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HI Chicago Hostel

1.5 star property

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Lobby sitting area
Interior detail
Interior
City view from property
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Business services
  • Laundry room
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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24 E Ida B Wells Drive, Chicago, IL, 60605
  • Place, Art Institute of Chicago
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Millennium Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Michigan Avenue
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, Chicago, IL (ORD-O'Hare Intl.)
    ‪25 min drive‬

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8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(30 reviews)
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  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Over Full Bunk Bedroom

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(28 reviews)
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  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
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King Size Bed

King Size Bed

  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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9.2 out of 10
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  • Sleeps 1
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Bed in Women's 4-Bed Dorm

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
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  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Full Size Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(33 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Bed in All-Gender 4-Bed Dorm

8.0 out of 10
Very good
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  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
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  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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  • Sleeps 1
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  • Sleeps 1
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About the area

Chicago

With a stay at HI Chicago Hostel, you'll be centrally located in Chicago, steps from State Street and 9 minutes by foot from Millennium Park. .This hostel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Michigan Avenue and 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Lake Michigan.
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What's nearby

  • State Street - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Art Institute of Chicago - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Millennium Park - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Michigan Avenue - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Willis Tower - 11 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Harrison Station - 3 min walk
  • Chicago Van Buren Street Station - 4 min walk
  • Chicago O'Hare Intl. Airport (ORD) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Epic Burger - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Brando's Speakeasy - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Maharaj Indian Grill - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Fontano's Pizza and Subs - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Potbelly Sandwich Shop - ‬3 min walk

About this property

HI Chicago Hostel

Hostel with a restaurant, steps from State Street
HI Chicago Hostel offers 68 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 68 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and tour/ticket assistance.
Stop by the hostel's restaurant, Cafecito, for lunch, dinner, or brunch, or grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe.
Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. This hostel has 2 meeting rooms available for events.
Cafecito - This café serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Cafecito

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Library
  • Table tennis
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 1 building
  • 7 floors
  • Built in 1886
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Heating
  • LED lighting
  • Recycling

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 3:00 AM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
It is the property’s policy that children under 18 years of age cannot be accommodated at the property without an accompanying parent or legal guardian.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates)
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Only bookings from non-local guests are accepted; guests whose residence is within 45 mi (72 km) of the property will not be allowed to check in
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Alcohol is not permitted at this property
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Hostelling International Chicago Chicago Hostel
Hostelling International Chicago Summer Hotel Chicago
Hostelling International Chicago Hostel
Hostelling International Chicago
Hostel HI Chicago
HI Chicago
HI Chicago Hostel Chicago
HI Chicago Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
HI Chicago Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Chicago

HI Chicago Hostel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 756 out of 1135 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 253 out of 1135 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 68 out of 1135 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 1135 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 38 out of 1135 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

haiwei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room are specious and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for the price, they didn't have any bottom bunks left which kind of sucked cause I'm a heavier guy, and there was hairs all over the restroom area.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Asha

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was great, good facilities, clean, comfy bed. what more does one need for a short trip to Chicago?
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cristina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As a solo traveler, this was the perfect spot for me! Check in was super easy and I loved that the staff let me know they could hold my bags for me until my room was ready. It gave me the freedom to explore without being weighed down. The room itself was kept really clean. The shower facilities were very spacious too. I wish I would have taken more advantage of the spacious kitchen but that was truly the biggest perk for me. I loved having a spot to sit at with a cup of coffee while either planning my busy day or winding down for the night. Would absolutely recommend HI Chicago to any solo travelers and I’ll 100% be staying here again the next time I’m in Chicago.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I’ve stayed at this facility many times for the last 10 years. I always return. You can’t beat the prices the service in the condition of the facility.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff knows me upon arrival. Very welcoming.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff was exceptionally amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Fahd

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nidhi

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kitchen had all the facilities, was super clean and so were the rooms.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Taylor

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wesley

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luica Gaudes S.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Soroush

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Redentor, Omaha

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean room, staff, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Saketh Gajapathi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room, Friendly Staff
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The front desk staff needs to explain ALL of the amenities to people checking in for the first time
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hammad

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Central location , clean rooms , comfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Seungjoon

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alicia

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly service. Great location
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay for lolla!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025