Priceline Hotel: 4* Chicago (NMA-River North) Wyndham Hotel

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Got this one on only two bids! :)

My first bid was $70 for a four-star hotel in the North Michigan Avenue zone. After that bid was rejected, I upped my bid to $75 by adding the Midway Airport zone (which has no four-star hotels). I got the Wyndham on N. St. Clair St., just a block off Michigan Avenue.

The hotel was nice and they gave me a room on the 14th floor (actually 13, but they skip 13 in the numbering -- so stupid). My only complaint about this hotel is that they did not have free Wi-Fi Internet access in the lobby area. That shocked me. I don't think I'd ever been in a nice hotel without free lobby Wi-Fi. Is this the policy at all Wyndham hotels? If so, that is horrible. I had to pay $11 to use the Internet in my room, a 15% surcharge on the $75 I paid for the room. That did not make me happy. These Internet charges at four-star hotels are absolutely outrageous. Sometimes it's better to get a lower-star hotel because they often have complimentary Wi-Fi.

I used the betterbidding.com link to PRICELINE to begin my bidding.

The best rate on Wyndham's website for this night was $161, so by using PRICELINE I secured a 53% discount. :)

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win!

Glad to hear you enjoyed your stay, albeit the hi-speed internet charge. While complimentary wireless internet is offered in the lobby of some hotels, i would say the majority of 4* properties do not offer this as a free amenity.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and for using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding.

Enjoy your stay.