The Holiday Inn Express in Schaumburg is at the top of my list for hotels in the Chicago Area. Everything about this hotel is designed to make your stay worry-free and comfortable.

The rooms are freshly rennovated and it shows! The carpet is soft and clean, the bathroom is gorgeous and the bed is comfortable and relaxing. The furnace/ac had a lot of options and settings, so it was possible to get the temperature "just right." Usually I have trouble sleeping away from home because the temperature is off, or the room isn't dark. I didn't have any of these problems here.

The room was equipped with a beautiful desk and wired high speed internet. This hotel even provides the ethernet cable in case you forget yours.

The staff is friendly and courteous and they seem to enjoy their jobs. I checked in around midnight and the front desk clerk was upbeat and friendly. She made polite, pleasant conversation and explained to me how to get to my room, the location of the elevator and stair case closest to my room and the breakfast hours for the next day. She answered all my questions before I had to ask.

I especially enjoyed the free, hot breakfast. The hotel provides several bread choices, several cold cereal choices, an egg selection, biscuits and gravy, sausage and/or bacon, yogurt, juices, milks, coffee and hot tea. There is something on this buffet for everyone. The dining area was crowded toward the end of the breakfast service, but the staff did an excellent job of keeping the tables clean, emptying trash and restocking the food. I have paid for meals that were not as good in restaurants that were not as efficient. You will not be disappointed with the breakfast choices.

The one drawback to this hotel is its lack of a large sign out front. I had to drive past the hotel before I noticed it was there. It is actually located off a side street, instead of the street in its address. It is noticeable from the main road, but you really have to look.

We stayed over from Friday night until Saturday and I really wished we could have stayed longer. I could see signs of renovations outside on one side of the building, but it was very peaceful while we were there. I almost wondered if other people were even on our floor until I saw them coming out for breakfast. I don't know if all of the rooms are updated now, but the one we got was and it was BEAUTIFUL! It was the nicest, most comfortable hotel (of it's type) that I've stayed in. Everything was very clean and the bed was so big (king size -- hurray!) and comfortable. The breakfast was a nice selection but it starts at 7:00 on the weekends (6:00 weekdays) and we had somewhere to be at 7:20, which didn't give us time to sample much. Also, I apparently didn't set up our wake-up call correctly because it didn't work , and the alarm clock, which hadn't been updated with the rest of the room, didn't work either. (It kept randomly going off after I set it.) My only other complaint is that the sheer curtains open and close all the way, but the ones that actually give you some privacy didn't. In spite of these few complaints, we were so impressed that I would still give it a favorable review and would love to go back!

We booked this hotel through Hotwire for our anniversary weekend. When we arrived, we were given the very first room on the first floor, sharing a room with the business center and breakfast area. I asked for another room, and i was told that NO other rooms are available. They were 75% booked. I said, sounds like you have 25% of your rooms available (being the optimist that I am ). I was not given another room.
As soon as we placed our suitcases in the room and closed the door.... HAMMERING begins directly outside our room door!!!!! LOUD HAMMERING on a Saturday afternoon 5pm! My husband went and asked to be transferred to another floor. He was told and I quote from the desk clerk, "you booked through hotwire, you will take what we give you." Finally, after much convincing... the clerk rolled her eyes and handed my husband a "Super 8" motel key and told us we could move to the third floor. Hot Dog! However, we had to take that room before we could see it (we didnt want to move all our stuff) so we had to beg her to let us see the room on the third floor first. It was great. We moved upstairs pretty much feeling like first class citizens because we booked through Hotwire. This is the worst experience I've ever had at a hotel, and I will never return. Their website should read, UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Because they are..... right outside your door!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We picked up this hotel for an excellent rate on Hotwire. Yes, like previous posters mentioned, this hotel is currently undergoing renovations. I would contact them before hand to see if this still occuring during your stay.

We recevied one of the recently rennovated rooms when we checked in. It was odd when we walked to the room because all the doors on the other rooms down the hall from the elevator were cracked open. We found this odd.

The new rooms were rather impressive as they have granite on everything (nightstand tops, entertainment center top, sink.) . There was a coffee maker in the room and a fridge too.

The bed was large and comfy. It had several pillows. However, the new beds sit rather high up. It might be hard for an older person that is smaller (around 5ft) to get in and out of. I personally enjoyed it because I am 6'3".

One area that hadn't been renovated was the bathrooms. The tub in our room was rather scratched and it showed. It needed a good glazing and maybe some new caulk.

Breakfast was a bit odd. There was a good variety of food. They had muffins, waffles, cereal, eggs, and few mexican burritos (?). I wanted a diet coke to go with my breakfast and was suprised there was no soda machine on the ground floor.