plummie

Anybody know anything about either of these places? Internet rates seem almost too good to be true - maybe they are!

ar

What price are they quoting you?

Chris

The locations are excellent. I live downtown and stayed at the Delaware Towers about 7 years ago so I couldn't tell you what it's like now.
Back then, the rooms were well-appointed, clean and modern. You are within walking distance to Michigan Ave., boutiques, restaurants and in a great Gold Coast neighborhood.

plummie

Orbitz, and others quoting:
Delaware Towers: $68 (!) for queen studio, $119 for king one bedroom suite, with kitchen facilities for both.
Elms: $85 for standard room, queen bed, full kitchen.

Rates are for late August. Good location for both of these. What's the catch?

DFG

My friends used to live in the Elms when they first moved here. The rooms are no-frill there is a really small lobby, it is in a very good location.

Chris

Plummie,
I don't think there's any catch. There are so many new hotels in Chicago and competition is stiff. The new Hotel Sofitel, Peninsula, Le Meridien and others are taking over the market and other older hotels have been remodeled to compete. You are probably finding great rates because there's a glut in the hotel market.
The location is awesome and I know that many business travelers use the Elms and Delaware and keep on coming back.
The hotels are small and they don't have the typical hotel lobby and foot traffic that others do.