ayz75 Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Hi guys..I'm going to Chicago with 4 other friends on May 20th, staying for 4 nights.Now.. I am not a stranger to priceline..so I know priceline only guarantees a room for 2. So here are my questions, is it possible to get a 2-3* hotel in Chicago for roughly $50? (in that case, I would just bid for 2 rooms)Or, has anyone ever tried to stay in any Chicago hotel (which they have from priceline) with 4 people? (well, in my case, there will be 5)Actually, I think I prefer getting 2 rooms.. but we have a budget to work with, so if I can get a room for cheap (under 60) that would be the most ideal!Thanks!! Link to comment
Latitudes Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Good luck finding any accommodation for May 20-24.There is a National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show convention on in town that has 75,000 delegates. (http://www.chicago.il.org/smi/calendar.cfm)I tried to get two rooms in downtown Chicago for the night of May 22 but ended up at the airport instead. Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Based upon the information that Latitudes provided and with current rates where they are i don't even think you're close on this one (unless you can get lucky with some hotel mis-loading their priceline/HOTWIRE rate).You may want to try an outside of the city location that provides easy mass transit access into Chicago, which may also help your accomodating 4 people in a room. Given location would be important i would also check rates from HOTWIRE (for double and quad occupancy) as well as EasyClickTravel.Let us know how we can help further. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
ayz75 Posted April 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Urr..I knew it was going to be hard because it is the long-weekend in Canada..!! But there's also the big event..!I've e-mailed a couple universities in Chicago inquiring about their guest housing.If I get some info I will post them on here too.Thanks a lot! Link to comment
AaronJB Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 I'd recommend looking for a hotel in Evanston. Great city (shops, terrific restaurants) and easy access to different types of public transit into the downtown area. Link to comment
ayz75 Posted April 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Thanks guys!Actually, here's what I did over the weekend.. I booked the Cass hotel for Sunday night and Mon. night (since we have 5 people, I decided to just get two rooms rather than trying to fit all 5 in one) the location of the hotel is great, just a 3 blocks from Magnificant Miles. The rooms are $69 for a double and $89 for a quad.As for Sat night, we plan to look in the suburbs..right now I am thinking of staying at Schaumburg because it's close to the Woodfield mall. But I'll also keep Evanston in mind. The La Quinta at Schaumburg is only about $58 per night. Link to comment
Tino Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 This weekend is just CRAZY. I was just trying to book another room for that weekend and even the dumpy Congress is going for $400. The Sheraton is asking $500.Actually, looking at this pagehttps://www.ttgcompass.com/compass/meeting/...5_hotellist.cfmtells me that all of the rooms have been "reserved" and a few may free up at the last minute due to cancellations. Link to comment
bowl4ut Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 I booked 2 rooms, a month ago, directly on the Congress Plaza hotel website, for $150/ea. The prices on hotwire at the time were much higher. I would suggest going directly to their website. This is for Friday and Saturday 5/20-5/21. Link to comment
TeaEarleGreyHot Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 The La Quinta at Schaumburg is only about $58 per night. You can get 3* in Schaumburg on Priceline for far less than $58. There are free rebid zones too. Link to comment
lialmn Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Thanks guys!Actually, here's what I did over the weekend.. I booked the Cass hotel for Sunday night and Mon. night (since we have 5 people, I decided to just get two rooms rather than trying to fit all 5 in one) the location of the hotel is great, just a 3 blocks from Magnificant Miles. The rooms are $69 for a double and $89 for a quad.As for Sat night, we plan to look in the suburbs..right now I am thinking of staying at Schaumburg because it's close to the Woodfield mall. But I'll also keep Evanston in mind. The La Quinta at Schaumburg is only about $58 per night. Be aware that the drive from Schaumburg to Chicago Downtown may be greater than 1 hour (despite it being ~20 miles) due to traffic during anytime that is close to daylight. So head in and out early in the morning or late at night or you'll be sitting in traffic. Link to comment
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