HI Chicago, The J.Ira & Nicki Harris Family Hostel

It’s approximately 20 minutes walk from Amtrak station and near subway, walking distance to many places. The room is pretty spacious and good size lockers. Big kitchen with stoves, microwaves, fridges, eating utensils and cookwares. Large common area on the 2nd floor with pool tables. Highly recommend!

The Hostel was in a good location, thats it. Women in my dorm were obnoxiously loud every night. One girl was constantly coming in & out of the room! One night I could hear a woman eating in her bed at 3:00am (if you decide to stay here bring ear plugs) the womans bathroom sink on the third floor had puke in it one day. The shower head you had to hold. There arent enough coffee mugs so keep that in mind. Kitchen was messy, sink was always filled with dirty dishes, nothing was labled. 4/10

It's a great place at a fabulous location in the very heart of downtown Chicago. Almost everything I wanted to see or experience was within a few blocks' walk. The staff was very helpful and welcoming, and rooms are very secure, spacious, and clean. Don't be alarmed by how close you are to the Chicago Loop's El trains -- they don't run overnight, and their noise isn't that loud, inside.

I had an amazing stay! The building was very secure, rooms were comy and clean, shared spaces were nice, lots of activities for free, all the staff were friendly and welcoming. I had no trouble with my roommates, the location is amazing. I have no complaints at all!!

Nice hostel with good beds, spacious rooms, nice common areas. As with most hostels in the US, there's no real hostel vibe as there would be in Latam, Asia, or Europe, but if you have your own crew it can be nice as there is a very good common room. The kitchen is a mess and most guests seem not to care about keeping it clean. They should enforce with cameras that everyone washes their dishes after using them.

Clean and comfortable, and the location is fantastic. I hope to stay again!

Nice facilities and excellent staff.

You told me they accept locals I want a refund

Great staff but the kitchen, fridge, and one of the showers on my floor were broken

I loved my stay in this hostel. I attended multiple tours and deeply enjoyed every one of them. Only problem: the photos here on Hostelworld did not match my room. I specifically chose this hostel because in the pictures there were curtains on the beds, but there was no such thing in reality.

Greatest place to stay close to everything in walking distance

It was nice, the kitchen was very useful and the bed was decent. Sometimes in the communal shower the doors would be locked with no one in them, and some of the staff are a bit snappy and rude. Some of the tours and discounts are nice but some QR codes don’t work and one of the tour guides isn't the best at tours and some of them felt like a waste of time. I didn’t know where she was half the time and she would either give no info or would drone on about one thing for a very long time.

The room was clean, light, and quiet. The bathroom, with a separate toilet and shower, was spacious. Other guests were friendly and courteous!

Best hostel in the US

L'hostel est situé juste à côté de la Loop, ce qui est pratique pour se déplacer dans Chicago. En revanche, dommage de ne pas avoir de casiers à carte magnétique (et plus grands aussi)

Bonne auberge de jeunesse. L'emplacement est top, les espaces communs sont agréables. Cependant la propreté dans la cuisine était déplorable même si ce n'est pas uniquement de la faute de l'auberge... les chambres sont correctes

I usually stay here when I come to Chicago. The staff is always available, check in is really easy, kitchens and dining areas are huge, plenty of facilities, recreation room with pool tables is really cool, and the location is great.

I'm pretty sure the only employees work at the front desk, because I've never seen such a dirty kitchen before at any hostel I've been to. The trash can was overflowing, there were dirty (and clean) dishes piled up, every surface, including the tables in the eating area on the 2nd floor, were splattered with food mess. The rooms themselves were fine, but I knew for sure the bathrooms and showers weren't being cleaned daily because the same little black piece of plastic I noticed the first night ...

Awesome place to stay !!

We love this place. It’s our 3rd time here