Wife and I made a 4 day - 3 night trip to Chicago. The hotel is your traditional long house style American hotel that we're all used to, however, it was the best one I've ever stayed at! Everything from the staff to the food to the pool, was everything you'd ever want from an affordable hotel stay. Alba, as well as all other worker ladies at the morning breakfast were working around the clock making sure everything was clean and stocked. My wife and I have stayed at 4-5 star hotels in many huge US and European cities, and this hotel beat almost all of them when it comes to the feeling we had leaving the place. We STILL talk about the breakfast. The hottub also worked, which is a plus. Parking can be right outside of your room if you orient yourself. We didn't feel unsafe in the area, the commute to downtown Chicago also wasn't that bad. Overall very very good experience. Gold standard for what it's supposed to be.