has to offer, and great price.

Really can't ask for anything better considering the price. I stayed here for a two night mini vacation and was really impressed. The food nearby was excellent and there's plenty to do in the area. As for the room it was perfect! The bed was as advertised and the temperature could be changed using a control. I've read other reviews that said there was noise and bed bugs as well as room service being a problem but I did not notice anything remotely similar! The staff was super welcoming and my room was really clean. Let me tell you about the shower heads! Jesus I've never felt so clean in my life! So much amazing pressure from the shower. Really enjoyed my stay here and recommend it. Don't know why the negative reviews are here tbh. read more

This place is freaking sucks. I found sperm and penis hair in the bed. Theres no hot water. And we all got bite by bed bug. Never ever ever stay in this HOTEL again. I dont understand why people gave them a high rating. Are they making this up for some bs rating. But if you stay one night you will.find out the nightmare youself. I cant believe I pay to stay in hell. read more

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I expected the worst. I really did. If you don't mind the bare minimum of amenities, deplorable sponge paint and old dingy furniture than this place is quite doable. The bathroom is very clean. The sheets were white and clean. Everything else is hideous aesthetically. Id stay here again. The location is very convenient. It's cheap, and I wasn't worried about a roach crawling on me once. Bottom line. A decent place to rest your head. That's it. read more

$100 a night (should have been $40 to $50 a night at the MAX, stayed 2 nights, I paid in advance, I literally felt like I got swindled/duped), very very small room, the room smelled bad, upon entering I rushed to open the window.. Shower water was not hot the 2nd morning, and the shelf above the sink was falling apart. Not happy, and will not stay here again. Not trying to bash this place, but being honest. I'd say the only nice thing about the place is when we checked out, we had to wait several hours before our transportation out of the city, they did watch our luggage while we spent the last few hours in the city. (Oh, and the WIFI was included). read more

4 stars because its a couple of minutes from the red cermack line and in through the chinatown gate. More of a hostel, nothing fancy, kleenex and spit, BUT you can step out of it and within 1 minutes be in dozens of diff chinese eateries, dinner, dim sum or shopping, a taste of china without the airfare. Not a whole lot of english spoken and smoking is almost mandatory. The man on reception was picking his nose when we checked in and then proudly showed his wife the end of his finger before asking for my credit card. So please, snobs don't come here. No elevators and wacky keys to the rooms. I love this place - it's a slice. PS Pablo is wandering around the place in his socks, I feel like I own the place he said read more

It is what it is. For two nights, I was charged $132.19 to my debit card for a friday and saturday night, end of january. I believe my quote was $60/nite from hotels.com. This is a no frills, zero amenity business. You get a small soap for handwashing. There is a walgreens, 1-2 blocks away though; as well as numerous variety stores in the district that have everything. I dipped in one for some flipflops for the shower (the bathrooms have stand-up showers). Super lowkey. Super accessible. The red line is one block over. I took the train in from the airport, the blue line was 5 bucks, and when I transferred to the redline at washington station it was another 8 bucks. However the return trip, I only needed one ticket as the transfer from red to blue at jackson station was free. Uber always in the area, and arrive quickly. I do like chinatown. Its very eery at night, aside from the hotel there is no residential residents, and its quiet to a fault. The restaurant directly opposite the hotel smartly stays open until 2am. I never got around to ordering from there, though I was on the cusp of doing so several times. I spent very little time in the room, except to sleep. But everytime I was in there I kept hearing text message alerts loud and clear, and it wasnt me. Either someone was standing right outside my door/window or the walls are paper thin. That was strange though lol. Its no smoking, but someone was smoking both nights on my floor. As far as cleaniless, Im a tad germaphobic and honestly, the $200/night spots are no cleaner than this one. I normally pack my own comforter when I travel, and I immediately strip the hotel comforter. Im not touching anything that isnt washed daily. Due to travel restraints, that wasnt an option. Luckily, under the comforter there was a white blanket that is obviously laundered with the sheets; and they had the heat blasting, so i didnt need the comforter but still had enough covers. That was a relief. There is no "do not disturb" sign. They are going to check the rooms, but I understand. To management--it would be super great if you installed full length mirrors. All in all, would I stay here again? Yes. read more

