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The Write Inn

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Room
Breakfast area
Classic Room | Bathroom
Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed | Living area

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking available
  • Laundry

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
Fridge
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Microwave
Coffee/tea maker
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds

Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds

Highlights

Air conditioning
Fridge
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Microwave
Coffee/tea maker
Cable channels
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Classic Room | Private kitchenette

Classic Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Kitchenette
Fridge
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Microwave
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite, 1 King Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
Kitchenette
Fridge
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Microwave
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
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About the area

Map
211 N Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL, 60302

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Limo/town car service
  • Parking on site (surcharge)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7 AM to 11 AM for a fee: USD 15 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Hemmingways Bistro

Family friendly

  • Cot (surcharge)
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Built in 1929
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Cot (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Payment types at the property

Important information

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If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Property is also known as

Write Inn Hotel
Write Inn Hotel Oak Park
Write Oak Park
Write Hotel Oak Park
Write Inn Hotel
The Write Inn Hotel
The Write Inn Oak Park
The Write Inn Hotel Oak Park

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The Write Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 221 out of 849 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 329 out of 849 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 159 out of 849 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 86 out of 849 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 54 out of 849 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Marybeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
My stay was quiet. The room was clean. The bed was not comfortable and the blanket was so thin I had to put my coat on top of it to keep warm
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Harriet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The bistro downstairs is terrific! Location is great. This is an older building with lots of charm
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the location and the cost Bathrooms need updating
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Anonymous, Portland, OR

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The heater in my newly renovated room was not working properly and I was cold most of the night. I couldn't turn on the the hairdryer because the on/off switch had fallen off the handle. The only chair in the room was very stained. One of the lamps did not work. The alarm clock was also broken. I am surprised they charge as much as they do for rooms!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very helpful with luggage. Liked having fridge and microwave. Great location. Near library, restaurants, and Hemingway area.
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great little spot for the night. Staff very friendly and efficient. Room very clean and nice only thing that was disappointing was the bed. It was pretty uncomfortable and drooping in the middle. More than one night and would be a bigger issue
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice, clean, quiet hotel

This is a nice property with a nice restaurant in a nice (and underserved location). Clean, small, old, pleasant. It's basically an affordable, European style independent property near Frank Lloyd Wright home and studio, many of his homes and buildings, the Hemingway house, downtown Oak Park with easy access to green line train into Chicago or a short drive.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

BrianE, South Texad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice Hotel in an old building. My room was just large enough with a nice bathroom. The staff are friendly here. It has a restaurant with decent if a little pricey food. It does not have a gym, not even a basic one. Although the area is safe enough to walk and jog, the sub-freezing temps made that difficult. Still, it was a comfortable stay and I would choose this hotel again ( especially due to its close proximity to the particular business I was visiting.)
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A charming place with history. You give up some modern convenience for that but not a problem really. Staff was very helpful!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

nina

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
We were greeted with a gruff “name?” And get was fairly rude throughout the check in process. Sets the tone for the hotel experience right there. Rooms are ok, quite dated. Pillows thick and hard and toilet ran throughout the night.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Oak Park Charm

Charming old building; retrofitted rooms are clean, comfortable and functional. Does have different-era quirks that appeal to me; some people may prefer a Hampton Inn. Delightful location, near El stop, restaurants, bakery, shopping. Courteous, helpful staff. Most parking is in a public structure a block away; I lucked out and got one of four spaces that are at the hotel. Restaurant is top-drawer.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Old school classy

Staff was very friendly and helpful. While checking in, the attendant showed sis all of the attractions within walking distance.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Sharon, Bloomington, IN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It has old world charm and is in walking distance to restaurants, park, train and historical sights.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an beautiful old hotel. It has so much potential to be so much better! But it is old and so very much needs to be updated. Carpet. Beds. (mattress was great but the headboard was damaged and actually scotched taped where a piece was broken off.) There were no grab rails in the bathroom to aid someone in climbing in and out of the tub which was an extra floor step up and then down into the tub. Very dangerous for anyone with balance issues, especially in a bathroom where there are so many things to fall and hit your head on. My husband decided not to take a shower for fear of falling in the strange floor set up. The coffee maker did not work where it was set up, but we moved it around until we found a plug in the bathroom that got it going. And there were a lack of plugs for recharging phones or anything that needed plugging in. All of this is due to the age and lack of updating the building. Could be so very nice with some TLC. The staff was great, both when we checked in and out. The restaurant looked amazing. Beautiful! For the cost of the room, an included breakfast would have been nice.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was friendly and accommodating and the room was spacious and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Angie, Grand Rapids MI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The area was very walkable and safe. There was a Trader Joe's and Target not far away. People that I ran into were very friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

MRC, Midwest, WY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really nice older building, built to last....Had a classy restaurant in the basement, nice solidly built building, at least as old as I am.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Laurie T

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet neighborhood. Able to Walk to areas of interest.Great Resturant in motel.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great value

Old hotels have their eccentricities and the Write Inn is no different. I discovered that the hot and control settings in my shower were reversed, so you had to turn the faucet to "C" in order to get hot water. Also, just setting the thermostat to a desired setting won't work unless you also turn the fan on. On the plus side, the staff is great, the neighborhood is quiet, there are plenty of shops and dining places nearby (the hotel restaurant is excellent but a bit pricey) and the CTA Green line stop is just a 10 minute walk from the hotel (5 minutes if you are young and spry). That train will take you to downtown Chicago in about 30 minutes. I visit Chicago often and have found this place to be nearly ideal as a staging area for my excursions. In terms of cost and convenience it is a great value.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019