versley Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Trying for December 16-20 and have been watching Hotwire for months. This morning I found they have a 4* North Michigan Ave/Gold Coast hotel for $79 with fitness, restaurant, business, and internet. Listed as customer favorite.This matches the Drake, the Westin, and the Intercontinental, however in the hotel list only the Intercontinental lists Customer Favorite. Can I be pretty sure it is the Intercontinental or could one of the others have added customer favorite? I am a smoker and since the Westin is non smoking would rather not stay there. Has anyone had the Westin come up as a customer favorite? 2 out of 3 is not bad odds at such a good price.The Westin is showing the cheapest rates at their web site beating the Intercontinental by $20 on their site and the Drake is still way more. ($169, $189, $269 respectively)Thanks for any help! Link to comment
thereuare Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 The Customer Favorite designations change frequently (and even from search-to-search) so it is not a reliable way to figure out the hotel in question.Please remember to use this HOTWIRE link for any purchases you make.Let su know how it goes if you decide to take the above. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
versley Posted September 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Thank you. I was afraid of that. It is a great price but think I will wait a while and think about it. If the Westin was not a no smoking hotel I would take any of the 3 in a heartbeat or if it was just for 1 night.I will keep you posted on anything I do. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 For those dates on HOTWIRE, I see a 4* in the Water Tower/Gold Coast/NMA area with the amenities: fitness/business/restaurant/hi-speed. $79.The Intercontinental is a Mag Mile/Wacker Drive zone hotel, so this would not be that. It would either potentially be the Westin, Ambassador East or Drake.Given the customer comments and the tripadvisor rating, I am 99% certain that this would be the Ambassador East. Link to comment
versley Posted September 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Sorry I said the Intercontinental in my other post, I should have said Ambassador East. I looked at your list wrong. I think this may be the hotel because other than the night of the 16th their rate on their site is $79 for 3 nights and the 16th is $149. Almost the same as Hotwire. Link to comment
versley Posted September 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 I just read the reviews and they seem very mixed. Seems you either really hate it or love it. My main concern is the location, it is so far north but the price is very tempting. I wonder if this time of year may be slow and other hotels may be dropping their prices soon. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 The Ambassador East is an older hotel in the very nice Gold Coast area - it's the furthest hotel North in the downtown area on both Priceline (which rates it a boutique) and Hotwire (which rates it 4*). The hotel used to be one of the city's most famed, with celebrities often visiting both the hotel and the Pump Room restaurant (there is a wall of photos in the lobby.)I stayed there when it was an Omni (I believe it was an Omni for almost exactly 20 years) and it was quite nice. There's not much in the way of amenities at all (not even a gift shop; if you need anything, you have to head to the CVS down the street) and maybe I lucked out, but I thought it was a comfy, "home"-y room. The hotel was sold by Omni at the beginning of this year and there are indications that it will go all or partially condo at some point in the future. I have not stayed there since it was an Omni, but the reviews seemed to go downhill right after it was sold. Link to comment
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