I have been trying to get a 4* hotel in Chicago, for this weekend, 6/28-6/30, for two days. I looked at other winning bids and used a strategy suggested on this site. I first tried N. Mich Ave. adding free bids, from $95 ended at $110. I tried the same thing with Mill Park/ the Loop. No luck. Included both NMA & MP/Loop, began at $105, added free bids up to $120 I tried again today, went down to 3.5*, NMA, began at $95... ACCEPTED on first try.... guess I started too high. used the PRICELINE links from this forum.