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Hello! I'm planning a trip with our family of 4 to Chicago for downtown attractions - Shedd's Aquarium, Maggie Daley Park, Museum of Science & Technology, etc and am looking for a great hotel - 3.5 or great stars for June 18 - 21. It has been a while since I looked into Hotwire (since my before mom days). I am pleased to see that Hotwire now allows me to look for number of beds vs. just a room. What areas do you suggest for looking for hotels? I did see the following: $148 - Loop Millennium Park 3.5* Free Internet, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Internet access, Golf nearby, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Accessible parking What would you think this hotel would be? Other suggestions? Thanks in advance!

Today I won the Roosevelt Hotel for 11/10-11/14 for $150/night. I've been bidding on and off for weeks including various zones - MTE, MTW, TS, etc. up to $145/night to no avail. Seems as though $150 was the magic number. Used the better bidding PRICELINE link above. Thanks everyone for posting - it sure helps when figuring out what to bid.

I just won the following hotel for 4/24 for one night in downtown St. Louis. This was my first bid so I think I could have gotten it a bit cheaper. Looks like it'll be close to Busch Stadium - looking forward to the game that night! I used the better bidding PRICELINE link. Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $50.00 Subtotal: $50.00 Taxes & Service Fees: $15.18 Total Charges*: $65.18

Just got back from my trip to Orlando to visit Disney. I won the following hotel for $40 per night. I started bidding at $40, so I believe I could have gotten the hotel for slightly less. Also there was $11.30 resort fee charged per night -which included a shuttle to the parks and activities at the hotel. Overall, I was very pleased. The hotel was in a great location -- just a few miles from the Disney parks and the hotel itself was in good condition. We had no problems. I would suggest that anyone going to the Disney parks to get a rental car. While the hotel offers a shuttle, they only run a few times a day and you may want to be on your own schedule. Just a suggestion. Radisson Resort Orlando-Celebration 2900 Parkway Boulevard Kissimmee, FL 34747 Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $40.00 (USD) Number of Rooms: 1 Number of Nights: 3 Room Subtotal: $120.00 (USD) Taxes and Fees: $24.20 (USD) Total Room Cost: $144.20 (USD) Used the PRICELINE link above for bidding.

FYI - no additional resort fee was charged on top of what I paid PRICELINE. Hotel was o.k. - the rooms were in definite need of updating, lots of mirrors. But it was clean and fine for the price. The pool area was nice too.

First try at 4* and won with $75 bid for two nights using the PRICELINE link above. Here are the details for my stay: $150 bid $27.93 taxes and fees $177.93 total I also hear there is a ~$15 resort fee per night that is not included in the above pricing.

First shot in Scottsdale - maybe I should have tried a lower amount, but overall I'm pleased. $45 hotel charge $13.03 taxes $58.03 total

Began bidding at $55 and bidded up to $89 over the past week. The Westin Annapolis looks to be a new hotel. It's a little further off the waterfront than the other 3* hotels, but I'm still pleased. It's only a mile from the Waterfront. $89.00 bid $19.94 taxes & fees $108.94 total

Started bidding at $85 on 4-star hotels at the Inner Harbor - rejected. Added additional zones which did not have 4-star hotels up to $109 - still rejected. Decided to drop down to 3-star and bid $85 on the Inner Harbor zone -rejected. Was given a free re-bid if I offered an additional $22, which I did not do. Added the Stadium zone and bid $90 & it was accepted - Pier 5 Hotel. Overall very pleased as I didn't see any hotels for less than $200 in the area.