Need hotel Aug4-6

Coming for another visit Aug 4-6. Want to stay downtown but looking to spend around $175 or less if possible.

There will be two adults and two teenagers, so we%26#39;ll have to be sure to have at least 2 double beds.

Thanks for any help. :)

Need hotel Aug4-6

$175 will be difficult (if not impossible for a 2 bed room) for these dates, as the Lollapalooza Festival is taking place during this time period (3rd-5th) and rates are going up all the time as more and more festival ticket holders book their rooms.

The only hotel I%26#39;m seeing in this price range is the Hyatt McCormick Place for $199. This is a very nice hotel, but it%26#39;s South of the city a bit of a ways, and really not terribly convenient for a tourist. There%26#39;s nothing right around it, aside from McCormick Place. It would not be a far trip to the Museum Campus though, which is just to the North.

You would have to use the hotel shuttle to make the trip downtown, taxi or use the Metra Electric train from the McCormick Place stop.

My other thought would be to try to bid for a 3* or 4* on Priceline in the Millennium Park/Loop/Grant Park or River North/North Michigan Ave. You would want to bid for 2 rooms, as Priceline only guarantees 1 bed. So, you would want to try for 2 rooms @ a bid of $85 per room per night. If you have never used Priceline before, it is a non-refundable deep discount service where you ';bid'; for a hotel at a certain star rating in a certain area. If a hotel in that star rating (4*, for example) accepts your bid, you are automatically booked in a non-refundable, non-changeable reservation at that hotel. You do not pick your hotel

Another option would be to stay in the burbs, which offer much cheaper hotel rates. And there are some very nice suburban hotels, such as the Hyatt Lodge @ McDonalds Campus in Oak Brook (www.thelodge.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp), which has paddleboats and nature trails.

Finally, if you are willing to split your stay between two hotels in the same general area, I could figure a way for you to stay in a better area for around $200 or slightly less.

Call the Westin River North and ask them about promo code Z2H, which is 20% off a 2 night stay with a Saturday arrival. If you look up this code online here: starwoodhotels.com/promotions/鈥?/a> The site says that a regular 1 bed room would be available for $207 with the discount (more than you wanted to spend, but maybe something you may consider), but no 2 bed regular rooms are available. If you are interested in this deal, you could call and see if any 2 bed regular rooms have opened up and if you could use the promotion to get the $207 rate.

Need hotel Aug4-6

Thanks for the help...thought there might be some event going on.

Maybe we will try priceline.

Dvd....thought I%26#39;d let you know, I did try Priceline. I had to bid $100 and asked for a 2*. Ended up with a 3*....the Allegro. Looks like it will be nice. We ended up getting 2 rooms, jus to make sure we were covered for beds.

I %26#39;ll let you know how our trip goes.

Your help has been very much appreciated!

Awesome! :-) The adults will also get to enjoy a free wine reception for an hour at night @ the Allegro. Also, if you%26#39;re coming by train from Michigan, the Allegro is an easy walk from Union Station.

This may be a silly question but here it is.....You said Union station is within easy walking distance of the Allegro which is terrific.

It must not be uncommon then to see people with overnight bags or luggage walking around then, right?

%26lt;%26lt;This may be a silly question but here it is.....You said Union station is within easy walking distance of the Allegro which is terrific.

It must not be uncommon then to see people with overnight bags or luggage walking around then, right? %26gt;%26gt;

Nope, not uncommon at all (and you can really see that elsewhere, as well.)

I could probably walk from Union to the Allegro in less than 5 minutes (well, maybe a minute or two more if I was lugging luggage). It%26#39;s maybe a 4-5 (short) block away. It%26#39;s probably the closest hotel to Union Station, aside from the nearby W City Center.

How cool is that!!! I am so excited!

I%26#39;ll let you know how it turns out. :)

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