The room was spotless and had a beautiful layout. Loved the staff, they were very friendly and accommodating. They let us check in an hour and half early since our rooms were ready by the time we arrived (this was free of course). The hotel itself is close to a lot of things that are walkable such as the field museum, aquarium, and planetarium. The stuff up north is a bit of a walk but totally doable on a nice day (like the navy pier, riverwalk, big starbucks, nutella cafe, the bean, art museum, etc). They provide fresh towels every other day, coffee for the coffee maker, and a discount for some restaurants and Paris baguette which is a minute walk from the hotel.
Only big downside for me that I feel should be communicated prior to booking is that they do charge a deposit fee for potential damage per day; for me it was $75 per day. This was unexpected since I came to Chicago with a specific budget. However, it was returned right after check out thankfully and the staff did a good job at explaining why they charge this.
Other minor downsides were that the hotel walls were a bit thin: we had some nosy neighbors and could hear them clearly eventhough they were two rooms down. The cleaning ladies are bit loud in the morning as well and play loud music while cleaning. Nothing wrong with them entertaining themselves, however, I do believe they should consider some guests sleep in and should keep the noise to a minimum. Other than that, the hotel was an excellent experience!!!