Hotwire Hotel: trying to book a double bed suite

[Liz in griffin]

I am looking for a two room, double bed & sleep sofa suite in the Chicago area for 8/4-8/8 for family of 5 plus 1 friend. A door separating bedroom is needed. Also within walking distance of "L" line to downtown. Have been looking near airports. Is it possible to search these specifications on HOTWIRE or PRICELINE?

[AaronJB]

Welcome to Betterbidding. :)

A few notes:

1. There is no way to bid for a suite on PRICELINE. On HOTWIRE, you can look for a property with a "S" (Suite) icon, but there is no way to guarantee a two room suite; there is the possibility that you could get stuck with a studio suite (unless the property is all 1BR suites) Just to be sure, are you looking for 2BR or 1BR?

2. PRICELINE only guarantees double occupancy, while you can enter up to 4 people on HOTWIRE. Trying to have 6 in a room could be a risk/problematic.

3. The issue with Chicago is that once you get outside city limits, there's very little in the way of hotels until you get out towards the burbs and there is no way to guarantee being right near a CTA "L" station. You may be near a Metra rail station out in the burbs.

4. Are you flying in or driving in? If you're flying into O'Hare and not driving and not staying in the city, then the main option is one of the airport hotels.

5. What would be your desired budget per night and what are your date/s of travel?

Please use the site's HOTWIRE, PRICELINE or Expedia links to start your purchases and searches.

[thereuare]

Please use the site's HOTWIRE, PRICELINE or Expedia links to start your purchases and searches.

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THANKS!