Hotwire Hotel: Chicago NMA-WT-GC area

[crest32]

Three couples traveling to Chicago (Cubs game) looking to stay in this area for two nights Thur-Fri (7/15-7/16). Please help identify these hotels:

3.5* No Smoking, Fitness, Pool, Restaurant, Business Center, Internet, Tennis (90% Recommend) $159

3* Bed Choice, Boutique, No Smoking, Restaurant (70% Recommend) $134

4.5* Fitness, Restaurant, Business Center, Internet (95% Recommend) $274

Already have rooms reserved at Courtyard ($189 + TX) however can cancel anytime w/o fee. There was another hotel, however it was take out today (been following this for about a month). Just looking for a clean place to stay, can you recomend one of these?

I have seen the Hyatt Reg (loop area?) at $135 on Kayak and Priceline so this is also an option.

Great website, have recommened to several people, thanks in advance for your help.

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Let me take a look and see what is available. Be back momentarily. Just to confirm, are you looking for 3 rooms/6 adults? Are you driving or flying in?

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[AaronJB]

If you are driving, I would recommend:

The Hotel Sax, which is $177 on Expedia. However, Expedia has a non-refundable deal where parking is also included. Certainly a nice bonus, as parking in Chicago at hotels is very expensive.

Additionally, if you are driving, the 'burbs would definitely be less expensive than downtown, but it would be a trek to get to Wrigley (drive to public transit, then transit downtown, or drive downtown.)

If you are not driving in:

When searching for 3 rooms/6 adults on HOTWIRE, there is a 4* in the Mag Mile-Streeterville area for $112 w/fitness, business, restaurant, internet, spa. This would likely be the Hyatt.

In terms of the HOTWIRE listings:

The 3.5* NMA has not yet been ID'd, but may be a downgraded Avenue. The 3* would likely be the Tremont (which I wouldn't recommend) and the 4.5* would likely be the Sofitel.

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[crest32]

I don't see the Hyatt come up with 3 couples, however I do see it with 1 and 2 couples. I am going to look into the Sax (THANKS for the info)

We all live about three hours from Chicago so we will be driving in. I see the Hyatt comes up on many travel websites for ($135) must be open. Thanks for the information, I am going to hold out until the weekend. As long as I already have rooms I am going for the "home run" price. THANKS again for the info!

[AaronJB]

Unfortunately, there is no way to know if prices will go up or down within the next few days, but if you do want to wait, in a few days please "bump" this thread (by replying to it) and I would be happy to take another look at what is available at that point.

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[thereuare]

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Thanks.

[crest32]

Loop has a hotel for $94 nt (4 Star) Fitness, Pool Restaurant, Busines Center and High Speed I-net (85% Recommend) can you identify this hotel? Still looking for next Thur and Fri. How far is the "loop" from Michigan Ave? Would you recommend this hotel?

[AaronJB]

This would likely be the Palmer. It is maybe a 15-20 minute brisk walk to the Michigan Ave. area, or you can take the subway a few stops North. One note is that there is not much going on in this area after dark - if you are looking to be out after dark, I'd recommend staying in the NMA area rather than staying in the Loop and taking a cab back at night.

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