I had bought the go Boston card before and it was much better. In Chicago the onformation is not enough and it is a waste of time trying to get it and then to the attractions. The information in the little guide offered is false and not complete. Some attractions were nice though
The Go Chicago card is a real value for money, but the dampener was that the transport was provided which had poor frequency, they said every 15 mins frequency while I collected the tickets, but had to wait for a minimum of 45 mins at each stop, while I was waiting at each bus stop I could see the red chicago hop on hop off buses pass every 1-2 minutes.
I had taken a 2 day pass, and used it on a Sunday and Monday. The buses don't ply on Monday's so had to arrange my own transport. Would not recommend anyone buy the Go Chicago Card, there are better alternatives available. Also collecting the tickets is a painful process, as you have to collect the card from Macy's and then get the bus pass from the bus company office in Hilton, which was a 15-20 mins walk.
The Go Chicago Card is ok, but has shortfalls:
1. Primarily, it does not give discounts for children, students or seniors. Most of the museums and attractions give these discounts groups;
2. The bus services are not very good. The trolley doesn´t run all days (and we were not informed), the staff at Palmer House is not corteous and gives incorrect information;
3. If you take the 2 day pass several you wil not have enough time to go to all the attractions. You cannot do more than 4 attractions a day;
5. If you know which attractions you want to see, book individually in advance and get the discounts and the avoidance of lines.