Never mind - I was nervous because I thought I remember hearing some negative things about the knickerbocker, but after reading reviews on tripadvisor.com, I'm relieved because they just had a major renovation and most of the negative review were from before the renovation. FYI- it looks like a lot of people got it through priceline for a lot less, in the $75 range, so anyone interested may want to try that first. I'm still happy, because I never even knew about HOTWIRE and PRICELINE and have been paying over $300 for 4* rooms in Chicago the last few years.