stususs

Original bid was $40. Received counter-offer for $48.

Declined counter-offer.

No free bid regions for 2.5* hotel.

Waited 24 hours. New bid $42. Bid was accepted.

This is a 3* hotel. I bid for a 2.5* hotel and was upgraded to a 3*

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Guests Per Room: 2

Number of Nights: 1

Room Subtotal: $46.00

Taxes and Fees: $12.61

Total Room Cost: $58.61

Refrigerator placed in room on request. Breakfast not included. Parking included in adjacent garage.

Dates of stay: Wednesday October 3 and Thursday October 4

Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $52.00 (USD)

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Guests Per Room: 2

Number of Nights: 2

Room Subtotal: $104.00 (USD)

Taxes and Fees: $25.12 (USD)

Total Room Cost: $129.12 (USD)

Hotwire was offering a hotel which was clearly the Sheraton, for $67 for those same nights.

By the way it appears that you can bid on a 4* hotel in this airport region. Has the Crowne Plaza been upgraded? The Crowne Plaza is listed as a 4* hotel on Priceline's regular hotel searches.

Opening bid of $40 was rejected. I was offered the opportunity for a free re-bid only if I increased my bid by $12.

Armed with the information provided by this board, I declined that offer. I rebid for free by adding Midway Airport zone (knowing there were no 4* hotels in that zone) and upped the bid to $43, which was accepted for the Hyatt Regency on Wacker Drive.

Taxes and fees = $13.62

Thank you for your assistance.