Skylark

I wasn’t sure what this hotel would deliver, but when one travels last minute to Chicago on a busy event weekend, affordable options are not abundant. Reviews on other sites made me leery, but since my child was not with me, I thought I would give this one a go.
First and foremost. this is NOT a place for children. Of the few channels on the television, porn is one, and since you wouldn’t want to go out at night with kids, channel surfing is going to be about the only thing to do in the room. Also, there were sex noises in adjacent rooms of mine all night long. Non stop. Again, NOT a place for children.
My room was junky, but clean. Not the kind of place one wants to take their shoes off in, but the linen was clean and smelled fresh. In a smoking room, I was pleasantly surprised that it did not smell smokey at all. Staff was helpful and friendly. Not sure what the situation is for second floor rooms, but my first floor room facing Cicero had private entry and I feel this is safer, as I never know what may happen in an unsecure hall way. The doors don’t seem as secure as one would hope for, but the lock was sturdy, and if I had been smarter, I think I would have put the desk in front of the door, just to be extra cautious. But, really, other than the sex noises all night long, there was nothing shady going on that I saw. And I was peeping out the window all night long, out of boredom, as the noises kept me awake.
The 24 hour restaurant next door (Brandy’s) is great. I had the BLT that for under $ 7 had fried, cole slaw pickle and soup. It was great.
Overall, while my experience was not terrible, I probably would not stay there again unless my husband was along. It is probably not the safest for a lone female to stay. I can not stress enough how much this place is not for kids. I didn’t hate this place, but I feel that I may have just gotten lucky. If you have a sense of adventure and do not balk at a room that is very rough around the edges in questionable surroundings, give them a go.

ah. the memories of the parties that were thrown in this disgusting little motel on the corner of archer and cicero.
we would usually get the «4 hour special». thats all the time we needed to get drunk, trash the room, and leave.
if you wanna watch non-​porn on tv you better bring the screwdriver to switch the channel.
you can also find stains on pretty much everything in the room. i wouldn’t touch the curtains, that chair that sits in the corner, the pillows, etc. you might catch a std.
oh yeah. if you need a lady for the night you can be sure to find some waiting outside.

this motel is actually not too shabby for what it is. the prices are reasonable and its right near midway so its convenient if you have a layover or you just want to stay close to the airport. they have canopy beds and some rooms with jacuzzi’s or waterbeds. i just wouldn’t tell someone to stay here if they want to experience downtown chicago