The University of Chicago

Great learning, great architecture, some absolutely fantastic museums and performance spaces, restaurants and coffee houses and medical facilities and gardens and gargoyles... a hive of culture and activity in the heart of hyde park. A gem adorning the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois! This is the University of Chicago, and it is one of the great ones. Not to mention: the *original* "monsters of the midway!"

Beautiful! Absolutely wonderful place to stay , relatively central! Beds/ Rooms are so Comfy! Incredibly polite & helpful staff ! Every single person I came in contact with was a delight and they made my stay stress free ! Will 100% be back in the future.

One of the great universities of the world, with a campus deserving of it. There's a real commitment to the neogothic and medieval here, even compared to the average American university campus, with elaborate ornamentation and soaring spires and a sense of artistry in every detail, creating a sanctified environment dedicated to learning and the elevated nourishment of the mind. Ivy completely envelops some buildings, with their emphatic verticality and ornate towers, and narrow passages lead into verdant cloistered courtyards that remind me significantly of my time in Scotland. This is a prestigious university but it never feels too showy, just like the old medieval institutions it is modeled on: this is a place of serious and refined study and contemplation.