Hotwire Hotel: Magnificent Mile Area - Streeterville area hotels 4.5 or 3.5

[qc_hunter]

We are trying to get an idea what hotels these are. Hotwire 2 adults and 2 children 7/18 - 7/20. We think the first one is the James but we have never stayed there before. Not sure about the 2nd one. The 3rd looks to be the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza which would be to far away. We would like to be closer to a Red Line stop or the Navy Pier. Any other deals out there you might know about? Everything looks pretty high and we are last minute. Thanks!

4.5 star $215

Fitness Center Restaurant(s), Business Center, Laundry Facilities, High-speed Internet access, Spa Services

3.5 star $199

Boutique Hotel, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-speed Internet Access

3 star $186

Fitness, Center Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, Laundry Facilities, High-speed Internet Access

[yellowdog]

Please follow-up your previous Hotwire Chicago thread with whatever you ended up doing for that stay... then bump this thread and we'll have a look at the above.

Allways follow-up your threads with whatever you end up doing, even if you chose to book direct, cancell your trip, etc.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Yellowdog.

[qc_hunter]

Sorry, about that. Posted.

[AaronJB]

There is a 20,000 person (and another 5,000) convention going on on these dates, and combined with the usual Summer traffic, that seems to have really driven up rates; there is little that appears left available for these dates, unfortunately. The Holiday Inn Express Mag Mile is $229 on Expedia - $10 using the 10SPRING coupon - $219. The HOTWIRE listings that I see when search for downtown for these dates appear to now be regular rate listings.

Remarkably, Travelocity does have the Ambassador East showing for $169.15 if you search for 7/18-20 2a/2c.

If you are driving, there are some very nice hotels for far cheaper in the outlying suburbs, but it would require about a 35-40 minute Metra train ride downtown. Not optimal in terms of having to travel, but significantly cheaper.

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