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Reviews of The Sono Chicago

3.5 out of 5
The Sono Chicago
1428 N Cleveland Ave, Chicago, IL

Reviews

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Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 391 out of 418 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 418 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 418 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 418 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 418 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Janel, Sedona

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This a bed and breakfast. New construction in an otherwise historic neighborhood but it blends in nicely. No elevator so expect to go up and down stairs. Breakfast is not freshly cooked but is an attractive buffet available over 2 hours with cereal, warmed pastries, boiled eggs, cheese, yogurt, berries etc. Rooms large with good sized bathrooms, tall ceilings, quiet. Street parking seemed to be easily available with permit.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Khadijah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was one of the best stays I have ever had. Great costomer service, breakfast, and comfort.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian, Omaha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
very nice host and not having to pay for parking was amazing, a bit away from downtown but worked
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
It was a fabulous stay! Adi the host was just delightful, caring and very respectful of the space. Breakfast was delicious. The common space was perfect and we enjoyed sitting on the patio also. The location to walk around the area was so easy in Chicago. The other house guests were also very easy to be with and all just got along well. We would love to come back and stay again. Thank you !
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shafee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cleanliness is impeccable and the staff are exceptionally friendly and helpful, creating a welcoming and enjoyable experience for all visitors. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, wonderful breakfast and Adie is super helpful!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Amenities
Great place!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Sono Chicago
Super stay. Welcoming, clean, comfortable and fantastic location. Couldn't ask for anything to be any better.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

nancy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Parking spot right in front is amazing. room 102, which is not our usual room, did have a bit of a musty smell in bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phillip

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Old Town Experience
It was really great. Perfect distance from Zanies and Second City. The manager was great, the set up was well done, and very clean. All the things I was seeking for a weekend getaway with my fiancé at the pace of a bed and breakfast in Old Town District was here. Definitely would return for this experience!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

cathy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was lovely! Beautiful house. The bed was so comfortable. The room was small but very inviting. Besides we were gone almost the whole day and didn't need room for much more than a bed. I would visit again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved this cute little place. It’s in a great neighborhood and the breakfast was a big plus. Wound love to come back!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

osmond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay right by everything shopping and food
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Todd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is not a hotel
I'm not quite sure how to review this property. It was nice, clean, the person I dealt with for check in was very gracious accommodating my late arrival but this is not a hotel. I would more appropriately categorize it as a very nice boarding house with limited parking not close to much. In the house like setting, it felt like sneaking to go down to the kitchen to get a water from the fridge and an apple from the counter basket. I'm pretty sure I will never stay at Sono again but that's not because it isn't a nice property for what it is.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Fort Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Na
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, very helpful and knowledgeable about the area. Breakfast was great. Nice size room and the shower was great. Only recommendation is don’t stay in the basement room, you hear all the food steps (kitchen/dinning area over the room).

10/10 Excellent

Tosha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful home! Clean & comfortable. Adie & staff very hospitable and helpful. Accommodating, yet not intrusive, very respectful of privacy yet warm & welcoming. Breakfast is light, yet sufficient. We would definitely come back & stay. Free parking a definite plus in Chicago. Easy access to all areas of town.

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place. Comfy and clean. Staff very nice. Would stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful bed and breakfast - free parking and breakfast was a huge plus and the room was super nice. Will definitely be coming back!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daylene

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a wonderful place to stay! Addie, the hostess, was amazing. So kind and helpful! We will definitely stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Charles W.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sono is a 5 minute walk from the Metro Brown Line and only 10 minutes from downtown via the Metro. Safe neighborhood. Rooms were a little cold and noisy but very clean and the small hotel had an excellent continental breakfast. The manager, Addie, was always very pleasant and helpful. We will stay there again and highly recommend the hotel to others.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Business traveller, Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Value, Space and Service
Our last minute trip to Chicago for a family reunion got off a perfect start here at The Sono. Although we arrived in a snowy thunderstorm (who knew that was even a thing?) the on site manager, greeted us and oriented us to the place. More like a home, or moderne bed and breakfast, the Sono is located in a residential Old Town neighborhood with ample street parking; a permit from the innkeeper and reading the signage secures a safe place to leave even a loaded rig (which ours was, pending an extended road trip home). Rooms were well appointed, everything fresh and clean throughout the property with a huge kitchen/dining/sitting area, large rooms (mine had a balcony), fully updated bathroom, and reliable fast wifi. Bed was huge and comfy, and coffee scent filled the place early so I took advantage of the living room to get some work done before continental breakfast was served. But this was the highlight, a wide spread of croissants, muffins, toasts, jams, spreads, hard boiled eggs, breakfast meats, yogurts, fresh berries, granolas, oatmeal and cereal makings were plentiful, along with coffee, tea and six different kinds of milk, plus juice. The self-serve meal is curated by the same terrific staffer, who replenishes the foodstuffs and is a quiet presence to permit the congenial vibe of fellow travelers sharing space and comparing their planned activities in the Windy City. A better place, for a competitive price, with 'home away from home' vibes, one cannot find.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A hidden gem that I don’t want others to know about. 😁❤️
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gloria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best location and accommodations!
Outstanding! Our host was very gracious and went above and beyond! Accommodations were wonderful and the neighborhood is gorgeous! We’ll be back!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great spot
One night stay but everything was excellent! Would come back!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Winston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great one night stay. Clean, comfortable & Adie was awesome.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was so friendly. The place was super convenient, pretty and well kept. Also, the breakfast was top notch, for being "continental ". They had lots of options. Would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old town Chicago perfect stay
Everything was better than expected!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Chanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Great experience and personalized service, incredible breakfast and rooftop view!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Addie was wonderful, the location was great, lovely breakfast and really nice accommodations!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We would book here again!
Clean, comfortable and friendly. Spacious, too! The stay exceeded my expectations. Adie was wonderful and made us feel welcome.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect. What else to say?
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it
Great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ash

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Felt like staying in a comfy home or apartment rather than hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

MaryLynn, AMHERST

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful property. Will definitely stay again! Addie is very we coming. Breakfast is great!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Many places walkable. Parking easy.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Connie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
You couldn't ask for a warmer enviornment. Everyone was wonderful and the breakfast in the morning was delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Candace

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice facility. Super comfortable beds and a wonderful breakfast. The air conditioning was set a bit low but would highly recommend this B&B.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Manuela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We will be back for sure.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Natasha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great, lovely place, very comfortable. The breakfast is fantastic, don't miss it! Good location too. Parking can get hard to find if you have a larger car, so recommend arriving earlier in the day.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

gretchen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beautiful room with awesome views, great continental breakfast, free on street parking, easy to uber into city for exploration and shopping.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kari, Edina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bonnie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great B and B. Adie is a great hostess. Property and rooms are nicely decorated, clean and arranged. Would definitely stay here again when visiting Chicago.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023