If you are looking for an affordable, clean and quiet hotel this will work. It is close to public transportation into the city and the neighborhood is a great walk on a sunday morning. Lake Michigan is a block away. Breakfast is basic, no fruits, yogurts, granola...but plenty of fruitloops and danish. We would definitely return based on value and location.

We stayed for 2 nights toward the end of May at the this Super 8. There is really no lobby - about 4 feet of floor space and a glassed in front desk. A very small elevator - 2 people with luggage is all that it will hold. The complimentary breakfast area had 2 tables with 4 chairs each. The items in the breakfast included 3 kinds of cereal, toast, small muffins and danish, coffee and juice. Must people took their food back to their room.
We had a room with 2 beds & a table that had 2 chairs. The room was okay and seemed clean. The bathroom was also very small.
The area seemed pretty safe and we were told to walk about 4 blocks to find a restaurant which we did - the restaurant was pretty good. There were several other places to eat within walking distance.
We were in town for a Cubs game and found El 5 blocks away to be very convenient.
The hotel does have free parking. Most of which is an enclosed lot (on 3 sides).
Lake Michigan is a block away which is nice.
The price seemed a little high for what was offered - about $300 including taxes for what was offered. I would probably not stay here again if I could get a room at the Days Inn in Lincoln Park which happened to be full when we were there.

We found ourselves at this Super 8 property the weekend after Memorial Day for a wedding, because virtually every downtown property was booked due to two conferences and a cancer walk. So... Super 8 it was. The location is not exactly ideal, the neighborhood isn't the greatest and it's about 30 minutes from downtown (driving). But it is close to the El which was convenient. (By the way, if you use the El, bring small bills. The machines only take cash and won't give you change!) Parking is free, so that was a bonus.

The room itself was on the 2nd floor and had a king-sized bed. The room and bathroom were very clean, furniture was fairly modern, TV worked just fine.

Minor complaints: the door didn't reach the ceiling so there was a one-inch gap that wasn't so bothersome during the day but at night, you could see the bright hallway lights and it was quite annoying. The walls are super thin, we could hear every single word coming from inside rooms while we walked down the hallway, and vice versa when you're inside the rooms. Air conditioner was super loud when on. All minor annoyances.

It's fair to say that this wasn't our first choice for our second two nights in Chicago, being a fair way out of town, but the Days Inn Lincoln Park (where we stayed earlier in the trip) did not have availability when we were booking.

However, we were pleasantly surprised by the Super 8, which apparently does a good trade amongst people visiting the nearby Loyola University.

Although the reception has all the glamour of a petrol station booth, the clerk was friendly and efficient. Our room (on the third floor) was very spacious, including a fridge & microwave, and there was lots of room for re-packing our bags prior to the long flight back to Australia.

The hotel is about a 6-8 minute walk from Jarvis Station on the Red/Purple lines, but has a couple of buses (147 & 151) that stop right outside. Although we arrived by train, we mainly used the buses to get around once we realised how much closer they were.

The breakfast selection was reasonable, but in a very small room. On the first day, our timing was such that we could sit down and eat there, but had to take things back to our room on the second. Given the limited capacity, providing trays for people to take breakfast to their room would be a good idea.

The only downside was the strong smell of disinfectant in the corridors, although I guess this at least reflected a thorough approach to cleaning.