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Experience the excitement of Chicago from the centre of all the action at this beautiful historic hostel, offering comfortable and contemporary accommodation in the heart of the city centre.

Situated in the south Loop area and moments away from beautiful Lake Michigan, HI Chicago Hostel provides easy access to some of the area's top attractions. Museums, renowned restaurants, shopping districts and a vibrant nightlife are all within walking distance. Excellent location perfect staff

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8.5
Very good
9,912 reviews
Price from
US$26
per night

Revelation Home is situated in Chicago, within 18 km of Guaranteed Rate Field and 23 km of Field Museum Of Natural History. Among the facilities at this property are a shared kitchen and a shared lounge, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The property is non-smoking and is located 15 km from Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago.

At the hostel, each room is fitted with a wardrobe. Guest rooms at Revelation Home are equipped with a shared bathroom and bed linen. What I liked the most was Shirley! She made me feel at home, I was alone and she was perfect! I also really enjoyed my stay: clean rooms, clean bathroom, great breakfast! I’ll definitely come back.

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8.6
Fabulous
62 reviews
Price from
US$36.90
per night

Set in Chicago and with Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago reachable within 7.9 km, Pill Hill Mansion offers a garden, non-smoking rooms, free WiFi throughout the property and a shared lounge. The property is around 16 km from Guaranteed Rate Field, 17 km from Field Museum Of Natural History and 17 km from Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum. Grant Park is 18 km from the hostel and Buckingham Memorial Fountain is 18 km away. I had an amazing 9-day stay at this property! The location is perfect—close to everything yet in a peaceful, safe neighborhood. The area has a welcoming, friendly atmosphere, with great people around. The property itself is exceptional—well-maintained, comfortable, and equipped with everything you need for a relaxing stay.

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6.8
Review score
363 reviews
Price from
US$31.90
per night

Located 18 km from Midway International Airport, the hostel is close to attractions such as United Center (4 km) and Lincoln Park Zoo (5 km). An ice-skating rink is nearby, and free parking is available. Guests appreciate the room cleanliness, convenient location, and attentive staff. I was impressed by the accessibility and how responsive the staff was. I arrived late at night, and the access code I received wasn’t working due to a technical issue. After a long day of travel, it was a bit stressful, but I contacted the staff, and they responded immediately. They quickly opened the door for me remotely, and I really appreciated their speed and willingness to help, especially at that hour. Their prompt support made the situation much easier and left a great impression.

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7.3
Good
213 reviews
Price from
US$25.20
per night

Wrigley Hostel is just steps away from Wrigley Field and only a 10-minute walk to the nearest public beach. Public Transportation is only a block away, hop on the 'L' at the Addison station to take you downtown or further north. Free WiFi is available to guests. I love this hostel. The location - that’s Wrigley Field, right on the doorstep, and the rest of the area is similarly lovely. The staff were friendly and helpful and two of them led us wonderfully astray on a crawl of Wrigleyville’s bars. Transport connections to the city were very close and very easy. Do-Rite Donuts around the corner for breakfast. Literally a perfect pied a terre for experiencing Chicago

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7.9
Good
622 reviews
Price from
US$31
per night

Situated amongst the popular dining and entertainment of the West Loop "Greektown" neighborhood, this downtown Chicago hostel offers complimentary daily coffee and tea (24 hours) and free WiFi.

Chicago Parthenon Hostel offers both private and dorm rooms with newly modernized shared bathrooms. 24-hour luggage storage and security lockers are available. The staff was really nice and helpful. All the people in the hostel were running the Chicago marathon and the staff prepared snacks for us in the morning and let us take a shower after the race no mather the fact the checkout time passed. They also kept our stuff safe. The rooms, showers and toilet were also really clean and you hade free shampoo to use too. If I ever come back to Chicago, this is the place where I will be coming back!

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7.8
Good
362 reviews
Price from
US$30
per night

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