Comfortable, great value, and such nice staff. Clean and affordable. Directly one block from train to anywhere. Good transportation. No need for car. Great breakfast and indoor pool. Great rooms too.

Staff is great and everything is clean and new and bright.

Went here for a quick trip over the Remembrance Day weekend. Used priceline to purchase since we weren't too picky as we were staying for only 3 nights. The location is great - it was just me and my boyfriend, so we walked everywhere, even to the Field Museum (45 mins along the water) and up and down Mag mile. it's right next to the Loop and there are always a ton of buses in Chicago, so it wouldn't be a bad location for families. However, the hotel can be a bit noisy at night (thinner walls, near the train) which didn't bother us - we live next to the train in an apt in downtown Toronto so we are used to the trade off between great location and noise pollution!

The breakfast buffet was good - had fruit/yogurt and cereal if you wanted to be good, and waffles/ biscuits, sausage and sausage gravy if you wanted to be bad, with things in between.

The staff were all helpful. At breakfast they served us with a smile and were joking with the guests, and the front desk called right away to make sure we got to our room okay, and then helped with dinner choices and jazz bars decisions.

Overall great location, a bit noisy, the rooms were small but not overly cramped, but the staff were helpful and nice. I'd come back here if the price was right.

We just spent 3 nights at the Quinta Inn and Suites on Franklin Street, in near downtown Chi-town. We chose it because of its very convenient location to the Chicago Lyric Opera House which we attend yearly. The staff of the hotel is exceptionally friendly, especially Arianna who greeted breakfasters with big smiles and a cheerful banter. The room itself was very clean and if you don't want it serviced, you don't have to have it done. You can request just how much you want, from changing the linens to what ever. We've stayed at cheaper per night hotels, but they were farther from the Lyric and this was a big factor in choosing the Quinta, as well as it's close proximity to State Street, the theatre district and one of our favorite restaurants, The Berghoff.

I arrived at LaQuinta a half hour before check-in and thought I would need to wait to check in and pay more time for the garage I had estashed the car in. But no, the man (manager?) standing in the bright, clean, modern lobby ushered me to the counter where I was quickly and happily checked in and directed to my room. The room was bright and spacious, toiletries were decent but spare.

All was fine until later that night when actual sleeping came into the picture. The double beds in my room were cheap and gave way too much in the middle when I tried both of them. Also, there's some sort of air circulation system that runs a very audible fan 24/7, making it sound like the heating/cooling unit is running. But compared to the H/C unit, it's a treat. When the heater comes on, it makes a repetitive electronic noise until it warms up (and you wake up). Good thing I was tired from walking each day or I wouldn't have slept much at all.

The breakfast room was large, bright and airy. There was a number of different types of food, but for some reason they can't bring themselves to serve eggs on the weekend (though there were biscuits, gravy, waffles). And the usual free breakfast annoyance was present - disposable everything - in addition to a tight 9 a.m. cut-off.

The area was very convenient to the Opera House and Sears/Willis Tower and there is an El stop one block away. However, if you want a sit-down restaurant beyond Chipotle, you'll need to start walking a number of blocks east or take advantage of the El stop.

This was a price/desperation booking for a weekend where hotels were mobbed, so I'm happy that I didn't get something really bad. However, I wouldn't pick this property again if I didn't have to.