Skylark Motel

2-star hotel OK 5435 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL, 60638
Skylark Motel

About Skylark Motel

Located within 6.4 miles of Guaranteed Rate Field and 8.2 miles of United Center, Skylark Motel provides rooms with air conditioning and a private bathroom in Chicago. The property is around 9 miles from Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago, 10 miles from Union Station and 10 miles from Willis Tower. Grant Park is 10 miles away and CIBC Theatre is 10 miles from the hotel. With a private bathroom equipped with a bath and free toiletries, rooms at the hotel also offer free WiFi. At Skylark Motel each room is equipped with a closet and a flat-screen TV. Speaking English, Spanish and Hindi, staff will be happy to provide guests with practical guidance on the area at the reception. Field Museum of Natural History is 10 miles from the accommodation, while DePaul University is 10 miles away. Midway International Airport is 0.6 miles from the property.

Amenities

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Smoke-free property
  • In-room safe

Reviews

2.1 / 5

The hotel has a convenient location near Midway Airport, but the overall experience is marred by poor cleanliness, unprofessional staff, and inadequate facilities. The rooms are often described as dirty, with issues such as stained sheets, moldy shower curtains, and malfunctioning appliances.

What guests liked
  • Convenient location near Midway Airport
  • Friendly staff in some instances
What could be better
  • Poor cleanliness and maintenance
  • Unprofessional and rude staff behavior
  • Ulysses Jun 2026 · via booking
    3/5

    Closeness to airport. It had a microwave and small refrigerator. The first room that I was assigned didn't have working lights and didn't have a remote control.. I was reassigned another room, and thus room did have a orange room lights and a TV remote control. I didn't like that I had to be "buzzed" into the hotel when I left the h I tel to go outside. You should be able to use your key for access.

  • Derek Jun 2026 · via booking
    2.5/5

    Place to sleep for 6 hours. For the price the place was dirty, sheets were stained, splatters on the walls, lamp shades, had to wear shoes to keep feet clean. Bed was so worn out you roll to the middle. Can hear every car drive by with door and window shut. Every tv station was froze like it had no internet.

  • David Jun 2026 · via booking
    5/5

    Exceptional

  • Nadeemhussain Jun 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Staff was amazing. When we first checked in the motel. There were lots of hairs at the bed from the previous stay. We asked the reception to changed the room. However he changed it later on. But we liked the room before.

  • Noel Jun 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Gross asf. Rude ash.

  • Ignacio Jun 2026 · via booking
    3.5/5

    Good

  • Ali Jun 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    The location The hotel is too old the room smells bad the staff is old too the beds are terrible

  • Williams May 2026 · via booking
    4.5/5

    Superb

  • Terrion May 2026 · via booking
    4/5

    Very good

  • Yolanda May 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    The room was horrible, old furniture the mattress was lop sided making it hard to sleep Everything

  • Hughes May 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    That I was indoors overnight TV didn't work. Was like trying to break into fort Knox to get to my room. Bed was uncomfortable. Roaches the size of my thumb... I didn't even want to set my bag down when I saw the damn roaches and I slept terribly. The bathroom was nasty. Maybe a good spot for a drug dealer or a prostitute but not for a man and his wife/ girlfriend. Also, traffic was loud and they apparently sprung for the cheapest windows possible and I heard every damn car that drove by, people walking by car doors slamming... might as well have been outside. Oh, and the coffee I was looking forward to when I checked out was not there. Overall I'd say never again, under any circumstances.

  • Nunez May 2026 · via booking
    4.5/5

    Superb

  • Bohdan Apr 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Bad

  • Max Apr 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    VILE AND DISGUSTING!!!! genuinely the nastiest sess pool of an accommodation you could imagine. There were piss handprints on the walls, as well as dead roach smeared on wall. Doors did not lock well and room had mold on lampshades which is a health hazard. Immediately regretted booking upon seeing it and had to find another hotel. Unsafe area also.

  • Hernandez Apr 2026 · via booking
    1.5/5

    Poor

  • Roop Mar 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    This place should shut down. It is the worst accommodation I have ever stayed at.

