{Travel} My Stay @ The Hotel Felix Chicago

As you may know, (uh how could you not? I have only mentioned it 100+ times on twitter) it is my birthday month and one of the things that I had to have although my life would not permit a getaway, getaway, was a little staycation.

The deal of all hotel deals, a $20.13 Earth Day room rate fell into my hands one morning while perusing my twitter timeline.

I of course snapped it up and added this little jaunt to the calendar.

Unlike my last little staycation, this stay was relatively uneventful (until the morning…deets below).

The Hotel Felix is a boutique hotel that opened in 2009. It is located at Clark and Huron, near the north end of what I consider central downtown Chicago, in the River North area.

Check in went relatively smoothly, although I would not call the agents rude by any means, they weren’t overly friendly.

I stayed in room 618 which had a queen size bed, complimentary wifi, a 32-inch flat panel HDTV, a work desk, blackout drapes/curtains ,iHome radio, in-room safe, H2O bathroom amenities, a bathrobe and a shower (for the soaking addicted, it was a little disappointing to not have a bath tub).

The room was definitely small but not unmanageable. You had room to move about and use the facilities with ease, although the mirror was in the oddest place, stuck in the corner and obstructed by the desk.

The bed was super comfortable and I liked that there were easily accessible light fixtures on the wall with switches on either side of it. There is nothing worse than trying to fool with and find a lamp switch in darkness in an unfamiliar place, so this is a very good thing.

I hated that there wasn’t a fan system in the bathroom. Once the shower heated up, everything was just, well…moist.

The view from the room was less than desired as it is of the construction site next door. The noise from it was also where my wake-up call came from the next morning..

Lastly, a couple of housekeeping notes and while I get that others may not even notice these types of “little things”, they always stand out for me.

The shower tiles could definitely use a little extra eco elbow grease, as they were a bit dingy in places (forgot to snap a picture). Also, the Asha Spa menu that was in the services binder looked like it was way past it’s prime and due for replacement as well as the Michigan Avenue magazine that was on the bedside table, which was grubby and untouchable (I used a towel, yeah I am that girl).  Also, the ice bucket was a little beat up (I was not sure what the white stuff on it was).

Other than those things, overall my stay at the Hotel Felix was exactly what I was looking for, a respite from the daily grind.