Recommendations for Chicago hotels for sighteeing without a car.?

Q. Any ideas of names of Chicago hotels near all the sights...and less than $200 nightly? We will be there from August 5-7th and want to see the highlights, any tips as to what we should see?

A. There are dozens of great hotels downtown. I would recommend something near Millennium Park that way you will be within walking distance of about one mile or less to most of the sights and points of interest, and all of downtown on both sides of the Chicago River. Go to the following hotel booking website and put Chicago in the search box and the rest of your travel information, then choose Millennium Park as the landmark of your search, the hotels will then be listed in order of their distance from Millennium Park. http://www.hotels.com Choose hotels from this list and then go to a couple of other booking sights to see if you can get a better rate. I recommend these two: http://www.hotelscombined.com and http://www.kayak.com and remember you can also check for rates at the hotels own website, sometimes you will fine the best rate there.
Source(s):
http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en.ht⦠http://www.choosechicago.com/Pages/defau⦠http://wikitravel.org/en/Chicago http://www.transitchicago.com

How can I get a discount rate at Hotel Sofitel in downtown Chicago?
Q. For 3 nights in April. Also any recommendations for Chicago hotels, near Michigan Avenue will be helpful.
Sure would l- o v- e to be able to afford the Sofitel tho.

A. Didn't see anything in Hotels.com for the Sofitel, but here is the search for a sample 3-day weekend in April for hotels near the Mag Mile. (Michigan Avenue)

Also, Hotwire seems to have a hotel for $89 a night on the same weekend I tried with Hotels.com. Hotwire tends to work pretty well if you stay above 3 stars on it.

What are some good hotels in downtown Chicago?
Q. I am going to be staying in Chicago for one night in a couple weeks and need a hotel to stay. I am 18 and I know that some hotels don't let people under 21 stay alone.
Are there any downtown Chicago hotels for under $150 that would be cool with someone 18 staying there?

Thanks!

A. Some downtown hotels accept 18 year old check-in, but they are not required by law to do so, it is a matter of hotel policy. If you want to make a reservation it will almost certainly require a credit card. This time of year some hotels will be booked with no rooms available so if you don't have a credit card available to make a reservation I would call the hotel's toll free number and ask what you should do to be assured of getting a room. Otherwise, if you know the hotel will have vacancies and you don't have a reservation you can just go to the hotel and check-in and use a credit card or also usually cash. If you use cash you will need to pay the entire room charge plus at least a refundable $50 deposit for each day you plan to stay. When you check-out you will get the deposit back. Most all the hotels have toll-free reservation numbers so you can call them with any questions you might have or you might have to call the hotel's Front Desk to get your questions answered. If you don't make a reservation you could ask the hotel if they anticipate having rooms available during the time of your visit, what is their check-in age, what is their policy with respect to cash paying customers and any other questions you might have.

Three downtown hotels which I know for certain, allow an 18 year old check-in, are:

The Central Loop Hotel at 111 West Adams Street, this hotel is about 5 blocks east of Union Station. This hotel is in the center of the Loop.
http://www.centralloophotel.com/

The River Hotel at 75 East Wacker Drive, this hotel is about one mile from Union Station. This hotel is near Michigan Ave and the Chicago River near the Loop. You would probably like this one the best.
http://www.chicagoriverhotel.com/

The Inn of Chicago at 162 East Ohio Street, this hotel is about 1&1/4 mile from Union Station. This hotel is off Michigan Avenue across the the Chicago River from the Loop.
http://www.ascendcollection.com/hotel-chicago-illinois-IL383?sid=xMIRs.JpCB9gtH.6&sarea=&sname=Chicago%2C+IL%2C+US&sstate=IL&scountry=US&sradius=80.00&slat=41.88415&slon=-87.63241&schain=N&exp=&scity=&sort=&type=&map=n&dateFormat=mm/dd/yy&arrivalDate=mm/dd/yy&departureDate=mm/dd/yy&srp=RACK&nroom=1&nadult1=1&nchild1=0&nadult2=&nchild2=&nadult3=&nchild3=&nadult4=&nchild4=&nadult5=&nchild5=&sstate_country=&listpos=1




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