  • Manuel Feb 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Bad

  • Jsio Feb 2026 · via booking
    1/5

    Very poor

  • Anatolii Feb 2026 · via booking
    1/5

    Near airport Very loud neighbor

  • Zabrina Jan 2026 · via booking
    4/5

    Very good

  • Elizabeth Jan 2026 · via priceline
    3/5

    Great price and location to Midway The curtains allowed streetlight and sunlight into the room, we heard noises from the neighbors all night long and the beds were not very comfortable; all making it very difficult to get restful sleep.

  • Thomas Jan 2026 · via priceline
    2.5/5

    There was no breakfast location was decent Entering room

  • Venkat Dec 2025 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Bad

  • Jaime Dec 2025 · via priceline
    5/5

    Everything was good

  • Jaime Dec 2025 · via booking
    5/5

    Everything was good

  • Anthony Dec 2025 · via priceline
    3.5/5

    This is just a normal place the people .. staff... We're not rude. This place was just fine to sleep and leave. Internet was exceptional. The bed was warped, there was a lot of noise from other people renting rooms.

  • Anthony Dec 2025 · via booking
    3.5/5

    This is just a normal place the people .. staff... We're not rude. This place was just fine to sleep and leave. Internet was exceptional. The bed was warped, there was a lot of noise from other people renting rooms.

  • Zzzsynergy Nov 2025 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Bad

  • Stephen Sep 2025 · via expedia
    2/5

    Easily one of the worst places ever. Slightly better than spending the night in Chicago Midway terminal.

  • Tonya Sep 2025 · via booking
    0.5/5

    The facility is dirty, shady characters hanging around the property, felt that if my family and I stayed there, my vehicle would be broken into or stolen, and we would not be alive the next morning. Dirty, people looked shady and your company needs to inspect the property, I would not recommend this property to anyone

  • Tonya Sep 2025 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    The facility is dirty, shady characters hanging around the property, felt that if my family and I stayed there, my vehicle would be broken into or stolen, and we would not be alive the next morning. Dirty, people looked shady and your company needs to inspect the property, I would not recommend this property to anyone

  • juan Sep 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Dirty sheets and room

  • Raul Aug 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    All you smell is cigarette smoke

  • Elvis Aug 2025 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    This was one of the worst stays I have ever experienced. The room was filthy and the air conditioner did not work, making it impossible to be comfortable. The front desk staff were dismissive and unhelpful when I raised these issues. The property overall felt unsafe, and I observed activity that looked like prostitution happening openly on-site, which management did not address. I only booked here because other hotels were sold out, but it was a huge mistake. I left feeling like I needed to wash all my belongings multiple times just to get rid of the smell and grime. Bottom line: Do not stay here. Spend your money elsewhere, even if it costs more.

  • Elvis Aug 2025 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Nothing. This was one of the worst stays I have ever experienced. The room was filthy and the air conditioner did not work, making it impossible to be comfortable. The front desk staff were dismissive and unhelpful when I raised these issues. The property overall felt unsafe, and I observed activity that looked like prostitution happening openly on-site, which management did not address. I only booked here because other hotels were sold out, but it was a huge mistake. I left feeling like I needed to wash all my belongings multiple times just to get rid of the smell and grime. Bottom line: Do not stay here. Spend your money elsewhere, even if it costs more.

  • Trever Aug 2025 · via priceline
    4/5

    Bed was hard, bathroom door didn't lock, no stopper for bath shower head loud.

  • Elizabeth Aug 2025 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    The property was close to the airport The property itself was nothing like the pictures. The first room. They took us to had standing water on the floor from the air conditioner. It also him running water from the faucet in the tub. We rejected it when they offered us another room. The second room had peeling paint, black mold on the walls in the bathroom And bedsheets were not fresh. We did not even stay second night despite paying for it because the property was so disgusting.

  • Stephen Aug 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    A dump. Next time im forced to choose this place or a floor in the airport, I'll choose the floor.

  • Amy Jul 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    The room was unacceptable with both safety and sanitary issues. The toilet was leaking all over the floor. The door jamb was broken. The smoke detector was taped to the ceiling. Curtain rods are broken. The flooring is coming up. Holes in walls. Cigarette burns on the sheets. Absolutely unacceptable.

