Review of Rodeway Inn Chicago/Evanston 2*

I would rate my stay as adequate for my purposes, but I probably won't stay there again. I stayed there for 2 nights. Pros: — The room looked nice and the bed was very comfortable. — Security was also very good (Up to date door locks worked very well). — The room had microwave and refrigerator that both worked well. Cons: — TV only showed static. This was due to the DirectTV box that was stuffed behind the TV being broken. I did mention it to the front desk clerk and he made a note of it. — The shower, while it looked very nice, did not work as expected. Both days, the shower took about 5 minutes to heat up. The first day, the water never heated up beyond warm. The second day, it did manage to heat up to hot. Also, the water had no force and kind of drizzled out of the shower head, instead of shooting out with any kind of force. The shower has no shelf on which to put soap and shampoo. — The housecleaning person that cleaned my room took my shampoo and soap that I had used the first day. I had left them in the shower so I could use it the next day, but because there is no shelf to place them, I had to leave them on the shower floor. I ended up using the shampoo and soap that I had brought myself for just such an emergency. Housecleaning services should have known I was there for multiple days and either left it there, or provided a new set for me to use. Things to keep in mind: — There were only 2 towels and 2 hand towels for the room. Not really an issue for me as I was by myself, but if there were 2 people staying there, it could be an issue, especially if one person uses more than one towel to dry off. — I've seen other reviews saying that the towels were thin and hard. Yes, they are thin, but I think they just bought cheap towels to use in their rooms. They were adequate to the task. — The bathroom has 2 lights. The main light that is on the switch, and a 2nd light that is on a motion sensor. Be aware that after about 20 seconds, that light will go out. This is nice to know if you are getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and the light goes out while you are on the stool.