Priceline Hotel: 3* Chicago North Shore (Deerfield) Hyatt

[Koushik]

Hi,

I need a decent hotel for 2 night's stay in the Chicago North Suburb (

upto and including Northbrook), will prefer closer to Evanston.

Rating : 3* and above.

Room : 1

Days : 12/22/2005 to 12/24/2005 (2 nights)

Price: Willing to pay more if closer to Evanston but hopefully within 60 (including tax).

Also, I need to park my car (so Airport hotels are excluded)

Thanks,

Koushik.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Please let us know the actual names of the zones that you are willing to bid, and your maximum bid amount before taxes/fees.

We'll then be able to suggest a strategy given your parameters.

[Koushik]

In the order of preferences:

1. Skokie, Niles, Evanston (I assume I will get free parking in the hotels in this area, correct me if I am wrong)

2 Glenview, Northbrook

Maximum bidding amount before taxes : 50

[thereuare]

I assume I will get free parking in the hotels in this area, correct me if I am wrong

I can't say that, as that is not a requirement or option that Priceline allows you to select... to use Priceline you need to be comfortable receiving any hotel in the zone at the star level you have selected. You can look at our hotel lists for this area and phone each hotel to see if they charge for parking (and will allow you to keep your car there while you travel, if that is your intention), but you could also be the first to report a new hotel in the area that may not offer parking terms that you thought.

Let us know if you stil wish to move forward with the above and we'll suggest a strategy.

[Koushik]

Sounds good to me.

[thereuare]

First snag: The highest rated hotel in your preferred zone, Skokie - Niles - Evanston, is 2.5*, which is below your 3* requirement.

Would you prefer a higher rated hotel in the Glenview/Northbrook zone or would you prefer to bid for 2.5* hotels in the first zone?

[Koushik]

I would prefer higher rated hotels in the Northbrook zone. Also, the Deerfield zone looks promising (two hotels had good reviews). So, I am more inclined to bid for the Deerfield zone than Northbrook (if needed will add the Northbrook with Deerfield).

[thereuare]

So your preference is now Deerfield and then Northbrook?

[Koushik]

So your preference is now Deerfield and then Northbrook?

That is correct.

[Koushik]

Ok, I got Hyatt Deerfield @ 42. So, for two nights including all taxes it came to 101.86.

I started the bidding at 30 and after 6 iterations (used 3 free rebids and then my wife started bidding for me) got it at 42.

[thereuare]

Glad to see you got it settled.

Enjoy your stay.