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Reviews of Skylark Motel

2 out of 5
Skylark Motel
5435 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL

Reviews

4.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 43 out of 104 reviews" "

4.8/10

Cleanliness

5.4/10

Staff & service

4.4/10

Amenities

4.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Abdiwahid

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mahedi

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We visited the hotel, approached the check-in counter, and politely inquired if a visitor could join us. Unfortunately, the staff member responded rudely, threatening to expel us if anyone else appeared on the security camera. Shockingly, he physically confronted us, treating us as if we were in a fight. He even canceled our reservation, leaving us feeling unsafe. Subsequently, we contacted the police, and after their arrival, we decided to leave the premises.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Sybil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Sergey

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I think housekeeping just changed only bed sheets. Bathroom is dirty, floors never met maps and water. Definitely overpriced motel. Never ever.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basically a drug den
The place was disgusting. Dirty hand prints on the walls, dirty sheets with blood on them, a plastic bag over the smoke alarm, cigarette ashes on the floor and in the bed, the bathroom was just drywall with no paint, bathtube paint was chiped everywhere. There wasn't any soap to wash your hands. But at least there wasn't bedbugs.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Candice

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Got kicked out at 230am for asking for a cab call
Nothing in the room worked lady at desk was supposed to get a cab for us at 230 to go the airport. Instead a rude lady called and said my time was up and I needed to leave. I attempted to explain the situation to her and she basically wavede off. Although conveniently located to airport this is not where you want to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Karla

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor
The room was still dirty. It was not in good conditions hole on the ceiling in the bathroom overall not a good experience. Upon checking out, I was locked in my room had to call front desk for them to open the door.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Brian

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Was ok considering I just needed a place to sleep for the night.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Brian

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
At least there was a bed?
The proximity to Midway was great. Other than that, it was pretty bad, holes in the floor, scarry shower. However, I didn't have to sleep on the floor at the airport, so I guess there is that.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Ehab

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a surface to sleep and a shower with a shower drain. Good enough.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Demitrius

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
My stay
My stay was ok. Nothing bad about my stay. Other then the price seem high, but what's not in chicago.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Breanna

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Best Western Hopkinsville
Front desk white lady was great, only actual service person. I give her a 10! Housekeeping and the Management very unprofessional, they don't even need to be rated cause it was that bad.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

Shannon

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We checked in later but within our timeframe. They did not have our requested/ reserved and previously paid for room available. They lessened our bed paint, putting us in a room that was disgusting, falling apart and dilapidated.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

James

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Maria

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room not confortable and tv do not work very bad and expensive bed terrible mattress 99.00 should be refund to me
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

4/10 Poor

Mary

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No honeymoon
SIngle female and was given a room with a mirrored ceiling, neon love lights and cupid lights above the bed, condoms in the drawer, it was horrible. I immediately felt uneasy. I was afraid to undress, sleep in the bed, walk on the floor barefoot (no carpet). The floor was filthy, trash on floor on bathroom. I was desperate for a room after my flight was canceled late. Didn't know the area and felt stuck. Guess you get what you pay for ($107)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

2/10 Terrible

Dylan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Eddy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Skylark Motel
Very convenient! Right next to the airport! You can walk to it! However, no coffee or drain plug for the bathtub.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Khristopher

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small room
It was a good stay the room was nice a bit small but ok
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Veneeda

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Veneeda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Carmen

Travelled with family
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

2/10 Terrible

William

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely terrible.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Wilma

Stayed 3 nights in May 2020

8/10 Good

Brandon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay at the skylark
Room was nice clean had two beautiful mirrors and an amazing bed would most definitely recommend
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Lorena on 16 Mar 2020
Thank you for your visit. Hope to see you back soon.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Lorena on 11 Mar 2020
Thank you for your stay . Hope to see you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s a very clean room What I didn’t like was they didn’t have a microwave so I had to go hunt up supper and breakfast instead of heating up what I had with me but overall it was good . Constance M
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from raj on 20 Nov 2019
thanks for everything and next time you get microwave

