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I booked this the day before, on May 9th. The BB forums were even more valuable to me than usual -- I had looked at this hotel online, and they wanted

Glad to be able to help. Please note: the 4* Sofitel is now a 3.5* Embassy Suites. Also, the 3* Wyndham O'Hare has closed.

Here are some other hotels that I can find through Priceline, but which aren't on the forum list. I presume that means there are no win reports for them. The fact that Priceline will let me book these hotels through their site is not a guarantee that they're available for name-your-own-price bidding. (Right?) Chicago (O'Hare Airport ORD North) 3* Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Chicago O'Hare Rosemont 2.5* Best Western 2.5* Hilton Garden Inn 2.5* Comfort Inn 2* Chicago O'Hare Garden Hotel 2* Extended Stay Deluxe Chicago (O'Hare Airport ORD South) 4* Intercontinental 2* Quality Inn 2* Comfort Suites 2* Hampton Inn 1* Motel 6 1* O'Hare Inn & Suites

Priceline split its big ORD zone in two, but the BetterBidding hotel list still shows a single ORD zone. It looks like individual hotels are being updated as new reports come in. I did a little homework with the Priceline map, and figured out which ORD hotels were in which zone. These lists include only those hotels that were already on the forum ORD list. Chicago (O'Hare Airport ORD North) 4* Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport tripadvisor review 4* Westin O'Hare tripadvisor review 3.5* Hyatt Rosemont REVIEW / tripadvisor review 3.5* Marriott O'Hare REVIEW / tripadvisor review 3.5* Marriott Suites O'Hare 3.5* Sheraton Suites REVIEW / tripadvisor review 3* Courtyard by Marriott tripadvisor review 3* Radisson Airport (previously 2.5*) Chicago O'Hare Hotel (previously Doubletree Club) REVIEW 3* Residence Inn 3* Wyndham O'Hare CLOSED 1/1/2010 2* Extended Stay America O'Hare REVIEW 2* Ramada Inn (now 2.5* Holiday Inn Express not yet reported) tripadvisor review Chicago (O'Hare Airport ORD South) 4* Hyatt Regency 4* Renaissance (previously 3.5*) 4* Sofitel (now 3.5* Embassy Suites not yet reported) 3.5* Crowne Plaza Holiday Inn 3.5* DoubleTree tripadvisor review 3* Aloft 3* Four Points Sheraton O'Hare REVIEW / tripadvisor review 3* Holiday Inn O'Hare Area (5615 North Cumberland Ave) (previously 2.5*) 2* Candlewood Suites tripadvisor review Notes: Sofitel is now an Embassy Suites and dropped from 4* to 3.5*. The Wyndham O'Hare closed around the first of the year. I believe they've actually shuttered the building, an unusual occurrence for a luxury hotel.

Rejected at $50. Added Hyde Park and was accepted at $55 (actual price 66.21). (Yes, I used the forum bidding PRICELINE link.) I was hoping for the Holiday Inn & Suites Rosemont, but this is under a mile away and should be fine. Free parking and wireless. When did PRICELINE split the ORD region? Is it known which hotels are in which new zone (north/south)?

Your Offer Price Per Room, Per Night: $60.00 Subtotal: $60.00 Taxes & Fees: $16.66 Total Charges*: $76.66

I was trying for the (4*) Eaglewood Resort. Bids of $50, $60, $65 and $70 were rejected. At this point I gave up on the Eaglewood and started looking at 3*. I would have gone higher for the Eaglewood but didn't want to pay over $70 and end up at the Westin. First 3* bid of $45 was accepted. Used the BetterBidding PRICELINE link. In retrospect I'm a little sheepish that I wasn't more aggressive. Chicago Suburbs has a large number of good rebid zones. For my 3* bid, Algonquin, Arlington North, Aurora, Bolingbrook, Elmhurst, and St. Charles were all safe rebid zones. NOTE: Hoffman Estates now appears to have a 3* hotel in it. Doubletree Hotel Chicago-Wood Dale/Itasca (3*) Chicago Suburbs (Bloomingdale - Itasca - Carol Stream) 1200 N. Mittel Blvd. Wood Dale, Illinois 60191 630-860-2900