Name: Rodeway Inn Chicago-Evanston
Address: 6155 N Jersey Avenue, Chicago, 60659, US

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jul 2026

Larry

Okay, we weren't expecting a 5 star hotel. It is, after all, Roadway Inn. Since we were only in town for a wedding, we booked based on price and location. This property is definitely dated. I don't know if it was the area of the town, but the \"office, front desk\" was behind a sheet of bullet proof glass with a speaker hole and a gas station tray to pass your info thru. The clerk was friendly enough, but complained about a delivery guy that came while I was checking in. She assured me that the entire parking area and doors to rooms were under surveillance 24/7. We walked into our 2nd floor room after climbing a very narrow and steep staircase but were pleasantly surprised to see a clean room at first glance. After checking for bedbugs and finding no evidence of them, we were satisfied with the accommodations for the price we paid. When planning on taking a shower before we left for the wedding, we noticed that there was only one washcloth and two bath towels, no hand towels, no amenities except one small bar of hand soap. I went down to the office and told the desk clerk that we only had one washcloth and he said \"that's because we probably ran out, washcloths are hard to come by, sorry.\" I said OhhhKaay and went back to tell my wife. Thankfully, she is always prepared and brought along some washcloths she uses for removing makeup, so, we made do. All in all, this isn't the worst place we've ever stayed, trust me, we've stayed in places far worse than this.

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2026

Margaret

The lady staff when we checked in was very helpful. Property outside was little dirt room was great and comfortable.

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2026

Nancy

The room was very clean, the air conditioner worked perfectly! But when we asked for more towels they didn't provide us with more because they didn't have hither they said, they limited the clean towels i didn't like that, other than that it was great.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2026

Aaron

Was a good stay for the night. Room is smaller but was clean. I recommend bringing your own pillows unless you like really like thin ones. Staff was great.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2026

Brooklyn

Bb

2/10

Poor

19 Jul 2026

Harry

everything was previously covered

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2026

Kendahl

Alright for the price. The room wasn’t the cleanest but not in a dirty bug kinda way thankfully.

Self

4/10

Poor

18 Jul 2026

Harry

I would never go back. There was blood on the curtains, very steep steps to the second floor, no place to hang clothing, air conditioning which had only an Antarctic level or off and no other working choices. The room telephone did not work so I had to descend the steep stairs to talk to the very helpful front desk staff. The carpets should have been replaced many years ago.

There is one positive comment - the front desk personnel were very nice and helpful.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2026

Melani

Me gustó todo. Su atención y servicio. Al llegar. Y encontrar todo limpio cada que sales y llegas

2/10

Poor

11 Jul 2026

Peter

They would not check me in . I need a refund

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2026

Carlos

Good!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jul 2026

Jake

There are no amenities at this hotel, it is purely a place to sleep. The staff had trouble checking me in, which was the most frustrating part of my stay. They spent about 30 minutes trying to figure it out. Also, the machine to make room cards was not working, leading to more issues. For the most part it was clean. The shower had very little water pressure.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

06 Jul 2026

Jeremy

Wrost hands down font go!

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jun 2026

Nancy

I just booked a room for a place to rest my head, because I had to be at a conference the next morning.
I honestly thought it was overpriced, but it was the cheapest place I came across.
The check in process took a while to get my key. The Inn policy was NO SMOKING and fees would be charged if you smoked in the room, they even charged me another $100 for a deposit, to make sure we didn't smoke.
To get some sleep it was alright, I I wouldn't book a room to stay in for a week.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

29 Jun 2026

Omar

Do not stay here if you want to do yourself a favor. The place is way beyond dirty and smells disgusting. Staff gave confusing directions and I could hardly understand his English. I will never stay here again!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jun 2026

Aidan

Most of the bad stuff is just the people that this motel attracts. The facilities and staff were the good parts.

Good: price, parking, a/c and heat worked great (no bad smell in ac, pretty new unit), check-in was easy and friendly, refrigerator worked and was clean, coffee maker worked, nice shower, tv worked, spacious room. Rooms are suite style, meaning there’s a locked door that leads to four rooms with their own lock. I’m putting this as good because it’s a layer of safety. Staff was generous when I asked for extra towels and coffee. They also granted me an extra hour for late checkout without paying extra.

