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Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston by IHG

3.0 star property

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Interior entrance
Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk
Restaurant

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Gym
  • Parking available

Explore the area

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1501 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201
  • Place, Halim Time & Glass Museum
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Northwestern University
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Chicago, IL (ORD-O'Hare Intl.)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Single Bed

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(117 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, City View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(43 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(6 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(142 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, City View

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(57 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(22 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(11 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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

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

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(19 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Hearing Accessible

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(17 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Hearing Accessible

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

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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

Suburban hotel with a fitness center and a 24-hour front desk
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.
Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston by IHG. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Lake Michigan. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a gym.
  • Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at the restaurant
  • Self parking available for a fee
  • Amenities include free lobby newspapers, a front-desk safe, and a business center
  • Onsite recreation includes a gym
  • Guests have great things to say about the proximity to shopping and the breakfast
  • 15 minutes by foot from Lake Michigan and a 2-minute drive from Northwestern University
There's a restaurant on site. A computer station is on site, and both WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. Business amenities include a business center and meeting rooms. Event space at this hotel measures 8500 square feet (790 square meters) and includes conference space. A fitness center, a vending machine, and multilingual staff are also featured at the business-friendly Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston by IHG. Parking is available for a fee.

This 3-star Evanston hotel is smoke free.

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

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site (USD 18 per day; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited on-site self parking

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 centre
  • 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
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lift
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • 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 organised 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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
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

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

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

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • 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

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 935 out of 1717 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 430 out of 1717 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 194 out of 1717 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 91 out of 1717 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 67 out of 1717 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Harriet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great front desk staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Janelle

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lobby staff were great! Nice, helpful and great eating suggestions.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jun, McLean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
the breakfast was great !
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If Im being honest, I feel like you would be doing yourself a disservice by not choosing this hotel. The staff...24/7 absolute perfection. Friendly and polite as well as ultra helpful in all ways. They went out of their way to make my stay very pleasant and memorable.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Pamela, Seattle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and convenient location for walking to shops, restaurants, and transportation. Very good and reasonably priced breakfast buffet. Appreciated that our room had a safe, frig, and microwave.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Joyce

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Location

The service here is impeccable. Tip if you are an IHG member you get a discount on parking. The rooms are older but it’s totally walkable to the south part of NU’s campus, unless the weather isn’t cooperative.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Lou

Hotel close to our event. The parking garage was free but the only entrance & exit into the garage was a 45 degree short steep ramp that I could not see in front of my car! I had to make a quick left as I was driving up the ramp. The first level for handicapped parking has no lights! Totally dark & unsafe. The L train tracks were across the street & a train ran by about every 8-10 minutes… even at 1:30am! We were on the 11 th floor, & the train sounded like it was coming through the wall!! Sound proof windows would help but would be very expensive! The hotel main entrance is so small, up a flight of stairs & hard to find. No where to park while checking in. No valet to help with bags. Front desk check in was good.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexis

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Mixed review

Good things: helpful staff, great room cleaning, nice lobby, better-than-average hotel breakfast, convenient (paid) parking, small shops and cafes near-by. Not so good: pool closed, broken bike machine in gym, some free weights missing, awkward design in room with two queen bedroom that had small bathroom and only one chair, ice machine on different floor.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Shahzeena

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff was really nice. The property is a little rundown
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Con - The attached parking is extremely low 6' 11" and tight parking. Large vehicles not recommended if so you're at the mercy of parking on the street. Pro - nice area, lots of food choices in short walking distance.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Samantha

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Al

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura, Klamath Falls

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Clare

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Jingyan, Arden Hills

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Stacey

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Never again!!

I can't believe I paid what I did to stay here. Upon arriving, we had to switch rooms within 5 hours because our shower was broken. In the pic you can see there is clearly something wrong, but it was left for the guest (or us) to find. We were moved to a smaller room for unfortunately the same amount of money. Their doors have no give on them and slam shut when let go, so loudly it shakes your room. You have to pay for breakfast here. Paying almost $180 does NOT earn you breakfast. The hotel is in need of a major renovation in the rooms department. I won't ever stay here again. The only reason they can charge what they can is because it's in Evanston.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rami, Coralville

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I wanted to be in a location with walkable access to Northwestern and worried, a little, that this hotel would be too far south (I was traveling with my 80 year old parents). It really wasn't too far from the hive of activity for us to walk, and we felt safe navigating the area. The hotel was clean. The room service didn't come on one of the days, which was less of a concern for me and a bigger concern for my parents who want everything "just so" all the time. But we were there for five nights and, overall, the rooms were cleaned in a timely manner and the hotel was clean and safe. We also liked the very convenient garage parking. With an IHG membership, the parking only cost us $9 per night.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Ernest

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025