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4* Chicago (Riverwalk - North Loop) Hyatt Regency Chicago Used the HOTWIRE links through this site as well as the coupon code for "MORESUMMER" to book 2 rooms 8/26-8/28 in the Riverwalk North Loop via the Hot Rate Hotel Deals page on Hotwire. Hotel info displayed was: 4 Star hotel 4 out of 5 stars on Trip Advisor (2001+ reviews); 5 star rating on location 95% rating through Hotwire (1566 reviews) 46% discounted rate for $103/night Total for 3 nights for 2 rooms after discount code & taxes was $498.04. Amenities: Free Internet, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Restaurant(s), Business center, Self-service laundry, Internet access, Golf nearby Accessibility: Accessible Path of Travell After winning accessibility listed: Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Wheelchair accessible, Accessible bathroom, Roll-in shower

Update: I bid $140 for a 4* in NMA, it was rejected but a counter offer was $175. This is just more then I was wanting to spend ( REALLY REALLY wish I took the counter offer for $115 on a 4* back on the first day of bidding, but oh well I guess) Then rebid for 3* in NMA for $130 and it was accepted. I got the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, it's nice enough and done booking so I'm happy I guess. It's a better deal then what is offered on HOTWIRE.com right now, just bummed how much the price went up and the fact that booking all through Expedia for a 3.5-4* at the time I bought tickets would have been a hundred bucks or so cheaper. Oh well, live & learn, overall I've definitely saved money using the bidding method, so I'm still happy. Thanks for all the help guys, and as always, I' used the PRICELINE.com links from this site for all searching and bidding.

Well I have rebid up to $115 for 3* and up on NMA & Millennium Loop and still been denied. Starting to get a bit worried now. . .

Sorry, yes the dates are June 16-20th. (Sorry, I made a new thread b/c it was HOTWIRE deal and not PRICELINE. I wasn't sure if that was correct protocol or not. I didn't want to be spamming by making new threads, but just wanted to make sure I was posting in the correct subforum. Thanks for consolidating as needed.)

Trying to ID a 3* & a 3.5* on hotwire right now. I'd been bidding on priceline up to $100 for a 4* in the MMA and north loop with no success so I checked hotwire today and was curious what property this might be. Dates for both are 6/16/11 - 6/20/11 $107/night Magnificent Mile Area - Streeterville area hotel This Hotel features the following amenities: Fitness Center Pool(s) Restaurant(s) Business Center Laundry Facilities (self-service) High-Speed Internet Access Also saw this property for $150: 3.5-star Hotel in Magnificent Mile Area - Streeterville This Hotel features the following amenities: Boutique Hotel Smoke Free Rooms Fitness Center Restaurant(s) Business Center High-Speed Internet Access Thanks for any and all info.

Thanks for the info and the PM. I actually did rebid today for the north area at $90, and got another offer to rebid at $115. I figure I'll wait till tomorrow and bid at $100 and figure there's a decent chance that'll win. But I think the North area will be of more interest to me after your description, but as said, would be fine with either. I did know about rebidding in a different zone that didn't offer 4* (and used that to win a hotel in Detroit, so thanks a lot for that tip!!!), but I really hadn't looked to see what areas didn't offer 4* b/c I wasn't in that much of a rush. And as always, I'm starting from this site everytime when I click a link or go to PRICELINE.

Trying to book at 4 star hotel for Chicago for me and the girlfriend. Dates for the trip are June 16th to 20th flying into O'Hare. We don't really have any set schedule or plans yet, but wanted to know what area would be best for us (young/mid 20's) and what type of pricing to bid for. I've been using the PRICELINE links through this site and so far have bid twice. -1st bid was 4* Millennium Park for $75 - rejected -2nd bid (today) was 4* Mellenium park for $90 - counter offer of $115 I figure if they counter offered I should just wait and raise the bid a little bit, but started wondering if the NMA would be a better place to get a hotel, and possibly even cheaper. I think I'd be happy with either area, but I've never been to Chicago before and thought I'd ask here first for help and suggestions. Thanks so much, and as always, I've been using the "Priceline" links through this site. Really appreciate everyone that posts their success over here and I'll be sure to report back my final info.

Thanks, Yea the other hotel I won was a couple months back in Detroit. I meant to post it up but think I may have forgotten to. It was just a HOTWIRE location that had already been referenced here before.

Criteria: 4 star Hotel Downtown Atlanta for Sat 4/16 one night only Winning bid: $57 for Hyatt Regency Atlanta (Downtown) Bid 1: $52, denided Bid 2: $57 (added "Buckhead") won I followed the PRICELINE link from here to start off, so ya me! I bid at $52 first, then got denied. I was told I had to wait 24 hours, but seeing as how I needed to have a hotel for this weekend, I decided to "add an area" as you cannot simply bump your price up (didn't know that). By adding "Buckhead" to the list, I rebid at $57 and won the bid for the Hyatt Regency Downtown Atlanta. I figured adding Buckhead was a pretty safe bet b/c HOTWIRE.com showed the cheapest downtown area at $82 a night, and the cheapest Buckhead location at $112 a night. So the likelihood that I wound up in Buckhead with such a low increase, was pretty low in my mind (obviously could happen, but I didn't think it would at least). I was okay with Buckhead if that's where I got, but I preferred downtown. So I was happy to get the downtown location. I'm a little bit leery about the Hyatt as it has had some bad reviews, and Expedia technically shows it to be a 3.5 star and not 4 star, but I think it'll be okay. We'll soon see. Thanks so much guys and this site has now saved me a lot of money twice! (Oh, Expedia shows the hotel at $169/night right now too!!!)