Forget the hotels on Michigan Ave...this is perfect.
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 9/20/07
My fiancé and I were on a five night holiday in Chicago and had hoped to stay at the Hilton on Michigan Avenue. Due to some unfortunate circumstances our reservation fell through only a few weeks before the trip, and we had no idea where we could stay- especially at the last minute. Thanks to the reviews on this page we booked at the Hawthorne Terrace and we are *thrilled* that we did. The hotel is charming, impressively clean and all the staff we encountered were friendly and helpful (especially to my fiancé, who is English and had a lot of questions about the area). For those who want imediate access to downtown this might feel out of the way, but there are two EL stations quite close to the hotel and we didn't mind the walk at all. The hotel is also right next to a large groccery store, for those that want to take advantage of the in-room mini fridge and microwave. I'm not sure if I've written anything extensively helpful, but as my experience was so postive (and I made the reservation after seeing all of the good reviews of the hotel on this site) I felt it only right to contribute. I can't imagine we would have had a better experience if we had stayed at the Hilton- and we paid so much less to stay here.