  • Eugenio Jul 2025 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    To much noise and the fire alarm kept going off at night

  • Fletcher Jul 2025 · via expedia
    3/5

    Poorly cleaned and not kept up well.

  • Paul May 2025 · via priceline
    1.5/5

    They didn't have no necessities only thing they had was towels they didn't have hardly any no toothbrush toothpaste none of that. The necessities for in the morning

  • Tomas Mar 2025 · via priceline
    3.5/5

    Location Gap at front door off floor

  • Mayeli Dec 2024 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    Broken walls , dirty floor , no trash cans, drama in other rooms, bad odor

  • Anonymous Sep 2024 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    It was disgusting. Room looked like a drug house. It’s was gross and everything was broken or in bad shape. Bed sheets had blood stains all over them.

  • Laporsha Sep 2024 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    The staff was nice They had roaches in room 121 real bad woke up to a dead one in me & my fiancé bed .

  • Keith Sep 2024 · via priceline
    3.5/5

    Didn't eat Tv

  • stephanie Sep 2024 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    That I was asked to buy drugs when I got out of my car

  • irene Aug 2024 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    my husband lost his bag while loading the stuffs in the car. the hotel doesn’t provide the video and there is one guy approached the car but the hotel doesn’t provide the video on that scene

  • kathleen Jul 2024 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    Nothing!! Worst place I’ve ever stayed! Disgusting bathrooms sheets had holes in them. The place smelled refrigerator was filthy. Couldn’t even close the bathroom door!

  • Anthony Jun 2024 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Owners locked me out of my room. Went to the front desk to try to get in. Another man come into the office. The person that was staying with me was right outside of the office smoing a cigarette waiting to get into room. Owner said that there were only two people to be allowed in the room and somebody else was already in it. I tried to tell him that the a man that came into the office after me was not with me. He did not believe me and picked up the phone and tried to call that room. It is not their business who I have any hotel room that I've rented for the night. He should have been more worried about the man sitting in a truck outside selling dope all night. I'm assured they already know as they probably are getting a kick back from it.

  • Mustafalic May 2024 · via priceline
    3.5/5

    Tv didn't work the room had fowl order The shower smelled Very disappointed Will not go back

  • Lisa May 2024 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    I wanted to use the refrigerator and when I opened the cabinet there was a nest of cockroaches!! Omg!! My room didn’t have a secure lock or padlock. There was only the turn the knob on the door handle kind of security. Sorry. I was terrified and disgusted and I didn’t have a choice but to stay

  • Reitz Apr 2024 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    The place was gross. Rooms were dirty hair in the bathroom sink, no toilet paper, floors was filthy, crumbs in the bed, whole place smelled

  • Mahedi Jan 2024 · via expedia
    1/5

    We visited the hotel, approached the check-in counter, and politely inquired if a visitor could join us. Unfortunately, the staff member responded rudely, threatening to expel us if anyone else appeared on the security camera. Shockingly, he physically confronted us, treating us as if we were in a fight. He even canceled our reservation, leaving us feeling unsafe. Subsequently, we contacted the police, and after their arrival, we decided to leave the premises.

  • Sergey Nov 2023 · via expedia
    2/5

    I think housekeeping just changed only bed sheets. Bathroom is dirty, floors never met maps and water. Definitely overpriced motel. Never ever.

  • Verified Sep 2023 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    The place was disgusting. Dirty hand prints on the walls, dirty sheets with blood on them, a plastic bag over the smoke alarm, cigarette ashes on the floor and in the bed, the bathroom was just drywall with no paint, bathtube paint was chiped everywhere. There wasn't any soap to wash your hands. But at least there wasn't bedbugs.

  • Candice Mar 2023 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Nothing in the room worked lady at desk was supposed to get a cab for us at 230 to go the airport. Instead a rude lady called and said my time was up and I needed to leave. I attempted to explain the situation to her and she basically wavede off. Although conveniently located to airport this is not where you want to stay.

  • Karla Dec 2022 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    The room was still dirty. It was not in good conditions hole on the ceiling in the bathroom overall not a good experience. Upon checking out, I was locked in my room had to call front desk for them to open the door.