This hotel is for people that just need a cheap place to keep their luggage and rest their head at night. There's not a fancy lobby or anything like that. The room is quite small. There is a big flat screen tv but there's no cable like they advertise just local channels. The bathroom is ok. The shower is tiny like one person can barely fit comfortably themselves. For its price in Chicago, it's an ok hotel to crash in. I would go back there again basically because it's one of the cheapest in Chicago. read more

My friends and I booked a weekend at Chinatown Hotel because we were in Chicago for C2E2 - the Chicago Expo & Comic-Con. We chose the hotel because it was one of the cheapest rates we could find, and because it was within walking distance of the convention center. I have already gotten all of the positives out of the way. We arrived at night to find out that they had no record of our 2-room reservation. The man behind the counter told us that it wasn't the hotel's fault, and he blamed it on the booking agency, and to take it up with them. He made no effort to apologize or fix the mistake. After a half hour or so of frustrated negotiation, we decided to cram the party into one room (5 of us). The building used to be some sort of hostel, and it shows. It is sparse and it smells weird. Room service only cleaned about half the room, and they didn't bring us any fresh towels on the second day. When we asked them about this at the front desk, the man accused us of stealing the towels, and said if we wanted more we would need to pay for them. We refused to do this, and it was a long time before he threw a pile of towels on the counter just to get us out of his face. This was definitely the worst experience I've had in a hotel, and the customer service (if you can call it that) and management were appallingly bad. Only stay here if you literally cannot afford anything else. read more

If you are into humiliation, you will enjoy your daily trip to the front desk to request toilet paper and kleenex, which were never replaced during our five day stay for four adults. Never could figure out how to ring the front desk from the provided phone (dialing zero gave a busy signal). It was also extremely difficult to get them to understand that we (a party of four), needed 4 towels every day. We gave up trying to get washcloths after the second day. Despite shortcomings in cleanliness, the air conditioner proved powerful. Note that while you are out for the day, staff will turn it off and open up your windows instead. Hopefully, not in the heat of summer, but no guarantees. Helpful tip: find the air conditioner remote control in order to operate that bizarre contraption. One remote for both ACs in a suite (if that is where you stay). Our particular suite had several oddities. Our suite door required two hands and massive strength to open and close, making nighttime visits to the restroom an awakening experience for all four of us in the suite. Other features included missing lightbulbs, missing closet doors, and a room too small to include a nightstand (it was placed in the closet). In order to exit the suite, all four of us would have to pile into one bedroom, since opening the exterior door blocked access to the inner hallway. Nevertheless, if on a budget, would definitely return again. Price can't be beat, and 30 minute by walking/train to any attraction in Chicago. For local food, can recommend nearby Slurp, Slurp noodles, Ice Max ice cream shop, and Ricobene's. read more

It's a nice hotel just a couple of minutes away from the subway station (red line). The room is tiny, but has basically all the essentials - shower, TV, AC, heater, free Wi-Fi. All the inside is quite old though. If you are looking for a cheap place to sleep and leave your bags for the day while roaming around Chicago - this is an option for you. There is a lovely Chinese bakery nearby, they also sell fortune cookies there (even the chocolate ones). read more

At $112 a night including taxes for a room with two double beds, I wasn't expecting to go, "Oh nice" at any point. However, cleanliness is a must for me. I was disappointed to see hair in the bathroom, and towels and sheets that were not completely clean-looking. It was reasonably quiet and it is in a very convenient location right by the Red Line. An unexpected plus was that they had a common area with a refrigerator, microwave and complimentary water and tea packets. read more

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It has the basics that we require: clean sheets, hot shower with good water pressure, good location near the metro. The staff was polite. The hotel could be better though without much effort. For one, they should paint the walls in the rooms. The walls were scuffed and dirty. Also, I found a used shower cap in the bathroom. Other than that, it worked fine for a cheap hotel. Also, the key to the room is awesome. read more

Chinatown Hotel - Hotels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

It's a disgusting. Very dirty. I stayed to save some money attending conference at McCormick Place. This place is about a mile in distance from McCormick Place. I wouldn't recommend this hotel. The phone doesn't work, WiFi doesn't work, tv doesn't work, doors don't lock, bedsheets have hairs from god knows whom....yuck!!!! It is not like I paid $20 and hey u get what you pay, I paid like a 3 star rate and when you get in and see how shabby it is....that's where the problem is. I wouldn't pay a dime more than $20 if ever in my life I am asked to stay forget paying $100 read more