Bad: general low end motel stuff. First thing I saw when I entered the room was a roach. Paper thin walls so I could hear everything the neighbors were doing and this place attracts people who stay up late and are loud. The suite door is EXTREMELY loud and people go in and out constantly all night long. I would speculate that a second level room might be quieter since it’s further from the suite door. A lot of guests did not close the suite door behind them so the door stayed unlocked at times.

My bed had a strong smell of human body odor, which I determined was in the mattress and not the bedsheets which appeared to be clean. I slept on the other side of the bed and that smelled ok.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2026

Cheryl

The room was a nice size, clean and very comfortable.
The staff was friendly and very helpful.

Self

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2026

Bradley

I recently had to get a new credit card due to fraud on my account. I had booked at Rodeway with the previous card, so weeks later when it was time for them to run the card, it was rejected. Instead of calling me to alleviate the issue, they canceled me with zero notification. I tried to check in very late at night and they had no rooms available and did not honor my reservation. This made for a very stressful, midnight contingency planning. The staff was neither sympathetic nor helpful.

Self

2/10

Poor

21 Jun 2026

Lori

The room was not clean and very unsanitary.
Upon arrival, we found lots of dirty and bloody tissues behind the cabinet and fridge. When asked to change rooms, the front desk associate advised it was too late and we would have to speak with a manager the next morning. There was a lot of noise coming from the rooms next to us and below us.

We spoke to the manager the next morning and showed him the photos of the unsanitary conditions of the room. He was apologetic. I demanded an early check out and a refund for my 2-night stay. He advised that I contact Expedia to start the refund process, as he couldn’t refund me on the spot.

I am disappointed with the less than satisfactory conditions of the room and the service, to say the least. Hoping Expedia can rectify the situation for me and issue the refund.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2026

John

Very short on parking

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2026

Oscar

Clean Room

Self

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jun 2026

Sarah

Very old property but it was still nicely maintained.

Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2026

Dave

Bathroom recently remodeled, room was clean, motel was quiet

Self

4/10

Poor

17 Jun 2026

Rodelyn

Room is so small. Stairs so stiff. Not recommended if you have luggage.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2026

Carlos

Needs upgrade

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2026

John Marc

Ok

Partner

2/10

Poor

09 Jun 2026

Hyun

So the fact I have to be buzzed into the lobby makes me feel unsafe with the area it's located in. Then the staff was very unfriendly. No one seemed to smile. I killed a cockroach on the 1st night. No body wash and a tiny bottle for shampoo. King size bed and only 2 pillows and they were the thinnest ever.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jun 2026

Valeriia

Very creaking floor, and thin walls, it's impossible to get enough sleep

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2026

Sibelle

.

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2026

Faith

Very nice and simple. Good price for the amount of time we stayed. We did find a few bugs (ants, spiders, etc) on the walls and behind microwave. None in bed. Pillows were very thin, sheet and a thin blanket was given. staff was helpful. had to pay a $100 down deposit.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jun 2026

jennifer

Very loud in and outside. Very hard to sleep

Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2026

Richard

Very good service

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2026

STEPHANIE

I stayed two nights. The bed was comfortable and the bedding was clean. Pillows were flat, but stacking them helped. Shower was clean and the water was nice and hot. All amenities in the room were clean and worked as well. I saw a few makeup spots on the bathroom wall, the door had a handprint. I came from California and would definitely stay here again next time I’m in Chicago.

Self

4/10

Poor

27 May 2026

Jeffrey

Upon arriving for check in I was told there was a $100 deposit for damages. Not unusual, so I gave them my credit card, which they said was declined twice (I checked my credit card and there were no declines). They did the same to the couple behind us, who said they booked the room with the same card. We both had to go to a cash station machine and return with cash. There was no formal receipt given just $100 written down on my booking confirmation. Upon leaving they said there were reports of noise violations and did not return the deposit. They did ot say anything about damages, obviously because there were none.

2/10

Poor

25 May 2026

Sean

Horrible staff. Did not help me at all

Self

2/10

Poor

25 May 2026

Christina

I like that we had a parking space. There was no hot water and the place was fully booked. We left after one night. They were out of washcloths. The third party i booked them with called to get my reimbursement for two days. They conveniently didn't answer the phone. Burn hole in the sheets several on the curtain covered with bandaids! Black tarry stuff on the carpet. It's a non smoking establishment.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 May 2026

Paula

The room was clean and adequate for one night. Overall Id give it three stars. The bed was comfortable, it was not expensive or flashy. But it got the job done and I really like that it was clean!!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2026

Nga

Just the basic room. The King bedroom cleanliness is ok. However you can hear all the cars going on both streets, hard to sleep with the noise. Carpets are very old and smell, specially the stairs.