  • Brian Aug 2022 · via expedia
    4/5

    Was ok considering I just needed a place to sleep for the night.

  • Brian Aug 2022 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    The proximity to Midway was great. Other than that, it was pretty bad, holes in the floor, scarry shower. However, I didn't have to sleep on the floor at the airport, so I guess there is that.

  • Ehab Aug 2022 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    It was a surface to sleep and a shower with a shower drain. Good enough.

  • Demitrius Jun 2022 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    My stay was ok. Nothing bad about my stay. Other then the price seem high, but what's not in chicago.

  • Verified May 2022 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Housekeeping and the Management very unprofessional, they don't even need to be rated cause it was that bad.

  • Shannon May 2022 · via expedia
    1/5

    We checked in later but within our timeframe. They did not have our requested/ reserved and previously paid for room available. They lessened our bed paint, putting us in a room that was disgusting, falling apart and dilapidated.

  • Maria Mar 2022 · via expedia
    1/5

    Room not confortable and tv do not work very bad and expensive bed terrible mattress 99.00 should be refund to me

  • Mary Aug 2021 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    The floor was filthy, trash on floor on bathroom. I was desperate for a room after my flight was canceled late. Didn't know the area and felt stuck. Guess you get what you pay for ($107)

  • Eddy Jul 2021 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Right next to the airport! You can walk to it! However, no coffee or drain plug for the bathtub.

  • Khristopher Jun 2021 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    It was a good stay the room was nice a bit small but ok

  • Veneeda Jun 2021 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Awesome

  • William Jul 2020 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Absolutely terrible.

  • Brandon Mar 2020 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Room was nice clean had two beautiful mirrors and an amazing bed would most definitely recommend

  • Verified Nov 2019 · via expedia
    5/5

    What I didn’t like was they didn’t have a microwave so I had to go hunt up supper and breakfast instead of heating up what I had with me but overall it was good . Constance M

  • Verified Oct 2019 · via expedia
    1/5

    Property was extremely dirty, blood stains in linens, peanut shells on the floor, hairs in the bed and bathroom. Left within 15 minutes because of the conditions, do not stay here. No refund given. BEWARE

  • Verified Oct 2019 · via expedia
    1/5

    Upon check-in the man was nice and polite. He then handed me a paper to sign (normal enough), then a receipt. He never asked if the card on file was the card I wanted to use for payment and he never spoke a word about paying up front. Most hotels don’t card your card until check out, not before even handing you the keys. We walk in to unit and within seconds the phone rings. So we answer. It was the same man asking if everything was alright. Ok that seems nice and like he was going above and beyond but he also asked before we had a chance to take in exactly what we were looking at. The floor visibly isn’t even mopped, which left little trust the sheets or anything else had been cleaned. I use the restroom, glance over, and there’s still a bar of soap in the bottom of the shower. Ok so that hasn’t been cleaned either. I start getting ready for the concert and notice there multiple splashes of god knows what covering nearly every wall. Like some spilled something a week ago and never bothered to attempt to wipe anything down. The whole thing was immensely disgusting. To be fair the sheets appeared clean, but we still slept on top of comforter. The TV seemed to function just fine. There were towels (who knows how clean) and some bars of soap packets. No coffee pot or even a cup anywhere tho. Starbucks was nextdoor, tho.

  • Ortiz Sep 2019 · via expedia
    1/5

    😳Someone is getting $ off to keep this place Open!

  • Kat Aug 2019 · via expedia
    4/5

    Regular budget hotel for one night stay, location is good - close to airport and right next to Starbucks

  • Verified Jun 2019 · via expedia
    2/5

    I felt it was grossly over-priced given the lack of amenities.

  • Tasha Apr 2019 · via expedia
    1/5

    This hotel was a mess!!!! I don’t know where to begin!!!! The front desk clerk was very friendly!!! That’s about all I can say what not a mess!!! The front door was old and no functioning properly.. the bed had hair all over it. Omg. Hair was everywhere. It was supposed to be a smoke free room. However it was cigarette butts on the floor. Hair all all over the towel seat. Lamps wasn’t working. I don’t ever have enough characters to get start about the tub....... SMH

  • James Sep 2018 · via expedia
    4/5

    Place was a bit rough around the edges, but it's a great budget hotel for anyone's travel plan

  • Verified Jul 2018 · via expedia
    1/5

    Horrid unsafe filthy hole. There is no logical reason this place is open.

