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Heart O' Chicago

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds | Bathroom sink
Interior detail
Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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5990 North Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL, 60660
  • Loyola University Chicago
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Aragon Ballroom
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Wrigley Field
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Chicago, IL (ORD-O'Hare Intl.)
    ‪22 min drive‬

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Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds

Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds

7.8 out of 10
Good
(57 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Chicago

With a stay at Heart O' Chicago in Chicago (Edgewater), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Lake Michigan and Loyola University Chicago. .This hotel is 3.2 mi (5.1 km) from Wrigley Field and 5.6 mi (9 km) from Northwestern University.

What's nearby

  • Loyola University Chicago - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Aragon Ballroom - 4 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Riviera Theatre - 5 min drive - 3.5 km
  • Wrigley Field - 7 min drive - 6.3 km
  • Northwestern University - 10 min drive - 9.4 km

Getting around

  • Chicago Rogers Park Station - 3 min drive
  • Thorndale Station - 14 min walk
  • Chicago O'Hare Intl. Airport (ORD) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Misericordia Home - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Fireside Restaurant - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Dunkin' - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Parson’s Chicken & Fish - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Heart O' Chicago

Hotel with free parking, near Lake Michigan
Heart O' Chicago offers 45 accommodations with air conditioning. This Chicago hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 45 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations are provided. Conveniences include desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and a vending machine. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 2 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 10:00 AM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

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Heart O' Chicago Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 316 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 385 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 168 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 65 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 70 out of 1004 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dangerous Hotel

This is not just a hotel, it’s a housing unit. Most of the rooms are people living there full time. It was incredibly dangerous. The stairs are facing the back of the hotel I’m a dark hallway and there were people gathered there and drug deals happening all hours of the night. There were people walking around and knocking on doors all night long. People were gathered in the parking lot by the trash cans (which are in the parking lot) all afternoon and night. The room had a horrendous smell. Bed was incredibly uncomfortable. I was genuinely scared to be there. Only stayed one night and left as soon as the sun came out in the morning. BE VERY CAUTIOUS IF STAYING HERE!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel T

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient and inexpensive

Great location for Edgewater and Andersonville. Convenient to several popular gay bars. Inexpensive for adults, but probably not recommended for families.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Wei

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robyn

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
If you want to stay in a motel right out of the 1950’s, this is the place for you!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Anthony

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Place
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Holly

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Only As A Last Resort

My reservation email said 10am was check-in. Got to the hotel about 20 minutes early and got an attitude from the guy behind the counter, stating that check-in was at 3pm. I reiterated that my email said 10am, and that I needed to take a shower and be somewhere by 3, so that wasn't going to work. He begrudgingly checked me in after informing me that the tv remote was broken. I don't watch tv anyway, so that was ok by me. The room was clean, but there was only about half a roll of toilet paper in the bathroom, and no spares anywhere. Housekeeping did not replenish it when they cleaned. Towels were stocked well, and there were multiple soaps and shampoo's in the restroom. The wireless never worked for me, so I had to use my phone as a hot spot for my laptop. I got back from my event at 11pm to find the room freezing cold (there is no a/c unit, by the way), and when I called the office I was told that the heat and been broken for a week already, and he had no idea when they were fixing it. I had to wear my sweats and a long sleeve to sleep. There was no mention of this when I checked in, but there was a sign when I checked out saying "No heat, no refunds". When I was packing my car, I got locked out and had to go to the office for them to re-do my card so I could get the rest of my items. I guess they stop access when you leave on the check-out day, even if it's not 11am yet. Again, guy was not nice. The overnight guy is nice, though. I won't stay here again. Last resort only.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Disliked: Staff & service
john at the front desk was rude and had the worst customer service i’ve ever experienced. don’t do it folks.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay that is friendly and clean!!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Stephanie

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My husband could not breath freely m the smell in the room we didn’t stay
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Theresa

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front desk closed for over 3 hours in the afternoon. Heat, didn’t get above 63. Terribly noisy traffic intersection.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

John

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The best thing is free parking. No heat. Given space heater to use.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Vincent

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Shannon, Brantford

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Check-in staff was abrupt and rude. Another potential customer even left and went to a different motel/hotel. This same staff member was more pleasant on check-out.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Eugene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

gian, Chicago

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I’d rather not comment on this motel the only positive I can comment is the front desk staffs are nice that’s all.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Over all not awful, room was clean and well kept. Turned the ac on before we went out so the room would be cool when we got back, instead we walked into what felt like a sauna. Front desk said when it gets cold out it just pushes hot air and gave us a box fan. Which we had to go back and switch out because it didnt work. The staff were kind, and the lot was nice and private. Check in was easy, and it was nice and quiet. Bathroom was cute with vintage pink tiles.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Barbara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Good value with parking but not glam. Clean but stuffy smell.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025