Priceline Hotel: 3* Chicago (Mag Mile-Wacker) Holiday Inn Navy Pier

[tamaragrunenwald]

I'm looking for a hotel convenient to Downtown October 4-7 and convenient to Midway Airport October 7-9

I bid 50.00 4* NMA and Ohare area (rejected) for October 4-9

Each time I added another area: Midway, Greater Chicago, and the Loop and then proceeded to lower my stars down to 2 1/2 October 4-9

One of my bids was for Midway, Greater Chicago, the Loop, Ohare, and NMA 2 1/2 stars and 60.00 for October 4-9 and it was not accepted.

I thought I could get an Ohare hotel easy for a 60.00 bid.

Is it the dates? or the location that is giving me trouble?

I was really only looking for a 3+ star hotel for October 7-9. I wouldn't mind a cheap hotel for October 4-7 that is a 30 minute commute to downtown.

Any suggestions?

[thereuare]

Rates are high for the above stay, are you willing to SPLIT YOUR BID?

[tamaragrunenwald]

I would like to split my bid.

My meeting October 4th(pm) -7th(am)is downtown near McCormick Place and my meeting October 7th(pm) -9th(am), is near the Midway Airport.

I was thinking about adding Oakbrook and then Oak Lawn areas for a check-in of October 6th-check-out October 9th to avoid the Marathon rush.

I'm looking for the best strategy to keep my costs as low for the week and still find a hotel Friday-Sunday that is within driving distance to Midway Airport and at least 2 1/2 stars.

[thereuare]

Let's keep this thread for 10/4-10/7 and please start a NEW TOPIC for the other dates of your stay, it'll be easier to keep things straight.

What is your maximum bid for the 10/4-10/7 dates?

[tamaragrunenwald]

My maximum bid for 10-4 to 10-7 is $60.00.

My maximum bid for 10-7 to 10-9 is $75.00

Thank you for your help.

Tami

[thereuare]

...please start a NEW TOPIC for the other dates of your stay...

For 10/4-10/7 i don't think you're going to get a 2.5* hotel in the 'downtown' area of Chicago.

Hotwire has a 2.5* property (which matches the Chicago O'Hare Hotel) for $60/nite... does that work for you?

[tamaragrunenwald]

I just booked the Holiday inn Chicago City Center (Navy Pier) for $65.00 a night on Hotwire for Tuesday October 4-Thursday October 6th!

This ended up being less than 3 miles from my meeting.

Thank you for the suggestion of spitting up the bids.

Tami

[thereuare]

Can you please include the amenities that were shown before your purchase and the star rating of this property. You can still view this by going to Hotwire and clicking the MY ACCOUNT link near the top right of their home page.

[AaronJB]

Congrats on getting the Holiday Inn Navy Pier; great location and definitely nicer than most HIs (and most HIs are at least good). If you're looking for a bite to eat, Fox and Obel is a beautiful high-end grocery store just a few blocks (SE) away on Illinois and McClurg.

[tamaragrunenwald]

This Hotel features the following amenities:

Restaurant(s)

Pool(s)

Fitness Center

High-Speed Internet Access

Business