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2026

Shelley

Older motel with limited facilities, but clean and comfortable. Bed is good, bathroom ok. Parking is adequate, and Panera across the street provides breakfast. Frig hummed, but price for the room is great for Chicago. We stay here every time we visit our daughter.

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2026

christopher

Nice place good price

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2026

Chanta

Great staff. Very friendly and helpful to us.

6/10

Pleasant

12 May 2026

juliana

This is a great, budget friendly option for 1-2 travelers

4/10

Poor

11 May 2026

Eric

If you’re on the run and need a flop house to lay low while the heat is still on, this is your place since they still pay cash and I can’t imagine that the desk clerk would be any more helpful to The Man than she was to me. I interrupted her re-run of “A Different World” at 3:30 pm and she made sure I got the message.

This place is run down and the whole wants obviously got the message that it doesn’t matter, people will still stay here. I was attending an event nearby and selected a reasonably priced hotel instead of the some other options further away that were ludicrously overpriced. Bad move.

The carpet and blanket both had cigarette (sure, let’s go with that) burns. The sheets had visible stains and my bedbug check got EXTREMELY thorough. Fingers crossed.

The walls are beat up and need to be re-finished and painted. But the bathroom…*chef’s kiss*.

The metal strip between the carpet and tile in the door had EVERY. SINGLE. NAIL sticking up waiting to cut my foot. The bathroom wasn’t…what’s the word…clean. Or safe. The toilet was dangerously cracked. Like, “the next person of above-average weight who sits down on this thing might die from being sliced up when the porcelain shatters” cracked. And for some ungodly reason, there is a motion detector in the bathroom hooked to what I can only believe is a 1 million candlepower semi truck headlight that stays on for 3 minutes whenever you enter the bathroom, even at 3am when you just have to pee. -1/10, never again.

Self

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2026

Michael

Cleanliness was great, shower was great, check-in was meh, parking was terrible. I would recommend this place as long as you're not driving.

Self

2/10

Poor

26 Apr 2026

Xing

This place is right next to a road and lots of road noises at night. The AC/heater makes loud noise that you can’t sleep. For a motel room, the room is pretty clean. But the location is just terrible. I would not stay here as I can’t even get a decent sleep here.

Self

4/10

Poor

20 Apr 2026

syed sajid

Neighborhood is relatively quiet
Don’t use the towels there
Get your own

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

Aissam

I love how clean the room is... it's well-organized, too. There's a parking spot—which is fantastic, especially in Chicago—and the staff is available at all times. The air conditioning works very well.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2026

Dustin

Easy free parking. Great value for location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2026

Christian

Clean room, good location, and helpful staff.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

Patrick

Get real blankets and get rid of the duvet covers. Thicker pillows would also be nice.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2026

Patrick

I got what I paid for.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2026

emmanuel

Everything
clean and nice place

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2026

Richard

Great staff, good room.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2026

Richard

Great staff, good room.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2026

Felicia

Only issue was no freezer part in the fridge and when they replaced the sheets they left them folded on a chair for me and didn’t leave another coffee pack for the next morning. I stayed 2 nights. Other then that it was pretty quiet and room was nicer then expected.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Richard

Good room, great staff.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2026

Richard

Good room, great staff.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2026

Richard

Excellent staff!

Self

2/10

Poor

25 Feb 2026

Nick

Door was broken, ac barely worked, staff was rude, pillows were paper thin, and hot water was non existent

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2026

Richard

Great staff, very good room.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2026

Richard

Great staff, very good room.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2026

Richard

Excellent staff, very good room.

Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2026

Ivan

The room was clean, better than expected

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2026

Steven

the doorway to stair F was 'sticky' making the downstairs rooms a bit noisy as people tried to get in

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

13 Feb 2026

Yetunde

The best was unkept, bathroom dirty with urine this is terrible.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

Richard

Staff was excellent, as always. Thanks, Julian!

Business Self

2/10

Poor

06 Feb 2026

Crystal

Reservation Clerk Knew The Room Had Bed Bug Infestation Waste My Currency To Discriminated And Treated UnCustomer Like. Needed Rest Very Unethical In Business Handlement.

