Chicago IL Lodging Discounts

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Four Points by Sheraton Chicago Downtown – Magnificent Mile

Benefits of Getting a Last Minute Hotel Deal

Most people want to get their planning and preparation of a trip done as early on as possible. This would make sense, because after all there are so many different things that you have to think about when it comes to planning a trip but there are benefits that you can get by going with a last minute hotel deal.

With a last minute hotel deal, this would mean that you would be waiting to book a hotel room until say the last week or two before your departure. This would frighten some people to death, but there are certain advantages that are offered from it. For one, by getting a last minute hotel deal, because the hotel is desperately trying to fill all the rooms for that day because of course they want to have as much business as possible, as the date draws nearer, they will continue dropping the price.

Therefore if you get a last minute hotel deal even just a week before your departure day, you can often end up saving half the cost, even more sometimes.

There are lots of different reasons, for one the hotel may just not be full, or some guests may have had to cancel and so there are extra rooms available because of this. Regardless of the reason the rooms are vacant, this is great news for you because then you can go ahead and get a last minute deal with your hotel room.

Other Hotel Deals

Besides getting a last minute hotel deal, there are lots of other great ways to get deals on your travels as well. For instance you can do the same thing with your flight. Rather than booking months in advance, if you wait until the last minute, at least two weeks or less before your departure day, the airlines are going to be looking to fill up those last few empty seats and so they are going to be offering these seats at a discount.

There may be three seats available but they are not together, but as long as you don’t mind not sitting with the people that you are traveling with on the way to your destination, then you can save yourself a great deal of money. Also remember that by planning properly and avoiding certain dates, namely holidays, you will take in great savings as well. The bigger a holiday it is, the more you can expect to pay for both flight and hotel.

CHICAGO HOTEL TIPS

Tip 1 – Best advice we can give you: Beware of non-refundable hotel reservations that could cost you a lot of money if you change or cancel them.

Tip 2 – Read cancellation policies carefully before you make a reservation.

Tip 3 – When you make a reservation, you will receive a confirmation email. Print it and take it with you, and don’t delete the original email until you have completed your stay and know you have been billed correctly.

Tip 4 – The earlier in the day you check into a hotel, the more likely you will get a room or suite that matches your preferences.

Tip 5 – Hotel rates vary by season, by day of week, for special events, etc. Our $ cost codes are estimates that can be used to compare hotels in the same location.

We do offer discount rates for corporate, government, and military employees, AAA and AARP members, seniors, and other groups. But we do not base our cost codes on these discounts.

OHare Hotels
About 20 miles northwest of downtown Chicago
Midway Hotels
About 10 miles southwest of downtown Chicago – Chicago Portage National Historic Site, Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Ford City Mall
Downtown Chicago Hotels – Magnificent Mile, The Loop
Grant Park, North Michigan Ave, Navy Pier, John Hancock Center, Water Tower Place, Northwestern University-Chicago, Childrens Museum, River North, Apparel Center, Gold Coast District

Map of Downtown Chicago Hotels
Chicago Hotels near McCormick Place Convention Center
Soldier Field, Chinatown, Chicago Stock Exchange, Adler Planetarium, Buckingham Fountain, Harold Washington Library Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Shedd Aquarium
Chicago Hotels near Lincoln Park – Wrigley Field – Lakeview
DePaul University, Lincoln Park Zoo, VIC Theatre, Chicago City Park, Hutchinson Street
Chicago West and West Loop Hotels – Greektown – Little Italy
University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC Pavilion, US Cellular Field, United Center, Medical District, Jane Addams-Hull House Museum, Chicago Fire Academy, New Maxwell Street Market
Hotels near University of Chicago – Chicago South
Washington Park, Columbia Basin, Museum of Science and Industry

Other Chicago Area Hotels and Motels

Bedford Park Hotels
About 13 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, and about 6 miles southwest of Midway International Airport
Bensenville Hotels
About 19 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, and about 6 miles southwest of O’Hare International Airport
Burbank Hotels
About 13 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, and about 3 miles southwest of Midway International Airport
Des Plaines Hotels
About 20 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, and about 7 miles north of O’Hare International Airport
Evanston Hotels
About 20 miles north of downtown Chicago
Franklin Park Hotels
About 15 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, and about 5 miles southeast of O’Hare International Airport
Melrose Park Hotels
About 15 miles west of downtown Chicago
Oak Lawn Hotels
About 13 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, and about 4 miles south of Midway International Airport
Oak Park Hotels
About 9 miles west of downtown Chicago
Rosemont Hotels – Allstate Arena – Rosemont Theatre
About 17 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, and 2 miles northeast of O’Hare International Airport – Donald Stephens Convention Center
Schiller Park Hotels
About 15 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, and about 4 miles southeast of O’Hare International Airport
Skokie Hotels
About 14 miles northwest of downtown Chicago
All Illinois Hotels

Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
401 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL

Rooms begin at $355.00

0 miles from Chicago city center.

Marriott Chicago Downtown Medical District
526 South Ashland Avenue at Harrison Street, Chicago, IL

Rooms begin at $199.00

1 mile from Chicago city center.

Best Western Grant Park Hotel
1100 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL

Rooms begin at $333.99

1 mile from Chicago city center.

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Chicago-Downtown, Il
506 West Harrison Street, Chicago, IL

Rooms begin at $175.95

1 mile from Chicago city center.

The Blackstone, A Renaissance Hotel
636 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

Rooms begin at $179.00