A good place to stay near U Chicago, but only if there are no other options.
We stayed here for our daughter's graduation from the University of Chicago. While it is the closest hotel to the University, our stay could be described as tolerable, at best. While the lobby of the hotel is OK, the rooms are in bad need of updating. I would guess it has been 30-40 years since any renovations have occurred there. The A/C units were unworkable for the most part, and I heard many others complain about them to the front desk. The bathtubs (in which showers are located) appear to have been covered with thin plastic covers of some sort that squeak badly while showering. (Our kids refused to use the shower in their bathroom.) I would hate to see what the tub looked like under those sheets. Walls are paper thin, meaning you can hear everything in every room around yours and the common hallways smelled badly, indicating that those carpets have not been changed in many years. Hotel staff was friendly, if unprofessional. It was not uncommon to see staff at the front desk eating their meals there, and they gave out room keys without requesting ID. We checked into two rooms, but staff mistakenly checked us into one room only and the next day, we had to request for the second room to be cleaned because they did not know anyone was in there. Exercise facility in lobby was small and uninviting. Although there is a restaurant on the property, no one in our family would dare eat there. On the plus side, beds were comfortable and it is walking distance to Hyde Park and U Chicago.