Give Me Chicago Hotel Advice
By Dan on Jul 17, 2008 in Family
My wife and kids are going east to visit relatives in Maine and Vermont for a couple of weeks. I’ll be staying home to work, because I love it so.
They’re flying out of Midway Airport on a flight that’s scheduled to depart at 7:15 AM. Rather than leave Springfield at 2:00 in the morning, we thought it best to go up the night before and stay in a nearby hotel. Here’s the problem and where you might be able to offer some advice.
All of the hotels listed on the airport’s Web site are in the $180 to $200 range. We’d like to find something less expensive, but I’m not familiar enough with the area to know where to look.
I don’t mind staying 15-20 miles away, as long as it’s a straight trip to the airport in morning. I don’t want to get in a situation where we might get lost and then have them miss their flight. A low-crime area would be nice as well.
Can anyone offer any advice as to where we might stay?
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Dan
We’re heading out of town in a couple of hours, but I’ll talk to Rob and see if he has any suggestions and call you from the road if he does. My guess is that the distance from the airport needed to find a substantially cheaper rate will likely necessitate you leaving in the wee hours anyway.
nancy | Jul 17, 2008 | Reply
hotwire.com
Used it several times for Chicago. Cheap hotels
Dave H | Jul 17, 2008 | Reply
Dan,
I plan a fair amount of meetings for work in IL including the Chicago area and can’t offer up any suggestions, either in or around Chi, that are below $170-ish…though I did just secure a room rate of $129 for a group rate (typically $190) by just asking.
I’m with Dave H….look to websites that offer discounts (Priceline, Hotwire, Expedia). This is your best bet…unless you’re interested in staying at the Flea Bag Motel.
And give this a look-see: http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_book_a_cheap_hotel_room
Mary | Jul 18, 2008 | Reply