Priceline Hotel: 4* Chicago Suburbs (Oak Brook-Downers Grove) Hyatt Lodge at McDonalds

[sierrawells]

Hi,

I'm spending the weekend of July 24-26 in Chicago with my 6 year old daughter. We arrive at Midway Airport at 7pm. I understand the El is quite safe an convenient. Ideally, we would take the Orange Line to the downtown loop and maybe catch the redline to the hotel.

I'd like to find a hotel near the American Girl Store (111 East Chicago Ave) or convenient to walking to the El. Any suggestions. I'd like to be in a 4 star hotel for under $65 per night. Also a consideration....a family friend might be joining us for one night and driving to the hotel. Any thoughts on inexpensive parking for her?

Thanks

[thereuare]

The address above is located in the NMA-River North zone, are you able to accept a hotel anywhere in the zone? Is the Loop zone also acceptable?

What is your maximum budget (per nite before fees and taxes) for this stay?

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

Let us know the above and we'll advise accordingly.

PS- please be sure to follow-up this thread with whatever you end up doing for this stay, unlike your previous Priceline Disneyland thread for which there was no 'conclusion' :)

[snewsie]

I live in the suburbs and am always taking the kids on one night trips to the city. I think you will be hard pressed to find a 4 star for $65. I would expect more in the range of $90-110 - especially since it's the weekend and it is also Venetian night on the lake. It will be PACKED.

Depending on where your friend is coming from, I would tell her to park 'out' and take the Metra from the suburbs. Totally safe and $5 all weekend - unlimited.

DO please post what you win...I'll be anxious to know!

[AaronJB]

The orange line should be fine at 7PM. Is $65 your max budget? I ask because prices are rather high on these dates and $65 doesn't look as if it will be realistic.

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[nataliet]

Just so you know - American Girl has moved the address is now 835 N. Michigan Avenue.

Natalie

[sierrawells]

I'm flying into Midway next weekend and will have a rental car. I'd like to find an area within 1 hour of MDW and stay at a nice hotel (3* or 4*) that does NOT charge for parking and that is close to the El. I plan to take the El into City on Saturday and Sunday and then I need to head out for a business trip. Rental car is cheaper if I have the car over the weekend but I really don't need it until Monday and I definitely don't want to pay to park it.

Would staying near O'hare make sense? Are most of the hotel shuttles free? Is parking at most O'hare airports free?

Thanks

[yellowdog]

Please keep all posts in the same thread since posts are for the same stay.

yellowdog.

[AaronJB]

If you are flying into Midway, I'd stay in the Oakbrook/Downers Grove/Naperville/Lombard area and then take the Metra train in (Metrarail.com) Metra trains are different than than the CTA "L" trains - nicer and more comfortable. You would drive to the Metra train station and then take the train into the city.

O'Hare hotels do often charge for parking, but the hotels in the SW burbs mentioned above do not.

[sierrawells]

Need help identifying 3-star hotel in O'Hare Intl Airport ORD Sout

Night of 7/24 for 2 nights.

Ameneties include

Fitness

Restaurant

Business Center

Laundry

High Speed Internet

Golf Nearby

Children's Program Available

- Does anyone know what this property might be?

- Do they charge for parking?

- Any resort fee?

- I can look it up but in case you know.... How is it far from the L

Thanks

[yellowdog]

Please keep all posts in the same thread since posts are for the same stay.

Yellowdog.

[AaronJB]

This is a likely match for the Holiday Inn Elmhurst.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE link to start you purchase.

[sierrawells]

Thanks to everyone for your help.

I got the Hyatt Lodges at McDonalds (4*) for $41 per night. I had a strategy allowing me ~ 10 bids but it took my first bid. This should work out well. Pretty close to the Metra, looks like a beautiful hotel and free parking.

I used the PRICELINE link you provided.

Thanks Again

[AaronJB]

Congratulations on your success!

Thank you for sharing your results with the board. This really could not have worked out better - that is a beautiful hotel and probably one of the top two within that area.

Thank you for using the site's PRICELINE link to start your purchase.

Enjoy your stay.

[AaronJB]

The Metra train is a little more expensive (although adults can get a $5 weekend pass for Sat/Sun), but - in my opinion - it's worth it. The Metra trains are far more comfortable, especially for longer rides from the outlying areas.

[Guido]

Any one can confirm that this hotel only have 2 double rooms? If so I want to try for bidding of course with the link from betterbidding as we have 2 kids. Thanks

[thereuare]

While i'm sure this property has rooms with two double beds, i'm also fairly certain it's not the only room configuration they offer... some rooms probably have only one bed. As such you could receive a room with only one bed AND the other issue is that you can't bid on a specific hotel... you could receive a different hotel in this zone (which may/may not be accomodating to your request for 2 beds)

Please start a NEW TOPIC for your own stay once your dates are firm and also follow-up your previous Hotwire Disneyworld and Priceline Disneyland threads with whtatever you ended up doing for each stay.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

[Guido]

Thanks for your answer! But 4* at this area I saw in could only be Hyatt or Westin so propably sure but I am just curious how if I end up with one bed. Previous I won Sheraton Safari and Hilton at Orlando Disney with 2 beds. But that area is usual to have 2 beds but this area I am not so sure how the frontdesk will handle if PRICELINE only gives 1 bed instead of 2..

[AaronJB]

If you use PRICELINE, you can request two beds, but it's up to the hotel and could be up to the person at check-in. If you need two beds, the best route is HOTWIRE.