Priceline Hotel: 4* Chicago (Greater Chicago) Hyatt McCormick Place

[bedderbidder]

Feeling like I walked away with a pretty decent deal here. Thanks so much for the information on this board and the strategies! I took special care to use the PRICELINE link that you provided to make this reservation, enjoy the following data:

I bid $65 on a 3.5*+ in the following areas:

- Greater Chicago

- Millennium Park, Loop & Grant Park Area

- Lincoln Park

And ended up with the 4* Hyatt Regency for two nights, a Friday and Saturday.

Previously I bid $57 on Greater Chicago + Lincoln Park. Earlier that day I had bid (with all 3-star minimum):

Millennium Park, Loop & Grant Park Area $30

Millennium Park, Loop & Grant Park Area, Lincoln Park $33

Millennium Park, Loop & Grant Park Area, Lincoln Park, Midway Airport North $40

North Michigan Ave - River North Area $31

North Michigan Ave - River North Area, Franklin Park Area $37

3.5-star minimum:

North Michigan Ave - River North Area, Millennium Park, Loop & Grant Park Area, Midway Airport North $63

4-star minimum:

Millennium Park, Loop & Grant Park Area, Midway Airport North $63

North Michigan Ave - River North Area, Midway Airport North, Millennium Park, Loop & Grant Park Area $63

All of the above failed, obviously. I know this is the hotel attached to the convention center, but I'm concerned about parking which can be pricey -- if anyone has any suggestions I'd love to hear them. - bb

In my haste to rebid, I realized that I accidentally clicked "yes" to the option to buy the $5/room/night travel insurance. Which technically makes the price $70, but I'm not too concerned about it, especially since that hotel's going for $199/night on other sites. This makes me wonder, however, if clicking that "yes" has an impact on the bid itself.

Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $65.00 (USD)

Travel Insurance: $10.00 (USD)

Room Subtotal: $140.00 (USD)

Taxes and Fees: $28.24 (USD)

Total Room Cost: $168.24 (USD)

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success and Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

Definitely not a bad deal for this Hyatt property! Glad you are satisfied with the result.

Can you confirm the date/s of travel so that we can update the site's Priceline and Hotwire Calendar of Wins? Thanks.

Thank you for sharing your win and using the site's PRICELINE link.

Enjoy your stay.

[bedderbidder]

Certainly - the dates are 7/29/11 - 8/1/11

[thereuare]

Thanks for the follow-up! :)