Address
24 East Congress PkwyPrice rates
€ 23 average price per Dorm/bed (the price is per 1 night only)
Info & Description
Experience the excitement of Chicago at this beautiful historic hostel, offering comfortable and contemporary accommodations in the heart of downtown‘s thriving university district. A place where you can learn and play, meeting other travelers from all over the world while breaking down the walls of international communication while playing the universal equalizer: ping pong. When you're done you can share your experience with your friends and family back home on Skype with our free Wi-Fi. Share a meal, share a day, share an adventure, share a smile at the greatest Chicago hostel!Hostelling International (HI) Chicago is America’s 2nd largest hostel with over 500 beds, offering safe, clean, quality accommodations. Spacious gender-separated dorm rooms have either 8 or 10 beds, many with bathroom ensuite. Travelers also have access to our newly rehabbed shared hall bathrooms. Private rooms have a full-size bed with a single size bunk above, which opens to a shared living area and restroom with shower. All dormitory rooms have individual lockers for personal belongings and free luggage storage is available near the front desk.
The hostel is located within walking distance of the Willis (Sears) Tower, Michigan Avenue/Magnificent Mile shopping, Lake Michigan, Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, Art Institute, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium. All other attractions are just a short bus or train ride away. HI-Chicago is within 2 blocks of all the major train and bus lines to help get you anywhere easily within the city and to/from the airports.
What you can expect at HI-Chicago:
-FREE Daily continental breakfast; typical breakfast buffet includes: cereal, toast, waffles, cheese, fruit, orange juice, milk, coffee and tea
-FREE WiFi throughout the building
-FREE bed linens, towels and pillows
-FREE guided tours of the city
-FREE maps of Chicago as well as discounts to museums and attractions
-FREE daily activities to explore the city with fellow travelers including pub crawls, walking tours, outings to blues and jazz clubs, festivals, and much more!
-FREE weekly welcome receptions with ice cream or cookies
-FREE body wash and shampoo in the showers
-Large, fully-equipped self-service kitchen
-Self-service laundry
-24-hour access, 365 days a year, NO CURFEW
-24-hour luggage storage and 24 hour front desk and security
-Great knowledgeable staff and volunteers to answer all your questions and give you local insiders tips
-International standards for comfort, cleanliness and security
-Computers with internet access in the lobby for a nominal cost
-Fully wheelchair accessible
-Groups welcome
-TV room with FREE movies
HI-Chicago is committed to being as environmentally-friendly as possible. Our goals to conserve energy and protect the environment include:
-Using a linen re-use program to conserve water (during a hosteller stay, linens are washed only by request)
-Using paper that is from at least 30% recycled materials
-Recycling aluminum, glass, paper, plastic and cardboard
-Using compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) throughout the hostel
-Having re-usable products in the kitchen and for breakfast
-Using environmentally-friendly cleaning products
Facilities
- Air conditioning
- Security boxes / Lockers
- Security boxes / Lockers
- Security boxes / Lockers
- Laundry
- Internet access
- Internet access
- Heating
- Restaurant
- Lift / elevator
- Games room
- Wheelchair access
- Children accepted
- 24h reception
Rooms
- 8 bed/s male dorm with Watercloset (bathroom)
- 8 bed/s female dorm with Watercloset (bathroom)
- 10 bed/s female dorm shared Watercloset (bathroom)
- 10 bed/s male dorm shared Watercloset (bathroom)
- premium 1 bed/s male dorm with private bathroom
- premium 1 bed/s female dorm with private bathroom
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too expensive, but a great location and tge plaxe itself is great though the reception staff could be more friendly
Very big, but also a good hostel, in the middle of downtown, close to the L-station, clean with nice common rooms and nice breaky. The funny and awesome thing about the breakfast is that you can sit at your coffee and watch the L-trains passing by - which i did all the time, all days. It's not a cozy small hostel, but a good one, more like a big company - many guests - many rooms.
This is an excellent hostel because of its location and facilities It has a community feel about it. The front desk treat you like human beings. There is a good feeling about this place. Definitely recommended
The staff did not discount the money I paid in advance (to hostelsclub.com). Very bad from them...
great location, big room, great place to stay!
awesome,the hostelling is incredible!for sure ill recomend it!im really happy.
The staff support us, when we had an emergency and they called 911. I was glad to have this help. The other morning a male staff came into the female room without nocking on the door, that's absolutely a no-go
I was super impressed with Hostel itself and also lcation was more than awesome. I hope to stay in Hostelling International on my next trip!!!
Very good brekfast, 3:rd year I stayed there and I ejoyed that you had added chees for brekfast
Bathrooms are pretty shitty mouldy shower curtains and such also there is only 2 showers per floor which in our room there was 10 girls there is about 10 rooms on each floor so they should probably invest in some more. The location is amazing and the bar crawl was really fun apart from that though the staff are pretty unfriendly and not very helpful at the front desk. Breakfast is pretty good and the kitchen is fantastic.
No comments, excelent.
Very safe, convenient location, friendly staff, wifi is good. Only negative is bathroom was not very clean and very few showers.
I have stayed in many hostels and HI Chicago was by far one of my favorites!It was clean, friendly, and a great location, close to the center of it all! I would definitely suggest staying here... it's a GREAT deal for the price!
There is nice place for traveler. But During the time I stayed there, It was hard to use the internet in the hostel.
Definitely the best hostel I've ever stayed in. Really good free breakfast, lots of staff organized tours and events and many cool international travelers to hang out with. I strongly recommend HI Chicago!
The only problem is because my room 409 is close to CTA train line. So the train is 24H and the noise is huge. Thank you and see you soon!
It's too cold. TOO COLD.
I just needed a place to stay for one night. The guy who checked me in was really kind and helpful. The room was a little cold but was clean,the bed was comfortable and a clean bathroom was a plus!! :0)
great :)
I stayed to in two different rooms here (one booked through your system and the other booked through HI's system). The room and bathroom booked through your system was by far cleaner than the other room and bathroom I had. I don't know why there would be this difference in cleanliness but there is.