The Royal Sonesta Chicago River North

The location was excellent, the room had an excellent view, nice decor, big modern room and bathroom.

I selected this hotel solely based on the close proximity to my cousin's bridal shower, but I couldn't have asked for a better experience! The rooms are gorgeous, the pool is surrounded by stunning city views, and very single staff member went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed. I had my 3 year old twin girls with me on this trip, and from the moment we arrived, they were treated like absolute royalty as well. They made quick friends with the doorman, who gave them high-fives and goody bags every time we walked into the hotel. At one point, I also ran down to the front desk at one point and asked if they had any extra notepads for my girls to color on. The person at the front desk couldn't find any, but said he'd be happy to have someone run up with one shortly. Before I knew it, someone was knocking on our door with a large notepad, coloring books and crayons. I was BLOWN AWAY! After a few nights at this hotel, my girls were asking if we could move there. I told them that we sadly had to go back home to Atlanta, but we will most definitely be back the next time we come to Chicago!

Good and bad location, ill explain the bad later. in the perfect spot for walking to shopping/food attractions for the price. The room itself was very clean. Rooftop pool was fantastic. Spiro the doorman was very nice! Has a good restaurant.

Sonesta River North was a perfect location for going out to eat, enjoying the busy night life, and exploring the city. Lost of main attractions are walkable (river walk, millennium park, etc.) and the metro is one block away. You also get a free bike rental with your stay so we visited some beaches near by. Staff are very friendly and rooms were comfortable, but the street was loud given how central it is.

I accidentally booked the wrong date with a different hotel. I resulted in booking this hotel last minute (in the hotel lobby) for a Saturday night. I asked Royal Sonesta if they could match the booking price and they couldn't (they were substantially higher), so I booked the hotel on the web with booking.com and received a great discount AND an upgraded room. It was a corner room, 7th, floor, with a corner city view. Hotel staff was super friendly and very accommodating. Location was right around the corner from the Comedy Bar. Very easy to get around walking.