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Buckingham Athletic Club

3.5 of 5
440 South Lasalle Street, 40th Floor, Chicago, IL 60605
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Ranked #85 of 166 hotels in Chicago
4.0 of 5 stars 35 Reviews
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GAJoe
Las Vegas, NV
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13 reviews
12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2012

Spent one night at this very unique lodging in the heart of the Chicago financial district. The hotel occupies only the 40th floor of an otherwise upscale office building. As a result your room is 400 feet in the sky with amazing views of the surrounding skyline. Our room looked out to the north, enabling a view of the Willis... More

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SillyBlonde
Sacramento, California
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13 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2011

We enjoyed the clean and incredibly comfortable rooms and have high praise for the excellent service at the reception desk and concierge. The only flaw to our stay was a young pipsqueek of a security guard named Ian, who couldn't usher us from the building fast enough once we had settled our bills. He became confrontational and decidely unhelpful while... More

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NandM1982
Arlington, Texas
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 October 2011

We were happily surprised. The staff was outstanding and our room was great. Beautiful view from our room. Room was very clean and very comfortable bed. Close to everything. More

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W-Mark**
London
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15 reviews
4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 September 2011

The hotel is located right near the La Salle subway station which is on the same line as O'Hare airport although the trip is about 45 mins. The hotel reception is poorly sign posted when you enter from the entrance closest to the subway station. Most businesses near hotel closed on weekends. Rooms are big and cheap however are getting... More

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CaseyEllen
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 September 2011

I stayed with the athletic club because it was most affordable by far and fairly close (15 min walk) to my office. Location is kind of strange and sleepy since it's within a financial services building on the 40th floor. However, hotel was clean and very quiet. Decor was simple and slightly dated but experience was good. Staff is really... More

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sethsdad1
Niles, Michigan
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11 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 August 2011

This is a special boutique property. The suite facing east had a super view of Lake Michigan and the city. Directly in line with Buckingham Fountain. Bed very comfortable. All of the hotel staff was helpful and friendly with directions and finding the swimming pool and hot tub. Easy to get to Chicago attractions (like the ball park and shopping)... More

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wanderer
Berkeley, Ca.
Top Contributor
74 reviews
176 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 July 2011

As previous reviewers have written, the Buckingham is a very unusual hotel. Though the hotel is on the 40th floor, they do now have a desk in the lobby for check in and services, so that makes it easier. I had a south facing room, on the 40th floor the view was spectacular. I suppose north-facing might have been even... More

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pad_lake
Salem, WI
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23 reviews
7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 July 2011
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This hotel is very interesting. It occupies the top floor of an office building. As a result of this, the check-in, parking, finding, going up (and up then up again), etc procedure are a little clumsy. All that clumsiness (which considering they only have 21 rooms is managed expertly) was worth it once we got into our room! The room,... More

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Patricw03
Atlanta, Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 July 2011
1
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First of all, I haven't read any of the other reviews, so please forgive me if I repeat something. My wife and I stopped through Chicago for one night on our way back to Atlanta. We stumbled upon this hotel online and decided to give it a try. It was great! Finding it was a little tricky.....our GPS took us... More

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peterbell1
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2010

I was in Chicago for a business conference and found this hotel as part of a flights/hotel package from the UK. It is on the 40th floor of an office block in the Downtown district. There is a reception desk on the ground floor and you then take two separate elevators to the top floor where the hotel rooms are... More

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