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Reviews of Chicago Getaway Hostel

Hostel | 616 West Arlington Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA 60614

91.5% Overall Rating

790 out of 970 customers would recommend this property

Recent review (12/05/2013)

LEIDY POSADA thinks…

"LOCATION, ATMOSPHERE AT LOUNGE AND STAFF ATTENTION. THEY ARE DILIGENT AND FRIENDLY... THEY GIVE EXACT AND PROMPT INFORMATION"

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Facilities

  • Air Conditioning
  • Credit cards accepted
  • Car Parking
  • Self-catering Facilities
  • No curfew
  • Games room
  • Secure lockers
  • Lounge area
  • Internet / Wi-Fi
  • Pool table(s)
  • 24 hour reception
  • Safety deposit
  • 24 hour hot showers
  • Tours/Travel Desk
  • Washing machines
  • Fax
  • Bicycle hire
  • Laundry service
  • ATM / cash machine
  • BBQ area
  • Common area / room
  • Communal kitchen
  • Elevator / lift(s)
  • Internet access in public areas
  • Outside area
  • Television room

What's Included

  • Luggage Room
  • Breakfast
  • Linen
  • Towel

Important Information

Taxes are not included in the prices. Taxes of 16.4% will be added to the room rate listed.

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91.5%

Overall Rating

790 out of 970 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Chicago Getaway Hostel'

Atmosphere
90.4%
Location
86.4%
Facilities
90.4%
Cleanliness
88.8%
Staff
98.4%
Value
91.2%
Safety
95.2%
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97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Customer review

Alone

City break

01 September 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The events.

Disliked: Beds are noisy.

The property's response is...

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

30 August 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Beautiful hostel, great location, good facilities.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

The property's response is...

82.9%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Alexander Nowitschkow

With my spouse / partner

City break

30 August 2012 Alexander would recommend this property

Liked: Getaway hostel is near lincoln zoo and to metro cta you will need only 10min. Breakfast was good not like in other hostels: Beagels, toast,butter,caffee, milk, fruits, cornflakes, jelly,... Hostel stuff is very friendly and helpfull.

Disliked: Parking fee is 25 dollar per night. The parking fee is not mentioned in the hostel description. There is no bathroom sink or toilet in the double bed room.

The property's response is...

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

City break

29 August 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The place is very friendly and the public areas are very modern and clean , travellers from all ages and countries mixing together

Disliked: Our room -404 was clean and very comfortable beds but nowhere to hang or put anything ,the bathrooms could have been kept a little cleaner

The property's response is...

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

18 August 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Staff were friendly and very efficient, people in the hostel were great too! I also like the location a lot, it's not in the Loop but still close by to the CTA Brown line, which is always convenient for travelling around. Many shops on nearby Clark St, which is great for getting necessities like groceries or some basic electronics.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

The property's response is...

80.0%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 80%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

12 August 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: - Super-helpful staff! You will be surprised! And they're available 24hr a day - Location is in walking distance to a CTA hub with 3different train lines intersecting, running 24/7. Just buy an unlimited CTA pass and you're good to go to wherever in the city from the hostel

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

The property's response is...

85.7%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

11 August 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Its facilities and its cleanliness

Disliked: They charge more than advertised on websites

The property's response is...

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Andrew Tuson

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

02 August 2012 Andrew would recommend this property

Liked: An outstanding hostel with helpful staff and great facilities - you do get what you pay for. It's in a lovely area of Chicago.

Disliked: Nothing

The property's response is...

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Thiago Quintanilha

Alone

City break

01 August 2012 Thiago would recommend this property

Liked: Great location ! The atmosphere was so nice !

Disliked: The lockers, they did not offer locks for the lockers and I did not bring my own

The property's response is...

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Jennifer Allen

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

27 July 2012 Jennifer would recommend this property

Liked: The reception staff were really friendly and helpful, facilities are great.

Disliked: Not many plug sockets/power outlets in room

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

City break
Romantic getaway
Shopping
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

23 July 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: everything

Disliked: showers

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Events / festivals
Sightseeing & culture

16 July 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: All the staff were incredibly helpful. We had a particularly great expiereince with Vincent. In addition to being friendly, he gave us written driections to get where we needed to go, gave tips on getting cheap L and bus passes, and remembered us every time we went to the desk to ask a question.

Disliked: Generally, the hostel was very clean, but there were a few stains on the walls of our room.

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 80% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Weng Tang

Alone

Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

12 July 2012 Weng would recommend this property

Liked: Located in a great neighbourhood (Lincoln Park) not too far from Downtown. I wasn't there a lot during my stay, but it seemed to have a great atmosphere for such a large hostel.

Disliked: Weng left no negative feedback.

The property's response is...

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Kyung Han

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Beach / sunbathing
City break
Sightseeing & culture

12 July 2012 Kyung would recommend this property

Liked: everything was good. Free breakfast, daily activities, and even FRi. Sat. Hotdog BBQ!!!

Disliked: areas around windows are a little bit dirty...

The property's response is...

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Aaron Munson

With friends / other travellers

Events / festivals
Sightseeing & culture
Visiting friends or family

10 July 2012 Aaron would recommend this property

Liked: The hostel was chic, modern, clean and comfortable.

Disliked: Nothing. This was, by far, the best hostel I've stayed in.

The property's response is...

94.3%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Darren Malcolm

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

09 July 2012 Darren would recommend this property

Liked: The hostel is very clean, nice people with friendly staff. The location is quite good also.

Disliked: Darren left no negative feedback.

The property's response is...

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

05 July 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: everything clean, Nice facilities and great staff.

Disliked: Nothing

The property's response is...

91.4%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Marco Eder

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

05 July 2012 Marco would recommend this property

Liked: Very professionally run, clean hostel.

Disliked: Marco left no negative feedback.

The property's response is...

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Ren Cuevo

With friends / other travellers

Beach / sunbathing
City break
Events / festivals
Partying / nightlife

01 July 2012 Ren would recommend this property

Liked: Awesomeness all around!

Disliked: Loud A/C units, but that's nitpicking.

The property's response is...

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

D D Dayani

As a family with children

Family Holiday

29 June 2012 D D would recommend this property

Liked: Everthing. Peaceful and good location. value for money

Disliked: Linen should be replaced everyday

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Kristin Chew

With friends / other travellers

Events / festivals

25 June 2012 Kristin would recommend this property

Liked: It was in a good location and everyone was very friendly including the people staying

Disliked: You could hear the doors closing in your room. It always sounded like they were slamming shut. Other then that nothing else to complain about.

The property's response is...

77.1%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Ka Man Tse

Alone

Business / conference
Sightseeing & culture

17 June 2012 Ka Man would recommend this property

Liked: The lobby is great and spacous.

Disliked: The lower ground floor has bad phone reception and looks old.

The property's response is...

91.4%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Sean Wrigley

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

16 June 2012 Sean would recommend this property

Liked: Well organised with great facilities. Had an amazing pub crawl.

Disliked: NA

The property's response is...

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Family Holiday

12 June 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The location is very convenient. Free wifi and printing, and free breakfast- sweet deals all around.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

The property's response is...

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

11 June 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Free WiFi!

Disliked: Needed more group activities

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