Hotwire Hotel: Chicago Hotwire Help - May 18-20

[ChicagoUM]

First time user here! :)

I was checking out Hotwire for my upcoming trip to Chicago, and I was hoping to get the board's thoughts on what these properties listed on Hotwire could possibly be:

Dates - 5/18-5/20

Magnificent Mile Area - River North area hotel, 4.5*

Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, (High-Speed Internet Access also shown when "See all amenities" is clicked)

Recommended by 90%

$165 per night

Chicago Loop - Millenium Park - Grant Park area hotel, 4*

Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Laundry Facilities (self-service), (High-Speed Internet Access and Spa Services

also shown when "See all amenities" is clicked)

Recommended by 95%

$160 per night ($163 if king bed is reserved)

I appreciate any and all feedback.

Thank you!

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Please click each of these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links, then reply to this thread and we'll have a look at the offer above.

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

Thanks.

[ChicagoUM]

Thank you for the reply.

When I clicked on the links provided, it appears that the options have changed slightly since I last checked Hotwire. The 2 hotels that I'm looking at are as follows:

Dates - 5/18-5/20

Magnificent Mile Area - River North area hotel, 4.5*

Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, (High-Speed Internet Access also shown when "See all amenities" is clicked)

Recommended by 90%

$167 per night (increased by $2, but also now allows me to choose king bed which it didn't before - king bed cost = $172)

Chicago Loop - Millenium Park - Grant Park area hotel, 4*

Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, Laundry Facilities (self-service), (High-Speed Internet Access and Spa Services

also shown when "See all amenities" is clicked)

Recommended by 95%

$160 per night ($163 if king bed is reserved)

From looking at other posts in the forum, it looks like the 4.5* might be The Intercontinental and the 4* may be the Hyatt or Palmer House.

Any help on the board's best guess would be greatly appreciated!

[thereuare]

Although it would be a new amenity set reported to the board, best guess for the 4.5* is the InterContinental... this property has been seen with all of these amenities previously, but just not grouped together in this specific combination.

Best guess for the 4* Loop-Millenium Park-Grant Park property would be the Hyatt Regency... the Palmer House is in a different zone based upon the recent HOTWIRE boundary changes (it's in the Downtown-West Loop zone)

Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board.

Let us know what you decide and how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[ChicagoUM]

Thank you very much for your reply!

Upon reviewing my Priority Club status, I realized that I have enough points to stay 2 nights at Hotel Indigo in the Gold Coast area by using only my points. I'm thinking about booking that. Have you heard any good/bad things about this property?

If I choose to not go with Hotel Indigo, I will be sure to use the HOTWIRE link that has been provided above and will close the thread with what the bidding results were.

[AaronJB]

I liked the Indigo when I stayed there, but do be aware that it's at the very top end of the zone in the Gold Coast area (a few minutes walk North of the North end of the North Michigan Ave. area.) Rooms are nice and comfortable (like all Indigo properties, it's sort of a Beach House-style), but rooms are on the small side (this was an older property that was redone as an Indigo 5-6 years ago.)It's not centrally located, but a nice area with restaurants/nightlife. There's a really nice Farmers Market on Saturdays a block South (I think it's probably started by Mid-may.)

Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links, and please let us know what you decide.