The best thing about the Freehand is it’s location- you can’t beat it. It’s in a great neighborhood close to high-end restaurants and several train/subway entrances to get around town. Since I was coincidentally in town for a work trip during the Chicago marathon, I had to pay more than triple the average rate to stay in a shared female room. My roommates were great, but that was after I was reassigned to their room after the first room I was given had two large industrial fans in the middle of the room drying up what appeared to be a flood. When I complained to the front desk no one explained what was going on, they just assigned me a new room. It’s a good place to stay for a night or two to stick to a budget.