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Looks like a new hotel for this area. Amenities were listed as Fitness, Business Center, and High Speed Internet. Much further into the Tenderloin than I wanted to be. Thought I would be getting either the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway or the Opal. Oh well.

There were four amenities: Restaurant, Pool, Hi-Speed Internet, Business It seemed like the only 3.5* without Fitness.

My first time using HOTWIRE. Normally use PRICELINE but their zones for Chicago extend way too far from the River.

Bid this as 3* in Downtown at $45 and was accepted right off the bat. Guess I should have bid lower to start. There's a big conference in town then (that I'm attending) at the Adam's Mark itself and I thought there would be nothing this low.

I've been trying to get a booking for June 26-29 for a week now. I've been aiming for Whitehouse-Downtown and using Dupont circle as an add I tried 4* up to $185 - no luck. I tried 2.5* up to $120 - no luck. I tried 3* up to $125 - no luck. Then went with $135 and added 2.5* and got a hotel that's not yet on the list. Hotel Helix is a fun looking boutique at 1430 Rhode Island NW. Review's on Yahoo Travel loved the decor but were mixed about the service. We'll see. I suspect this one doesn't come up often because cheaper 2.5*s are normally available, but this three day slot turned out to be crazy busy - who knows why - and the price went all the way up to $135.