  • Verified Jul 2018 · via expedia
    4/5

    Fine for a cheap place to stay close to the airport. Comfy bed, no frills, but that's why it's cheap.

  • Verified Jun 2018 · via expedia
    5/5

    Staff is good

  • Verified Feb 2018 · via expedia
    2/5

    Stench of cigarettes. Not what I expected from the online add through expedia. I would never elected to stay here if I had known the old, smelly, condition.

  • paul Oct 2017 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Basic clean and serviceable. Easy walk to food, bars, drug store. Close uber to more

  • jesus Sep 2017 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    We needed a place close to downtown Chicago we figured since this location is listed on Hotels.com that it was a decent place to go that was our mistake this place should not be listed on any website it was filthy! it's a motel were people stay by the week we were awaken by drunk who come in in the middle the night he was awake all night yelling and crying. A couple staying there or living there when we came back from the baseball game at 11 o'clock at night and other windows open their door open smoking pot. We requested a non-smoking room in the room smells like stale old cigarettes the carpets are stained and filthy the headboard Was damaged on our bed. Overall disgusting I can't believe hotels.com represents places like this after I met made the reservation I tried to cancel it when I read a review and they refused to let me do that so we had to stay there and I can't stress enough do not under any circumstance is go to this hotel!!!!

  • Verified Jun 2017 · via expedia
    1/5

    We stayed 2 nights, could not get a full night sleep either night. The first night, management accused us of breaking into the room and staying without permission, despite having itinerary and key card. The second night The fire alarm went off in all of the hotel rooms. There was no discount or anything given foe the problems. The hotel is filthy.

  • Verified May 2017 · via expedia
    1/5

    Dirty, stained, horrible towels, air-conditioner did not work,

  • bryan Dec 2016 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    it was the worst hotels.com property ever. I arrived the place is barely standing. I get to my room it smelled was leaking and toilet would not flush and no one was there to fix

  • Cedric Sep 2016 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    Dim and dingy. Way over priced.

  • josh Sep 2016 · via expedia
    1/5

    Don't stay here motel is awful. Was afraid to even use the shower beds and everything else were disgusting.

  • Verified Aug 2016 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    The front desk lady was a sweet heart everything else was unbelievable nasty I did not like it and house keeping stole my Bluetooth speaker never again

  • Verified Aug 2016 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    No place to hang up your clothes. No working lamp

  • Mootaz Jun 2016 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    Nice staff, but very very basic old room and service which to be honest you would expect from the price and the neighborhood

  • hector Jun 2016 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    didn't respect my reservation, the front person, was really mean... placed me in smoking room, when i have requested a non-smoking room, wi-fi was awful.

  • Melissa Jun 2016 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Worst hotel I've ever stayed. Would never go back. The building should be torn down

Frequently asked questions about Skylark Motel

Does Skylark Motel have free Wi-Fi?
Yes, Skylark Motel offers free Wi-Fi for all guests.
Does Skylark Motel offer parking?
Yes, Skylark Motel offers free parking on-site.
Does Skylark Motel have meeting spaces, conference centers, or conference rooms?
Skylark Motel does not list dedicated meeting or conference facilities. For business event venues in Chicago, see business hotels in Chicago.
Does Skylark Motel have a fitness center?
Skylark Motel does not list an on-site fitness center. Some properties partner with nearby gyms — check directly with the hotel.
Where is Skylark Motel located, and how walkable is the area?
Skylark Motel is located at 5435 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638. With a Walk Score of 59, the area is rated Somewhat Walkable. Some errands can be done on foot, but a car or rideshare is helpful for most trips.

What's nearby

  • Midway Airport 0.9 mi
  • Mccormick Place 7.6 mi
  • Chicago Merchandise Mart 8.4 mi

House rules

Check in 3:00 PM
Check out 11:00 AM
Cancellation Not available
Children Not available

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