Hotwire Hotel: Chicago Magnificent Mile - 4* Help identifying and travel advice

[Brad_za]

Hi

 

I am travelling to Chicago from 19/9 - 22/9. I have heard that the Magnificent Mile Water Tower and River North areas are good areas for tourists and used the HOTWIRE link from this site hotwire to get some prices.

 

2 options have come up

 

4* Magnificent Mile - River North Area ($153)

- 90% recommended

- Trip advisor :4/5

- Boutique 

- Smoke-free rooms

- Fitness centre

- Restaurant

- Business centre

 - Internet access

 

4* Magnificent Mile - Water Tower Area ($158)

- 90% recommended

- Trip advisor :4/5

- Boutique

- Fitness centre

- Restaurant

- Business centre

- Self service Laundry

- Internet access

 

Any help on which hotels these are and which would be a better choice would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

I believe there are more amenities then what you have posted above as HOTWIRE has a new interface that does not show the complete set of amenities unless you click thru a few extra links.

If you repeat your search using our BiddingHelper.com tool... use the HOTWIRE EASY VIEW tab and then click the GREEN BUTTON next to this listing, do you see more amenities then what you have listed above? Using this method, below is the full amenity set i'm seeing for each:

4* River North

Boutique

Smoke Free

Fitness

Restaurant

Business

Hi-Speed Internet

Blind Accessible

Travel Accessible

Room Accessible

Bathroom Accessible

Handicapped Parking

Roll-in Shower

... if this is what you're seeing, my best guess for this one would be the Hotel Chicago Downtown

For the 4* Water Tower property:

Boutique

Fitness

Restaurant

Business

Laundry

Hi-Speed Internet

Blind Accessible

Deaf Accessible

Travel Accessible

Room Accessible

Bathroom Accessible

Roll-in Shower

... the Millennium Knickerbocker would be my best guess here

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

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

[Brad_za]

Thanks for the help. Yes, after clicking on the green button the full list of amenities are those you listed.

 

Any thoughts of which of these hotels is preferable?

[AaronJB]

Personally, if I had to choose between the potential Chicago or Knickerbocker, I'd choose the Chicago. Great location on the river, central when looking at the city as a whole and within easy walking distance to a ton of great restaurants in the River North area. The River North area is really terrific - very wide variety of great restaurants, nightlife and easy walk to Michigan Ave.

 

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