Whether for business or pleasure, I think this is a great hotel. I was staying there for a wedding a few weekends ago and had a blast.

Location: It is very centrally located and the advantage it has from it's rival hotels located on the Mag. Mile is that it is not crazy busy when you step out of the front door. The Mag. Mile is less than a 2 min. walk away. Several times, when my wife and I went shopping, we were able to run back to the Hilton and drop off our bags. We also had a couple of nice morning runs down to the Navy Pier and got to see the Air Show practice one of the mornings.

Staff: People were very helpful and willing to help. The young, tall African gentleman at the door was helpful with my bags when I arrived and equally as helpful when we left. We must've asked about 50 questions to the front desk on recommendations for late night bars/clubs/eats and they accomodated each one.

Rooms: Room was very clean and we did enjoy having the mini-fridge in the room w/ microwave for all of the left over food we had after eating out!

We stayed in 2205, second floor from the top and had a great view of the Chicago skyline, including the John Hancock Tower.

I will post pics soon. I would definitely stay there again next time I go! I just have to let my arteries clear of the stuffed pizza courtesy of Giordano's!

We stayed three nights after booking a good deal on the Hilton website.
The staff was extremely helpful and friendly. We definitely appreciated having a fridge and microwave in the room.
The room was clean and comfortable. Ours was on the 18th floor and we had a view of the top of the Sears Tower and the cityscape.
For the money it is a great hotel. Clean, comfortable, friendly, affordable and in a good location. I would definitely recommend it to others and stay there again.
We also took a tour wich they recommend us was great . We are planning another trip to chicago and we ll stay for sure at the hiltons

We stayed three nights in early August after booking a good deal on the Hilton website. We were able to walk to Michigan Ave. and the Art Institute without any difficulties. (We found a shortcut through Nordstrom's to Michigan. The store is very close to the hotel, just walk through and you come right out on Michigan. It saves a little time and walking.)
The staff was extremely helpful and friendly. We definitely appreciated having a fridge and microwave in the room. There are two restaurants onsite: Weber Grill and P.F. Changs. Both will provide room service for a small fee. There is also a Starbucks kiosk in the lobby in the morning.
The room was clean and comfortable. Ours was on the 18th floor and we had a view of the top of the Sears Tower and the cityscape.
My only "complaint": The pool is nice, but very small. The elevators can also be very slow at times.
Overall, for the money it is a great hotel. Clean, comfortable, friendly, affordable and in a good location. I would definitely recommend it to others and stay there again.

My friends and I recently went on a two week holiday in the states and visited New York, Vegas and finally Chicago where we stayed in the Hilton Garden Inn.

I had a mixed experience with the hotels in New York and Vegas, however, found the Hilton Garden Inn to be fantastic.

The staff were very helpful from the moment we arrived until we checked out. We stayed for three days and I was overwhelmed by the friendliess we recieved.

The Webber Grill is a great restaurant with good old American sized porrtions and a large selection to choose from. Also the hotel bar had informal and friendly staff who were up for a laugh and once again couldn't do enough to make us feel welcome.

The Hotel is located beside the magnificent mile and is therefore great for this who love to shop etc etc. Also there are plenty of bars / restaurants nearby for socialising and late night drinking!!

I use Trip Advisor to help me book hotels and have never before written a review. I must say that the staff here were by far the best I have ever experienced. Everything from booking restaurants to recommending good nightlife to arranging travel to and from baseball games was all part of the service provided the guys at the Hilton.

Definitely recommend it if you want a centrally located, Clean, modern and friendly hotel experience in the heart of Chicago.