Good because it's cheap.. Second hand clean.. well location.. The staff is very helpfull. read more

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Internet does NOT work, Shower was fine, A/C was fine, cleanliness was fine. No fridge/microwaves in the rooms, and can't rent one. They have some in the lounge area. Smells like smoke even though they stress no smoking. I don't think I would stay again! read more

I would say this is more motel, not a hotel! The building is old, the room is small. They have ice downstairs but they don't provide neither have ice buckets in the rooms. I asked the receptionist she told me to use the coffee cups to take ice. Employees are nice. read more

GREAT location but less than average quality. My family and I have stayed here on several occasions due to its cheap price and close proximity to Chinatown. It's not my ideal place to stay but it works. Consider it like staying in a nice hostel. The hotel lobby is very small and sometimes you see shady characters floating by. It's nice that there's a lounge and kitchen area by the lobby. I've done homework here on a few occasions. The stairs and hotel itself appears very cramped. When I was walking up the stairs to my hotel room, I felt like I was in a house instead of a hotel. The rooms are compact and in average condition. It is a little on the older side. Overall, pick this place for the LOCATION and don't expect great quality. read more

This place is awful! My husband and I checked in here after a late flight. We just needed a cheap, quick place to stay. We checked in at 1:30am and paid $75. We got to our room and started hearing these blood curdling screams and moans from our window. We thought it was coming from the alley outside. When I went downstairs to ask for a different room, I realized the screams were coming from inside the hotel on the first floor. I then asked the guy at the front desk for my money back. He went up to our room with us and told us to just keep the windows closed and said he couldn't give us our money back because the bed was messed up (we didn't even use the bed. We only checked for bed bugs) so anyway, we left. We'll be calling tomorrow to speak to a manager and hopefully can get our money back. I have video of the noises coming from the hotel. read more

The Chinatown (two-star) Hotel runs close to a hundred bucks per room per night. That's about fifty dollars per star. Here's what those stars get you: - Two confused-looking men pumping what smelled like sewage out of a hole in the floor of the lobby. The Chinatown Hotel is so close to the red line that they even bring its odor straight to you. - A single communal microwave and the promise of coffee. We did not indulge. - A desk in your room that will block the door from opening all the way. This is a great feature for those of you who love walking into your own door as it suddenly bangs into something unseen. - One pillow per head. Gone is the immoral decadence of yesteryear! No more reckoning with the excess of pillows that other hotels offer! Here you can simply rest your weary head (albeit at a painful angle). - Uneven air conditioning. I wouldn't call the room warm, exactly, but I would call it "Sahara dry." It's a bit of a wonder that they can maintain that moldy, dingy feel at 0% humidity. - Why isn't the room warm? Well, that might have something to do with the bathroom window, which was designed to obstruct a window-sized hole in the wall without really sealing it. Sure, the glass is there, but it's no real impediment to the churning winter wind that's eager to wrap itself around you as you emerge from the shower. - Somebody else's hair in the shower. Whose hair? How did they die? Are you clever enough to solve the mystery? - Speaking of showers, please plan your showers about twenty minutes in advance. Hot water apparently needs to pass through Tulsa before it makes it to the shower head. - The nightly siren song of five hundred garbage trucks. If you look out your window, you'll notice that the street outside is lined not with people or cars, but with a colony of dumpsters. Every night, the grand custodial ballet begins: fleets of garbage trucks rumble in, doted upon by a loving swarm of shouting men, and over the course of the truly innumerable sleepless hours they roll and crush and scream magnificent machine songs of aluminum and plastic. You don't even have to pay for this performance. It's free. You will be told that a late checkout carries heavy fines. That's reasonable encouragement to check out on time. Early, even. Heck, if I were you, I'd check out very early -- maybe as soon as you arrive, if not earlier. read more

My husband and I stayed in this place for a weekend and as soon as we got into the room I immediately wanted to leave. The place wasn't cleaned very well. the comforter smelled of really bad body odor, the bathroom was falling apart, and there was grime and hair on the shower wall. It was the worst hostel I have stayed at. read more

Good Hotel for your money, it's got just what you need without extras. Very clean rooms, sheets, and towels. It would be nice to have a coffee pot in room, since the coffee in the lounge seems like it's been there for days, a bit muddy. Other than that good hotel. read more