Welcome Inn Manor Bed & Breakfast

The Welcome Inn is FANTASTIC!
It is absolutely adorable and the Innkeepers are darling. They welcomed me just like family! If you are open to meeting new people, learning history, and just having a nice chill stay this is the perfect place.
Bonus: The bed is the most comfy and the food is amazing – family style breakfast with the other guests (I love making new friends)!!
It is definitely worth the visit, and I can’t wait to go back!

Mel is the innkeeper and Angie is his wife and they are two of the most hospitable people I have EVER met in my life! This is me and my husbands first time visiting a bed and breakfast and I can tell you, if each one of them is like this we will try to go more often! From the second we walked in the door until we left my husband and I felt like we were personal guests at Mel and Angie’s house. They gave us amazing conversation, food and drinks galore and a relaxing atmosphere that matches no other! Mel will shuttle you wherever you want to go (but you have to get back on your own).
When my husband and I came in from our first night of celebrating my birthday, Mel greeted us with complimentary champagne and dessert for my birthday. It was a great surprise.
This hidden jewel on the south side of Chicago in the Bronzeville neighborhood is a MUST!!! The neighborhood is being revamped and there is a lot of construction going on in the area but non of it bothered us because the house seems to be sound proof! We couldn’t hear a thing going on outside.
My husband and I will DEFINITELY be returning!!! I have absolutely NOTHING bad that I can say about this B-​n-​B. It is ranked in the top 5 best BnB’s in the Chicagoland area.
Oh yeah, and their very playful mastiff Zora is just adorable!!! She is the mascot of the house and she is just a cuddly teddy bear that loves to play with people.
The next time you are in Chicago, please think about staying here! Tell Mel you saw my review and you just HAD to come!!!

The Welcome Inn Manor was an absolute blessing for my fiancé and I while we were in Chicago. We were in the city to attend orientation for UChicago. We’re from California so we were a little worried about not knowing where we were exactly and finding our way around the city in addition to being stressed about attending orientation. Well, Mell and Angie put our fears to rest, picking us up near the airport, telling us where we were and helping us get from place to place throughout our stay. Not only are Mell and Angie absolute gems but the Welcome Inn Manor is just a gorgeous place. The room we stayed in was «Saul’s Suite» on the third floor. The accommodations were awesome. A gorgeous Queen sized bed with extra blankets for the chilly Chicago weather as well as a heater in the room, a gorgeous seating area by a window where one could relax and read one of the books provided both in the room and downstairs in one of the two sitting rooms. We opted to go for a shared bathroom and I’m so happy we did. My god what a gorgeous bathroom. A full size shower and a beautiful claw foot soaker tub. Exactly what one needs after a long day of conferences, exploring the city or going to orientation! On that same floor as our room and the gorgeous bathroom is a kitchenette and an eating area. A full size fridge and freezer to keep left overs in, a little microwave as well as a sink, a bar and a little 2 – 3 person glass top table to eat at.
I can’t say enough about the place and about its proprietors. Mell and Angie are the sweetest people we’ve ever met and you can be sure when we make the move to Chicago that we will be spending special occasions relaxing with our new friends at The Welcome Inn Manor!
Oh I completely forgot to mention! One more amazing thing. Mell provides breakfast every morning. And we’re not talking continental bagels and some frozen waffles. We’re talking BREAKFAST. Two courses, eggs, meat, cereal, fruit all made by chef Mell who’s in my opinion the best chef since Emeril Lagasse. And if you don’t want breakfast made by Chef Mell (but really, honestly who wouldn’t want breakfast made by Mell???) Angie and Mell will be happy to point you to an array of delicious places to eat in Chicago. Really, if you don’t stay here after me telling you all this I don’t know what to tell you. It’s an awesome place. We will be back!

Beautiful place to stay in a meticulously restored house. Excellent service– Mel & Angie are very helpful. This was really important for me as I was traveling with a broken foot, so was on crutches & using a wheelchair. It’s very comfortable ace, easy access to the El train and great, small local music venues. Would stay there again in a heartbeat.

If you are looking for a casual yet elegant place to throw a cocktail party, or reception or event (inside and outside space– good for «incase of rain») for a very reasonable price check out this place! We rented the entire house for the weekend of my wedding. We held one wedding dinner there with about 75 people in the back yard and it was lovely! (If you were not trying to seat people you could fill the house and yard with about 200.) Total was about $ 4200. Mel had tables, chairs and some table clothes we could use and let us decorate however we wanted for the outside dinner event. The first floor is very large and comfortable– my guests loved looking at all the artwork and framed items on the wall. This is a restored mansion with three big bedrooms (with baths) on the second floor and a three room suite on the third floor. The third floor shares a bathroom but also had a fridge and microwave would be great for out-​of town family. The overnight guests loved the rooms. They are pretty romantic. The owners are kid friendly– there is air-​hockey on the 3^rd floor, TV, free wireless internet and some kiddie yard toys. The breakfasts were delicious and Mel catered to our various dietary restrictions (vegetarians, no milk and no pork). The water pressure was a bit low in the showers and the TV’s in the rooms were kind of tricky to operate but we had a blast! These folks have hospitality and a laid-​back demeanor that helped reduce typical wedding weekend stress considerably. Thanks Welcome Inn Manor– you were a perfect base for our most special weekend.

My wife and I spent a long weekend here recently and thought this was one of the best city locations we’ve ever stayed– even comparing with five star hotels. We had a chance to be close to the ground in South Side (Bronzeville) Chicago — half way between the University of Chicago (we were visiting a nephew) and downtown (which is amazing) — and feel ourselves surrounded by local culture. Mell and Angie, the owners, were welcoming and great hosts. The house is a newly removed old mansion. Our suite — the Nate King Cole room — was extremely large, clean, and tastefully designed with outstanding Afro-​American art. The furniture and such amenities as a sauna were fantastic. We asked to see some other rooms for fun: the Rosenwald and Alinsky rooms were equally artistic in design. The owners made us feel at home and made themselves available for any questions about getting around Chicago and the local culture. Breakfast was a feast, mouth-​watering and delicious. We didn’t need anything until dinnertime. Our needs as vegetarians were catered to gracefully and perfectly. One morning a guest jazz musician from Kansas sang Stormy Monday and Autumn Leaves during breakfast. I felt lucky to be down-​home in Chicago. Guests come from all over. Discussions were wonderful at the table. One of the great things about this BnB is that it is located in a gentrifying black neighborhood. We felt the culture’s inner strength and emergence. Public transportation was fine. Cabs at night weren’t expensive. On Sunday morning I realized that I could hear a gospel service and walked a few blocks and had a wonderful time. This BnB was an important reason that I enjoyed our visit to Chicago. This place is an oasis and special treat.

We booked a room as a get away to exchange Christmas gifts and spend time in the city for Christmas. We had a wonderful weekend. The innkeeper was welcoming and went out of his way to make us comfortable. He lit a fire for us to exchange gifts in front of, and gave us a bottle of champagne. I would give it 5 stars but the neighborhood was a little rough to walk to the train station at night. However, can ride from Michigan Ave was only $ 20.

A beautiful B&B run by beautiful people. Could not believe the hospitality. I had to tell everyone about it. I cannot recommend it enough.