Priceline Hotel: 4* Chicago (Millenium Park - The Loop - Grant Park) Hyatt Regency Chicago

[Barracuda3]

Please help to identify the following hotel:

 

Magnificent Mile North - Water Tower area boutique hotel

4.5*

80% Recommended

 

I'm searching 9/19-9/22, and it's showing up as $182/night

 

Amenities:

Boutique hotel  

Business center  

Fitness center  

Indoor pool(s)  

Internet access  

Pet friendly  

Pool(s)  

Restaurant(s)  

Self-service laundry

 

There's another 4.5* boutique hotel in the same zone listed for $190/night, which given the small number of amenities listed would seem to be the Ivy.  But this one I can't figure out.  It's the pool that's throwing me off.  The only other 4.5* boutique hotel on the hotel list for this zone is the Thompson, which doesn't have a pool.  Looking at the Hotwire standard rate page the most logical match is the W Chicago Lakeshore.  The amenities match, as does the price crossed out on the Hot Rate page.  Would the W be considered boutique?  

 

Thanks in advance.

[thereuare]

Please follow-up your previous Hotwire New Orleans thread with whatever you decided to do for that trip, then reply here an we will have a look at your post above.

Also, I believe there are more amenities then what you have posted above as HOTWIRE has a new interface that does not show the complete set of amenities unless you click thru a few extra links.

If you repeat your search using our BiddingHelper.com tool... use the HOTWIRE EASY VIEW tab and then click the GREEN BUTTON next to this listing, do you see more amenities then what you have listed above?

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases.

[Barracuda3]

I have replied to my previous post.

 

Thanks for the tip for getting the full amenities.  Here they are:

 

FULL AMENITIES: Pet friendly, Boutique hotel, Indoor pool(s), Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Self-service laundry, Internet access, Spa services

[AaronJB]

My guess is that the W Lakeshore has been upgraded to 4.5*. I'm seeing a different 4.5* in the zone for about the same price, too, w/Boutique, Restaurant, Smoke Free, Hi-Speed Internet. This would likely be the Ivy.

 

Nothing against the W - I like the chain - but if given the choice between the two for about the same price (i'm seeing a few dollars difference) I'd go with the Ivy. The Ivy is a newer hotel (although that W did get a makeover not too long ago, but it's more a visual revamp of the hotel's look, which they also did with the other W in the city a few years back) and the Ivy would be a moderately better location.

 

Please keep us updated on what you decide and let us know if you have additional questions.

 

Thank you for sharing your win and using the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.

[Barracuda3]

Thanks.  I agree that the other 4.5* is the Ivy, and that it would be preferable to the W.

 

Another option I'm considering is a Priceline Express Deal for a 4* in North Michigan Avenue - River North for $149.  I believe this to be the Warwick Allerton, because:

 

1.  The amenities match on list view

2.  It's listed in the PRICELINE EXPRESS Deal as Guest Rating 7+, and the Warwick Allerton is the only other 4* in that zone with a rating between 7 and 8 in list view (most are 8+)

3.  The price savings listed in the Express Deal are consistent with the price in list view

 

While the Ivy is the preferable hotel, for my entire stay it'd be about $200 more, for a similar location.

 

I'm still mulling over my options.  I'll post when I make my decision.

 

Thanks again for your help.

[AaronJB]

Honestly, if you're okay with the Allerton, I'd rather recommend rolling the dice and bidding. The Whitehall and Allerton are the two "lesser" 4*'s in the zone (the Millennium Knickerbocker used to also be on that list until it was revamped a few years back.

 

If you got the Allerton, it would not be the end of the world as much as I don't think it's a particularly good value, as it's an older hotel and the rooms are often small. The location can't be beat, certainly, but if it's something that you want to try for in terms of being a cheaper option, I'd really try to see if I could get it for even cheaper via bidding.

 

Let us know your thoughts and if you have additional questions.

 

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases.

[Barracuda3]

Shown Amenities were:

 

8.0+ rating

Free Internet

Business Center

Fitness Center

 

I figured out that this was almost certainly the Hyatt based on the amenities and the prices of the 4* Priceline properties in that zone, and I've stayed at the Hyatt in the past and liked it, so I went with that instead of the Hotwire hotels I was looking at in River North.  Nevertheless, I appreciate all of the help.  Thanks!

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Nice to see you received the hotel you were hoping for and that you're familiar with this hotel.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases... or thru our sister site MAPS and HOTELS.com for your regular rate purchases.

Enjoy your stay and return visit to this hotel.