Any recommendations for hostels near the Palmer House?
Ideally, something for less than $50 a day.
Even a park bench to sleep under?
Where can I crash at Midwest on the cheap?
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International Student House at U Chicago (not near Palmer House but 30 minutes via metro etc.). It is around $55 a night.
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I slept in my car in the Millennium Park Garage a few years ago! Just one night out of three and it was not unbearably terrible with my plush comforter.
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Cheapest hotel options are generally deep in the suburbs or near O'Hare. You can take the Blue Line directly into downtown from O'Hare and it runs 24 hours a day!
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Why sleep at all? Just dose up on Adderall and caffeine.
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There is a hostel only about four blocks from the Palmer House. If you don't mind sharing a room and bathroom, this is a cheap way to go (around $25 per night). I stayed there when I went to Midwest two years ago, and it was okay. If you go to hostwelworld, you can find and book it.
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It is the H.I. Chicago on 24 East Congress. It is 7 minutes walking from the palmer house hilton according to google maps. Dorm beds are about $30/night.
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People -- seriously. Go on Priceline and enter a bid for $45-$50. You'll get something in the 2-3 star range. March in Chicago is not busy season for hotels, and cabs cost about $5-$8 one way to-from the Palmer House, or you can take the train.
I always use Priceline for conference alternative hotels, and pay about half the conference rate (because I opt to stay in nicer ones).Posted 2 years ago # -
What do you look like?
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I don't know if you consider $75 a night cheap (it's a lot less than the damn conference rate). I got that last Nov. staying on the magnificent mile using Priceline. And that was my first offer! I should have went lower. And if you get lucky and stay more toward Riverwalk, it's within a 15/20 min. walk of the Palmer house. There are probably bus options.
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I Pricelined for $80 and got the Essex.
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priceline:
four stars going for 100 bucks right now. find a buddy to team up with and you'll be paying c. 50 bucks for a top place within 30 mins walk of Palmer.
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There's also a brothel two blocks east of the Palmer above a Korean mini-mart that lets out rooms on an hourly basis. Limit yourself to 2-3 hours a night and you're all good. They even offer complimentary mints when you check-out.
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Priceline rooms are often provided with a single king bed so be careful who you bunk with.
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Priceline rooms are often provided with a single king bed so be careful who you bunk with.
not sure about that- I've never any trouble at all getting 2 beds when I checked in (done this literally dozens of time). priceline provides accommodation for two people for each hotel booking, and it would be pretty unreasonable to expect you to bunk together.
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I went on Priceline, 2.5 stars @ 60 bucks a night. Wound up at the Inn of Chicago. No complaints here.
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I do Hotwire instead of Priceline, but have had similar results. Looking now they have a bunch of O'Hare hotels for $30 a night, though nothing in the neighborhoods around the Palmer House for less than $75. A couple of months ago I got a room at the Travelodge, about a 10 minute walk south of the Palmer House, for $55 a night.
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For 60 I got the Hilton in Priceline
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I just got a deal on Hotwire, $90 for a 3 star.
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Anyone interested in sharing a room, send me a message at at: mpsa2011roommate@yahoo.com. Male PhD student, I'm presenting April 1 (not a Fool's joke).
Thanks for the tips about Priceline, BTW.
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4 star for $90 on Priceline. I got the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
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good luck to you, Share, but I think you might have to identify yourself to get any responses. I know I wouldn't send an email to an unidentified address.
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The IYH in south end of the loop. It's quite nice, breakfast is included in the price, has a bar, and is an easy walk to the PH.
http://www.hihostels.com/dba/hostels-HI---Chicago-060034.en.htm
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I like how our dues are paying for a free suite and MWPSA is presenting it like a generous gift.
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You can stay in my room for free ;)
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^ if you blow me
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For 60 a night in Priceline I got the Hyatt
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Hi guys, I would like to get more recent information on the Priceline bidding. Can you tell me how much you bid (successfully) for downtown Chicago hotels and what you actually got?
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$101 a night at the Blackstone Renaissance. The best deal right now is at Hotwire is a 4* in the loop for $94.
Go to betterbidding.com for guidelines and lots of examples of recent successful bids. Pay attention to information on "free rebids." Chicago has enough regions that you get 5 or 6 re-bids.
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"The IYH in south end of the loop. It's quite nice, breakfast is included in the price, has a bar, and is an easy walk to the PH.
http://www.hihostels.com/dba/hostels-HI---Chicago-060034.en.htm"
Its only 32$ a night
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