The hostel was very neat and clean and had youth spirit. By this I don’t mean that people partied there all the time, but that the whole atmosphere was not stale.The personnel were super friendly, fast and efficient and available 24/7. My every request was addressed immediately. The lobby had sofas and public computers with a printer. In the evenings... More

WE were enchanted by our stay at getaway hostel, our intial visit to chicago. staff was friendly and accomodating, making a couples room readily available, The abundant breakfast proved an ideal time to meet and mingle with a cross section of upbeat ethnic personalities from both Europe and Asia primarily, and we befriended young people from N. Ireland, Sweden, and... More

I stayed here for 2 nights. It's in a great area and close to the the metro. Hostel is immaculately clean, has great planned activities, awesome kitchen, outdoor patio, guitars to use and bikes to rent. One problem was my room halfway down the hall on the 4th floor didn't receive a strong enough Wi-Fi signal to connect, but besides... More

This is a real gem of a hostel. I've stayed here several times and have always thoroughly enjoyed it. The staff are really friendly and know their stuff about Chicago. There's a great information board with suggested activities for each day of the week and all times of the day and night, along with a large wall-mounted computer screen on... More

Not only was the hostel clean, comfortable, and stylish but the service was top notch. I had great conversations with the staff members and anytime I needed anything they helped me with a smile. I never had to look up directions because they were happy to help get me to my location. I got to meet some great people while... More

Can't beat the price, location, atmosphere. The hostel itself was clean, modern, bright and the staff was super friendly and helpful. We had a private room with half bath which was perfect. They had a Saturday night barbecue and it was a chance to meet everyone staying there. Definitely will stay again!

I had a very good experience staying at the hostel solo, in Chicago. Location was near a train station and shopping.

We got there and were updated to our own private room! The free breakfast and wi-fi is a nice touch. Not alot going on for the under 21 guests that cant go to the pubcrawls.. A bit frim the trainstation into the city.

I stayed in the Getaway last summer for 8 nights & it was the best idea I had all summer. The breakfasts are brilliant catering for everyone, the planned nights out and trips around the city are A1 with an outing everyday on a weekly planner. Great atmosphere. The BBQ's are fun and its a very social hostel. Will be... More