densy Posted May 27, 2009 Report Posted May 27, 2009 Tried to get a 4* hotel in the Millenium-Loop-Grant Park area for 8/8/09-8/9/09. Started bidding from $60 all the way to $100 in $5 increments, but to no avail. (Hotwire was offering a 4* hotel in the same/nearby area for $103, so I thought that it didn't make sense for me to bid more than $100.) Closed the browser and finally gave in to including 3.5* and adding the North Michigan Ave - River North area. First bid of $80 was rejected. Second bid of $85 was accepted. (Did use the PRICELINE.com link via betterbidding.com)Ambassador East Hotel1301 North State ParkwayChicago, IL 60610312-787-7200 Room Cost (avg. per room, per night): $85.00 (USD)Number of Rooms: 1Number of Nights: 1Room Subtotal: $85.00 (USD)Taxes and Fees: $20.74 (USD)Total Room Cost: $105.74 (USD)
AaronJB Posted May 27, 2009 Report Posted May 27, 2009 Welcome to the site. :)Congratulations on your success and thank you for sharing your results with the board.While this property is an older hotel and does not offer all the amenities of some of its more modern competition, I do still like it quite a bit - both the hotel and restaurant have a great deal of history with various celebs (unless things have changed, the lobby still has a wall of signed photos.) Before all the other modern hotels sprang up, the Ambassador East was THE place for visiting celebs. The hotel is in a residential area in the Gold Coast, which may make it a little quieter than other hotels in the area. However, the nightlife and restaurants of the Gold Coast are only a couple of blocks South. Additionally, the beach and Lincoln Park Zoo are both a pretty easy walk from the hotel.Thank you for using the site's PRICELINE link to start your purchase.Enjoy your stay.
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