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

[pirokp]

Hi,

This site is awesome, thank you to everyone! I am new to this message board, and I look forward to posting my many winning bids. :)

I am going to Priceline a hotel in Chicago for 3 nights, 7/25 - 7/28. I know I should have done this earlier, but I guess I kept hoping for some great deal.

My husband and I are looking for a downtown hotel, and we will not have a car. We would like a 4-star, or 3-star if we have to. Any suggestions on what amount I should bid?

I am not sure which area on Priceline would be the best, I have never been to Chicago. I will look through the rest of the boards for great information.

Thank you all for your help!

[AaronJB]

Welcome to the site! :)

What would be your budget per night?

Please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links when you are ready to book.

[pirokp]

Hi,

Thank you for replying! Ideally I would love $65-$85, but would go up to $100. Would I be better off splitting my 3 nights into 2 priceline bids? It seems the Saturday night is the expensive night. Would I get a better deal doing a Saturday night bid, and then a separate Sunday and Monday night bid? Am I making any sense?

From reading these boards it seems that we might like the NMA area? We will not have a car and enjoy walking to restaurants, bars in the evening.

Thanks for your help!

[thereuare]

I do think you'll likely save by SPLITTING YOUR PRICELINE BID, but you'll also likely have to go over your $100 budget for Saturday nite. (and can't say for certain, but i'm guessing at the average of all your nites may excellede $100 by a bit)

Using HOTWIRE has a back-up (realizing that the offers there can disappear at any time) this could be a potential fallback:

7/26-7/28: bid on PRICELINE, you should be able to have a winning bid for less than $100, take any difference and add that to your bid for Saturday nite (ie- if successful at $90 for Sun+Mon... try up to $120 for Saturday nite)

7/27: bid on PRICELINE up to maximum bid, if rejected, HOTWIRE has a 3.5* in the LOOP zone for $119/nite (which unfortunately has not yet been identified)

AaronJB may have some other ideas/options.

Thoughts?

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

Le tus know how you'd like to proceed and we'll advise accordingly.

[pirokp]

Thank you for your help!!!

I am going to first try bidding for all three nights, up to $90 (or is that too low), in the NMA area. Then if I am unsuccessful I will split the bid, trying first to bid on the sunday and monday nights, then will do the Sat. night.

Does that strategy sound good?

[pirokp]

I bid $90 for the North Michigan Ave - River North Area for all three nights (7/25 - 7/28) My price was declined, but I was told if I increased my price by $22 I would have a good chance of it being accepted. I did not bid again.

[thereuare]

Well at this point you 'know' that you'll likely be successful at $112 or less.

Are you willing to bid higher than the $90 you already have?

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

[pirokp]

Hi!

My bid for two nights has been accepted! I bid $80 for 7/26 and 7/27, got it on my first try! The area was the North Michigan Ave are. I got the Avenue Hotel Chicago!

Where do I post this information so others can know?

:)

[yellowdog]

Thank you for sharing your win with the board.

This thread has been edited to reflect your results.

Have a nice stay.

Please use the site's HOTWIRE and PRICELINE links to start future purchases.

Yellowdog.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

If you still need help for the first nite of this trip please start a NEW TOPIC.

Thanks!