Priceline Hotel: 4* Chicago (Airport O'Hare ORD) Hilton

[gan_giao]

My parents are visiting me around mid May and we plan to stay at Chicago on 5/14 and 5/19. We will need two 4* rooms. The zone preference is NMA->RNA->The Loop. My budget is around $80 per room per nite. I need some help on the starting price of my bid.

I am quite pessimistic since there is a convention going on:

May 14-20

Digestive Disease Week

Lakeside Center at McCormick Place

Delegates: 14,000

If my budget is too low, I think 3* is also ok. Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

This is two individual nites (the 14th and 19th) and not a continuous stay?

We have seen others bid for dates within this timeframe and it is indeed a difficult time due to the convention.

If not successful at $85 or less, what will you do? (cancel your stay(s), choose alternate zone, lower star rating, raise bid?)

[gan_giao]

I will either choose to lower the star rate or book hotels at another zone, ORD for example.

[gan_giao]

Yes. it is two separate day. here is the bid I tried

4* NMA for 85 - fail

4* rebid NMA + Lincoln park for 90 - fail

4* rebid NMA + Midway for 95 - fail

4* rebid NMA + Evanston for 100 - fail

And I checked the Hyatt rate for 5/14. All three Hyatt near downtown are all sold out!!!

I am trying RNA right now. :)

[gan_giao]

I tried RNA for the same bid as my last post. And all failed!!!

For the Loop:

4* Loop for $100: fail

4* Loop+Lincoln park for $110: fail

4* Loop+midway for $120: fail

4* Loop+evanston for $130: fail

Desparate now. I will try 72 hrs later. :)

[gan_giao]

I finally decided to bid a 4* hotel at ORD

4* 1st bid: $45

4* 2nd bid: $58 accepted (Price asked me to raise my price by $13 and I can rebid right away)

Hilton Chicago Ohare Airport

Check-In Date: Saturday, May 14, 2005

Check-Out Date: Sunday, May 15, 2005

guess I am ok with that since the lowest price on hilton's website is $144.

Price on NMA is crazy!! Thereuare, thanks anyway.

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up. Glad you got one side of it settled.

If you'd like help with, or post a result for, the second part of your stay please post a new topic.

Enjoy your stay and the time with your family.

[lowballer]

As for the 19th... the restaurant show runs from the 21st to the 24th this year and is one of the two or three biggest Chicago conventions every year. A lot of people will come in a day or two early, so it's no surprise if the 19th is tight.

A 14,000 convention doesn't really show up on the radar in Chicago, although it is ironic that something called "Digestive Disease Week" takes place immediately before the restaurant show. :)

[gan_giao]

Ha...really ironic. Actually I changed my mind to bid on 5/17 and got the house of blue hotel for $160. What do you think? I think it is a good deal since Expedia shows $259. :)