Lefty

woops, 4* Hyatt Regency. Very nice place - no pool though.

Success: 8/31/7 (12 days out from stay) First Bid: $65 for 4* O'Hare. Try Again Right Now We searched hundreds of options to find your hotel room, however we can't accept your offer of $65 per room, per night. Your credit card has not been charged for Request Number --------------------------. If you are willing to raise your price by $17, you can try the same request again right now. Second Bid: Rejected 2nd chance offer, tried 4* the re-bid for Midway, $75 - Success! Total of $93.94 w/tax. Saved $7 off the 2nd offer (yeah, i know, whoppee), best online price is $249! Always use BB links!

Thursday night, seems to be a harder night for availability at O'hare, esp. 4*. From previous posts, I believe that capacity opens up 7-10 days before a specific date. I'd be ok w/ a 3* but since I have time will keep shooting for the Hyatt/Hilton. Online Rates: Holiday Inn Select - $199 - free parking Embassy Suites - $209 - NO PARKING. Sofitel: $209 Hyatt: $249 - Plus Parking Fee Hilton Garden Inn - neat Kid pools $199 online - $249 via phone. Offered special rate from my United vacation package: Park FREE with a one night stay at the Four Points Sheraton - 10249 West Irving Park Road, Schiller Park, IL 60176. Receive rooms at a discounted rate of $109 Fri-Sat, $129 Sun-Thu But, considering their tripadvisor reviews, I'll stay away from this one.... Reserving a 3* Radisson in Des Plaines, w/airport shuttle at $169 as a backup. Will be using long-term (4 night) O'Hare parking at $11 night as recommended elsewhere. If you ever get stuck in Des Plaines, check out the old school train diner downtown - nothing like a burger delivered via HO Gauge. Failed bids so far: 8/17 $51 $61 (free Midway re-bid) 8/21 $50 $65 (free Midway re-bid) 8/22 $61 $71 (free Midway re-bid) 8/23 $71 $81 (free Midway re-bid) 8/24 $55 $75 (free Midway re-bid) 8/25 $55 $71 (free Midway re-bid) 8/26 $65 $76 (free Midway re-bid) 8/27 $55 $71 (free Midway re-bid)