Luxury hotels are fine, but sometimes business and vacation travelers need something friendlier and more relaxed. Not to mention more affordable. The Hilton hotel chain offers that with its Homewood Suites Chicago-Downtown. This extended-stay self-catering hotel is a home-away-from-home for all kinds of travelers, and while at first glance it looks like any other mid-range hotel (it has an AAA 3-Diamond rating), its secrets are soon revealed.
The staff at the Homewood Suites are all incredibly friendly, especially the breakfast staff who greet guests like old friends – as indeed many of them are, because the Homewood gets a lot of repeat business. It's the ideal place for both the business and leisure traveler, and guests mingle easily on four nights a week when a complimentary buffet dinner and drinks is served in the dining room. Check in during the early evening and it's more like arriving at a private party than a hotel.
Homewood Suites by Hilton Hotel Rooms
Apart from all the extra amenities and friendly relaxed nature, the Homewood Suites is like any other hotel. The main difference is that the kitchen areas in the guest bedrooms are much larger, with microwaves and substantial fridge-freezers. There is also enough kitchen equipment to enable guests to self-cater, if they wish, and some guests simply take their breakfasts or buffet dinners back to their rooms to enable them to work or relax.
