kvol2000

After several unsuccessful attempts at bidding, I settled on the PRICELINE EXPRESS deal 3* for 130. It was the HI Express Cass as you suspected. The free breakfast and internet made the deal for me. ,,,,, although today i see a 3.5 * for $100 in NMA,, Oh well, I still feel as though I got a great deal. Thanks for all your help!

Well - I've tried the last two nights using this strategy (i even went up to 120) with no wins. So it looks like I may need to drop to 3 stars. I did see and express deal for NMA for 3 star at $126 with Fitness, Internet, Breakfast, Busniness Center. Any guess as to which one that may be?

And the re-bid zones for 3.5 star are: Stokie Oak Park Hyde Park Franklin Is this correct? Sorry for all the questions, but I'm a noob here. thanks

A Question: When i go to priceline as if i'm going to pay the listed price - I select 'The Loop' and '3 Stars'. I see the list and it appears that 2 on that list are not in 'The Loop' - The Marriott at Medical Dist and Crowne Plaza Metro. Does this only occur if you pay the list price, since you can see where it is even though it is outside of the area I picked? If i 'Name my price' could I also get one of these that appear to be out of the area?

I would be willing to accept either the LOOP or NMA for 3.5 +

Wow - thanks for the quick reply. I just want the least expensive 3.5 or higher. I would not want to pay more for a 4 star. As for location, I have only been to Chicago once and we stayed in the Loop and it seems to be close to everything. We are flying in and will use the subway/bus as transportation. But if it would save lots of money I would be willing to include NMA. I really need to stay under $110 a night.

What should I start my bidding with? I want to stay in the Loop, and want atleast a 3.5 hotel. There appears to be 4 'free bid' options. Is that correct? Thanks for the help. Love this site.