Great place to stay if you are on a budget. They have coffee and pastries at a reasonable price, a free fitness room , and lockers in the rooms to store your things. The lockers are a little small; I had a rolling book bag and it would not fit. However I was very comfortable with the roommates I had , and I felt safe in leaving my book bag out and just locking up my purse and personal items in the locker. The locker would hold a small laptop etc., and smaller carry-on bag. Very clean in the bathrooms and bedding was always clean and fresh each day I was there. The music is a little loud in the evenings in the lounge, but upstairs in the hallways it is very quiet. They did a fabulous job matching me with young ladies that were similar in preferences as far as noise interests, etc. The hostel is located pretty centrally to downtown Chicago, and you can walk or catch the bus to get around wherever you want to go.