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was extremely dirty, blood stains in linens, peanut shells on the floor, hairs in the bed and bathroom. Left within 15 minutes because of the conditions, do not stay here. No refund given. BEWARE
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from raj on 20 Nov 2019
sorry for that.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Now I’m not a picky person and I’m not even sure I’ve ever in my life left a bad review for anyone, but this motel was atrocious and you need to be warned. Upon check-in the man was nice and polite. He then handed me a paper to sign (normal enough), then a receipt. He never asked if the card on file was the card I wanted to use for payment and he never spoke a word about paying up front. Most hotels don’t card your card until check out, not before even handing you the keys. We walk in to unit and within seconds the phone rings. So we answer. It was the same man asking if everything was alright. Ok that seems nice and like he was going above and beyond but he also asked before we had a chance to take in exactly what we were looking at. The floor visibly isn’t even mopped, which left little trust the sheets or anything else had been cleaned. I use the restroom, glance over, and there’s still a bar of soap in the bottom of the shower. Ok so that hasn’t been cleaned either. I start getting ready for the concert and notice there multiple splashes of god knows what covering nearly every wall. Like some spilled something a week ago and never bothered to attempt to wipe anything down. The whole thing was immensely disgusting. To be fair the sheets appeared clean, but we still slept on top of comforter. The TV seemed to function just fine. There were towels (who knows how clean) and some bars of soap packets. No coffee pot or even a cup anywhere tho. Starbucks was nextdoor, tho.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from raj on 20 Nov 2019
sorry.

2/10 Terrible

Ortiz, NJ

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
😳Someone is getting $ off to keep this place Open!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from modi on 7 Oct 2019
we are sorry for your inconvience, we are trying to fix all the issues.thank you

8/10 Good

Mr Saw N

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from raj on 12 Aug 2019
thank u for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Kat, San Francisco

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Regular budget hotel for one night stay, location is good - close to airport and right next to Starbucks
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from raj on 12 Aug 2019
thank u for staying with us.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Amenities
I felt it was grossly over-priced given the lack of amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from modi on 28 Jun 2019
we are sorry that u were unhappy.we are renovating the property.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 5 nights in May 2019
Response from modi on 28 Jun 2019
we are sorry u were unhappy.we are renovating the whole property.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from modi on 10 Jun 2019
thank u for staying with us.

2/10 Terrible

Tasha, Houston texas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was a mess!!!! I don’t know where to begin!!!! The front desk clerk was very friendly!!! That’s about all I can say what not a mess!!! The front door was old and no functioning properly.. the bed had hair all over it. Omg. Hair was everywhere. It was supposed to be a smoke free room. However it was cigarette butts on the floor. Hair all all over the towel seat. Lamps wasn’t working. I don’t ever have enough characters to get start about the tub....... SMH
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from modi on 23 Apr 2019
we are sorry about your inconvience. we will try to fix all the issues. thanks for letting us know.

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from raj on 6 Dec 2018
thank you

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from raj on 1 Oct 2018
we are sorry u were unhappy. we will try to fix all the issues. thanks for letting us know.

8/10 Good

James, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Place was a bit rough around the edges, but it's a great budget hotel for anyone's travel plan
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018
Response from raj on 20 Sept 2018
thank u so much.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from raj on 27 Aug 2018
thank u much.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overdose Bed Bug Facility
Horrid unsafe filthy hole. There is no logical reason this place is open.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from raj on 2 Aug 2018
sorry u were unhappy. we are fixing the proprty.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Fine for a cheap place to stay close to the airport. Comfy bed, no frills, but that's why it's cheap.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from raj on 11 Jul 2018
we will take care of all issues. thank u for letting us know.

6/10 Okay

Calvin

Disliked: Staff & service
The place didn't have any amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from raj on 11 Jul 2018
we are renovating the whole place. pl try us after 3 months.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff is good
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from raj on 11 Jul 2018
thank u so much.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old, old, very old. Very close to a dump.
Stench of cigarettes. Not what I expected from the online add through expedia. I would never elected to stay here if I had known the old, smelly, condition.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay for the price!
Basic clean and serviceable. Easy walk to food, bars, drug store. Close uber to more
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017