Location, location, location
We stayed at the SSCDRN on a girl’s weekend. We choose this hotel because it was in a good location, it got decent Trip advisor reviews and it was the best deal we could find - we searched all of the travel sites and then called reservations and asked for a discount off the lowest price we found. We were able to get an additional $70 off of our entire stay. 
We flew into Midway, took the orange line to the Clark/Lake station and then schlepped six blocks with our luggage (not at all a bad walk).
Hotel staff is friendly, efficient and helpful. They quickly checked us in and sent us up to our room. The hotel feels secure, key cards are necessary to operate the elevator. 
The common areas and the rooms of the hotel are clean and don't seem too worn - they are modernly decorated. 
Because there were three of us, we choose a room with a king size bed and a pull out couch. The king size bed is not the most comfortable bed (by a long shot). My companions found it to be too soft, too lumpy and too loud (you could hear the springs whenever someone moved). 
The pull out couch was unreasonably uncomfortable and should be replaced asap (room 2517). I slept on the pull out one night and the rest of the nights I just slept on the couch. 
The reasons I am rating this hotel at a three are: cleanliness, friendliness of the staff and the location. 
Itinerary:
Wednesday: arrived in the evening, went to RPM Italian (Giuliana and Bill Rancic's restaurant) two blocks north of the hotel.
Thursday: bought a day pass and took the water taxi from Clark/LaSalle street (two blocks from hotel) to Chinatown and Michigan Ave. Walked from Michigan Ave stop to Navy Pier. We ate at Frontera Grill two blocks away.
Friday: Took the #6 bus to the Museum of Science and Industry; walked through, Osaka Japanese Gardens and Chicago University. Took the MTA train to Millennium Park, walked to Buckingham Fountain, Navy Pier. Took an architectural water tour from Shoreline at Navy Pier. Ate at Shaw's Crab House. 
Saturday: Orangeline back to the airport.