2/10

Poor

06 Feb 2026

Crystal

Gave Me A Room A21 With Knowing Bed Bugs And Did Not Compromise On Me Being Able To Stay A Little Longer To ReCooperate From The Bites. Glad I Had My Spray Bottle Hydrogen Peroxide To fight Infection Woke up Very Exhausted And Needed Extra Time To Rest When Reservation Was Late.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

Mariah

Room was very spacious, clean and comfortable. I will be back

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2026

Richard

Great staff, good room.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2026

Miriam

Everything was good

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2026

Miriam

Rooms clean and no smell. The staff are friendly, and polite

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2026

Richard

Good room, great staff.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2026

Richard

Great staff, good room.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2026

Richard

Good room, great staff.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

Jordan

Very nice staff. Comfortable bed and clean bathroom. Will stay here again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

Richard

good room, great staff.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2026

Richard

Excellent staff, very good room.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2026

Miriam

The rooms always cl

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

26 Dec 2025

Khari

Bunch of small ants crawling through the room and on table where food was being eaten

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2025

Joey

We had a very great experience! We appreciate the cleaning done every morning :)

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

25 Nov 2025

Yaneev

Two words: BED. BUGS. Absolutely disgusting. On top of the bed bugs, there were also other bugs that randomly fell from the ceiling and holes in the bed blanket. This is the most disgusting place I've ever stayed at. Even worse, Expedia doesn't care whatsoever and refuses to issue a refund. Unbelievably embarrassing both on the property's end as well as Expedia's. I recommend you stay away from both this property and Expedia; spend the extra money, communicate directly with a 4+ star hotel, and save yourself the bug bites and stress. This totally ruined what was otherwise an enjoyable trip. Expedia should be ashamed.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2025

Karen

Staff and check-in were very nice. Room did not have any hooks or closet space, but I slept well and the amenities were good. Walls are a little thin. Neighborhood is safe. Bed was comfortable and firm.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

14 Nov 2025

Jonathan

Very limited parking, and the door didn’t have a secondary lock or peephole. Not worth $90

Partner

2/10

Poor

04 Nov 2025

Andrew

Leaky roof. No open rooms to transfer to. Had to find new hotel to move to last second. Still haven't received my refund I was promised.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

Chyna

In a nice location

6/10

Pleasant

27 Oct 2025

Jasmine

The bathroom had hair in the shower when we first arrived. The lock on the main door connecting to all the rooms were broken. And the actual room had a broken second lock. The bed only had a thin sheet with a decorative thin cloth- there was no comforter or warmth whatsoever. There was also no full body Mirror in the room either, only a small head mirror in the bathroom.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Oct 2025

Alicia

Longest check-in I’ve ever experienced, despite reserving online. Door lock (for extra security) coming out of wall, had to scan key 3-5 times before door opened, absolutely no shelving in bathroom or shower stall, no sound proofing whatsoever.
AC worked well, bed was decently comfortable, had microwave & mini fridge.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Oct 2025

Christian

Zimmer war sauber. Mitarbeiter hatten ein unfreundliches Auftreten.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Oct 2025

Karl

Rundown and tired…smelled bad

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2025

Bina

Staffs were very nice and helpful, not sure why other people are giving bad reviews for this property. My room was serviced daily. Overall, a good stay

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2025

Bina

Staff were really nice and helpful. Room was serviced daily. Overall a very good experience. Not sure why this property has some bad reviews though which confuses others if this place is good to book or not.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2025

Jon

The hotel is ok. It worked for us. Clean

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2025

Miriam

Good experience will come back again

Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Oct 2025

Paula

Simply a place to stay - convenient location, easy parking, good value.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

30 Sep 2025

Julianne

Stay was okay for price, only issues I experienced were the flat pillows (definitely bring your own if you value comfort) and the distance from the L (a 2.5 mile hike).

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2025

Lorrina

Could use breakfast. Little cleaner

2/10

Poor

25 Sep 2025

Caitlin

Inconvenience

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2025

Elisabeth

Ok

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

21 Sep 2025

Nir

Not the best experience

Leaking toilet, broken window, poor selection of channels on tv, thin walls -you can hear what people are talking about in the near rooms... Not the best place to stay in even for low budget

Self