The rooms were very small. The bed was approximately 2 feet from the door.There was no bath tub in the room, only a shower. The carpet in the hallway was very dirty and stained.

Do not sign the second document they give you when you check inn. The document states that if you check out several days early you must pay an extra $100.

They charge $10 per nite for the internet.

I checked in on a Sat and checked out on Monday morning, I went to the Marriott Courtyard, which was great!

The elevator only holds about 4 people at a time.

The good thing about this hotel is location. It's right on Magnificent Mile (Michigan Avenue) so if you like shopping, this may be the right one. However, The Allerton Hotel did not meet my expectation at all. I booked a double junior suite and expected to get a nice, if not, a quite nice room. Turned out, the room was pretty ugly looking. The wall was painted yellow. Mind you it's not the yellow you see in the photo gallery on the hotel's website. If you really want to see how your room would look like, check out the hotel's virtual tour. It looks the closest to the real thing. The staff were ok. Though, the concierge was excellent.

I recently stayed at the Hotel Allerton for a conference (10/22-10/26). It was a decent deal that I got through the conference. I had read previous reviews that were mixed regarding this hotel and was sort of skeptical. I will break down my review for you now...

Hotel/Room: The hotel is old/historical looking from the outside. But it has been recently refurbished. Other reviews stated that the elevator only went to the lobby and you needed to transfer out. This has all changed. You can now ride the elevator from street level to your room. I had a room on the 19th floor. It was on the small side (had two beds) but was tastefully decorated. The TV was kind of awkward because it was perpendicular to the beds. We faced another building (but I didn't care for a view). The bathroom was nicely decorated and the shower had great water pressure. No fridge in the room but a desk in between the beds. Small closet with a safe.

Location: This was one of the best features. Right on Michigan Ave. A couple blocks away from everything including: Giordano's Pizza, Water tower mall, John Hancok, and a bunch of other great shopping stores. You could walk to pretty much anything.

Service: I had booked for 1 king bed but at the last minute needed two beds. The hotel stated that they were sold out and couldn't make the change. However when I got there, they were able to give me the two beds and didn't even charge me extra. The bellmen were nice enough. And I thought the front desk was great too. They were going to charge me for internet access, however I checked my wireless and found that I could pick up a signal free of charge. Never used room service. Maid service was good. No turn down though.

I really had no complaints about this hotel. I got what I expected and was pleased with it. Would go back if I needed to.

Tiny rooms, rude service, the duty manager tried to rip me off by charging me a no show charge (even though I had been staying at theh hotel on the night in question). I had to call in other staff to verify that I had been there. The restaurant and bar are very very ordinary. The rooms are so small that once you have put your suitcase down there is NO floor space. I moved to the Radisson a couple of doors down as I had to stay one extra night and it was amazingly good value. Cost less. Huge room, huge bathroom and very pleasant.
Avoid it. There are many better alternatives.