The Fairfield Inn & Suites is a great place to stay in Chicago. It has excellent location (steps away from Magnificent Mile), the rooms are fairly comfortable, the beds are great and the hotel offers a pleasant enviroment for visitors, wheter you are a tourist or go to Chicago for bussiness. I think it is a good choice for all of those who want to travel to Chicago.
I found a deal at Hotels.com, and I could reserve a Suite for a quite low price (considering the prices downtown Chicago) . I have to say that the suite was awesome. Too bad that I only stayed for a couple of days !

General statement: We have only compliments regarding our stay. The Fairfield is a not too this, not too that hotel. But they try hard. The hotel was small enough to feel intimate and not overwhelming.

Check in: Our room was ready when we checked in and check in was very quick.

Front desk staff: The front desk staff were professional, eager and friendly. They provdided correct, helpful info regarding bus schedules, local "joints" and even ordered a pizza for us late night.

Room: The room was smaller than most hotels we stay at, but it was clean. Definitely a no frills hotel, but not a "bargain" style hotel either, just simple. I do have to say, the bed was the most comfortable hotel bed I have ever slept in!!!

Although we travel regularly, I usually dread hotel beds because of a bad back. The bed was perfect. The pillows seemed to be a mixture of regular and down pillows. Nice option. I'm not sure about the other reviewer's water pressure comment. Ours was fantastic.

Continental breakfast: A bit crowded but that may be because it was a weekend. Again, the little hotel that tries hard atmosphere. They offered the usual coffee, teas, juices, milk, cereal, danishes, donuts, muffins, toasts, breads, oatmeal, yogurt and fruit. They also had hard boiled eggs, make your own Belgian waffles, breakfast egg biscuits. The staff did a phenominal job of keeping up on supplies as the crowds and masses moved through on a Saturday morning.

Nice surprise: About 20 minutes after checking in, our hotel phone rang and it was the front desk checking to make sure everything was alright with our accomodations and room. I thought that was a nice touch. When they asked if they could get us anything, I asked for an extra pillow and blanket. It was brought to our room in less than 5 minutes. Also noteworthy, the windows to the outside were fairly sound-proof. Ontario is quite the busy street and we really could not hear much outside noise.

Conclusion: A no-frills hotel that tries hard. Decent location. Good for a stay where you just want a clean hotel room to come back to and a very comfortable bed to lie in at the end of a day.

Pros: Location, Location, Location. Close to Navy Pier and Magnificaent mile. It looked like the room may have been renovated recently. Beds were very comfortable. Breakfast was above average. Make your own waffles, with blueberry topping. muffins, Danish, OJ, coffee, etc.

Cons: Water pressure was the pits (as other reviews have indicated). You would be taking a shower and all the sudden the water would stop. Then it would start back up. Really annoying. The "self park" was about $25 but it is not really at the hotel. It is actually at another garage a few blocks away. Note it is also a change every time you enter or leave the garage. Valt is available at a more expensive price but does include in and out prveleges. No pool, small work out area.

Summary nice room great loacation if you are willing to put up with the low water pressure and no pool.

We spent a weekend evening at the Fairfield Inn & Suites in April. We were a little early for check-in, but the front desk was extremely helpful and checked us into to a ready room quickly. The room itself was recently redone, clean and was plenty large for 2, although it might have been a little small if a party of 4 or more were staying there. Our room was on the street side, but street noise was not bad - although we were on the 10th floor. Check out was equally quick. The room rate was lower than the expensive hotels, but higher than the lower rated properties in downtown Chicago, and seemed pretty fair.
The hotel is close to Michigan Avenue, a short walk to the loop, and near many restaurants and other activities in downtown Chicago. There is no parking directly at the hotel. The parking lot that is recommended is about 2 blocks from the hotel and $35 for an overnight 24 hours(extra fee if you want valet service), which did not seem too outrageous for downtown Chicago. We found a nice Irish pub that served good food at reasonable prices about 1/2 block to the east of the hotel.