Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston by IHG

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Interior entrance
Restaurant
Front of property
Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Parking available
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Gym

Explore the area

Map
1501 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201
  • Northwestern University
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Loyola University Chicago
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Wrigley Field
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Chicago, IL (ORD-O'Hare Intl.)
    ‪43 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 360 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, City View

  • 360 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Roll-in Shower (Communications)

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub (Communications)

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Hearing Accessible

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room 2 Queen Beds, City View

  • 360 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Mobility Accessible (Communications, Accessible Tub)

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Mobility Accessible (Communications, Accessible Tub)

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Hearing Accessible

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Hearing Accessible

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Hearing Accessible

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston by IHG

3-star Evanston hotel close to Lake Michigan
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a fitness center, and self parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a business center, conference space, and dry cleaning are onsite.
Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston by IHG offers 159 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 27-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
The hotel offers a restaurant. A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 8500 square feet (790 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, a vending machine, and multilingual staff. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).

Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston by IHG is a smoke-free property.

Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston by IHG has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (USD 18 per day; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • 8,500 square feet of conference space
  • Business center
  • Computer station
  • 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
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 12 floors
  • At least 10% of profits reinvested in community and sustainability
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Local artist showcase
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 27-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 2 AM
Minimum check-in age: 21

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
Guests booked in breakfast included rate plans receive breakfast for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Breakfast fees apply for additional guests.
Guests booked in dinner included rate plans receive dinner for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Dinner fees apply for additional guests.

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

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: USD 18.00 per day (in/out privileges)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

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
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Best Western University
Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston Hotel
Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston
University Plaza Hotel Evanston
University Plaza Evanston

Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston by IHG Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 674 out of 1289 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 307 out of 1289 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 159 out of 1289 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 87 out of 1289 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 62 out of 1289 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ines

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ricardo

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Front desk staff were very kind
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Abid

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Muhammad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good check in. Slightly pricier specially for parking. But good standard overall.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were great, parking so easy and very clean. Be glad to stay here again if back in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a nice stay
Clean room and very comfortable bed. Parking was very convenient.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Ismail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mehran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Esther

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Abiola

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Arthur

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ty

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed my stay except for the noise created by the metro train every 15 minutes or so. Really hard to get a good nights sleep with the train noise.

2/10 Terrible

Jackie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Its very dirty and the toilet makes weird noises
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

JOAN

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is easy distance to downtown with food and to walk to the beautiful lake. You can hear rhe 'El" go by occassionally but it didn't bother me. I thought I had seen somewhere in its website about being more sustainable and not using as much disposable plastic, but I was offered bottled water when I became an IHG member and at breakfast I got metal flatware, but the cups for coffee and juice were plastic-based. I also would have liked bins for recycling paper and bottles. Other than that it was great stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Gisela

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Milton

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Kurt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Marlene

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
One of the front desk clerks refused to put in my IHG membership number on my reservation when I checked in. She claimed because I booked through Expedia and NOT through IHG directly that my stay was NOT eligible. I have never had this happen before. This clerk - Nassima or Sassima - had the worst attitude around. Everyone else was very nice and polite (including the room cleaning staff) but this woman was just AWFUL. She also wouldn’t let any other staff members talk to you if she was there at the counter. Truly unpleasant.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

PRAVIN, Fulshear

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a comfortable stay, friendly staff,neat facility.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I´ll be back
Great location. Super clean. Highly rcommendable
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Valerie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
O luxury here but clean, in good condition and close to everything.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Come again!
Time and time again will stay here
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason, Raleigh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great value
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024