Hunter S.
Yelp
Typical of the Aloft brand through Marriott hotels, this hotel is clean, simple, and affordable. Not as trendy as Marriott's newer brand, Moxy, but has common spaces adorned with neon and velvet pillows. They have a bar that offers only the most basic of drinks, but the bartender was super nice and talkative and he showed me a new drink menu they would hopefully roll out soon. Looked pretty tasty.
The staff are super nice too and give helpful info and recommendations upon checkin, including local restaurants.
The rooms are similar to all aloft hotels I've ever been to. Fairly spacious king room. Soft, comfy bed. I've never been a fan of the frosted glass in the bathroom, where you can kinda see what's happening on the other side--but I've only ever stayed here alone, so it doesn't matter. But if you need privacy, give it a thought.
My Bonvoy profile requests rooms on higher floors and away from elevators. My room this time was on the second floor and right at the main staircase and elevator. I could hear everything going on downstairs. I mentioned it to the staff, and they did offer to move me, but I was only gonna be staying 12 hours, so I declined their generous offer. Just know if you need quiet time, request to be away from the main stairwell and elevator.
They have a pantry and breakfast items like sandwiches.
This hotel is also in what's called the Rosemont Entertainment District. It's walkable to tons of restaurants, bars, pubs, shopping, and theaters/activities.
I stayed here because I was flying out of O'hare. It's just a couple miles away and they have a shuttle that runs every half hour. Even the shuttle driver was very nice!
Great option for business travel.