Shorewood Hotels

Shorewood Hotels

Shorewood Hotel & Travel Guide

Shorewood is a village in Illinois that lies close to the Des Plaines River and is only 43 miles from the largest city in the Midwest—Chicago. With a fast-growing population, including many families with children, Shorewood has gone from a small fishing village to a more developed suburb offering a good range of local amenities.

THE GOOD- Stayed at the Aloft for a business trip. Check in was very quick an easy. The front desk is very centrally located, and every time I walked by I was greated by the friendly staff. Hotel is decorated very modern and tries very hard to be hip. It almost works, but the location doesn't quite fit the vibe of the hotel. It's located in a suburban shopping plaza. Seems more like a downtown hotel to me, but either way it's neat. Feels like you're living in an ikea store - which incidentally is right down the road. Loved the shower - glass door, nice wide shower head, and there were soap & shampoo dispensers built in the wall! Very neat. Nice new large flatscreen TV on the wall - but the satellite reception is quite poor. THE BAD- My biggest complaint was the room size and storage areas. No dresser drawers and limited space/hangers to hang clothes. Luckily I was by myself. If I traveled with my husband, I can't imagine where we would have put all of our stuff. Pillows were also HUGE. Hurt my neck both nights. Another dissapointing thing - very limited breakfast options. Tiny boxes of cereal, yogurt, only fruit was apples, and a few muffins. It was a little pricy for such a limited selection and serve yourself environment. It was basically a continental breakfast that I had to pay for. OVERALL- Other than the size of the room, lack of storage space, and lack of breakfast choices - it was very clean and the staff was great. If you want a place to stay in the suburbs but still want to be cool - stay here.