I read the reviews and I was on a budget. Clean. That's pretty much what I look for. Check- in waals easy, no pleasantries from the guy at the desk (I'm guessing this is owned by an Indian family because they all worked there. Not very friendly, just did their job. The 3rd floor smelled like curry. Not one thing has ever been updated in this hotel, ever. It's very worn. Was our room clean?Yes, and the bed was decently comfortable, and that's the only reason I made it through the night. The fans are so old that the plates that covered the dials fell off and they took a piece of paper and hand wrote the temperatures as to which way to turn the dials, but I didn't care as long as it worked, which it did, at 1st. When the ac stopped working, I called the gentleman at the desk, who paused for about ten seconds, and I was about to say hello, when he said, "did you unplug it and plug it back in?" Yes, in that voice you just heard in your head. Which I did, and it surprisingly worked again.But then it failed throughout the night.Thank god the fan was blowing cool air. Did this place work for the night, yes. Would i stay here again? No. If I ever have to stay in evanston again, which I pass through a few times a year on my way to south dakota, or california, I will splurge and get a nicer hotel.