Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport {US-IL}
Sep 4, 2004, 5:49 pm
#107
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Yes, Palmer House is a nice place...
Anyway this is why I am waiting until 1/1 and then going SPG (I'm sure there will be plenty of promos for me to keep my hilton status). Too many people with free gold status means Gold = Nothing. Plus they shouldn't make us beg for scraps when they promised us them in the first place.
Anyway this is why I am waiting until 1/1 and then going SPG (I'm sure there will be plenty of promos for me to keep my hilton status). Too many people with free gold status means Gold = Nothing. Plus they shouldn't make us beg for scraps when they promised us them in the first place.
May 15, 2005, 4:46 pm
#108
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Hilton ORD "Environmental Room"
A couple of weeks ago I was "upgraded at no charge" to a new environmental room they were trying out at ORD. It is basically a small room (at ORD they usually give me one of the junior suites) with enough air purification crap to satisfy NASA. There are hardwood floors throughout, though it would be nice to have carpet around the bed, and all kinds of weird bath stuff, fragrance free and all that. Sitting in the desk chair was an adventure. I'd sail halfway across the room on those floors whenever I sat down! Anyway, even with all this the room smelled more of cigarette smoke than any I had been in.
Unless you have every allergy on earth, I'd avoid this as an "upgrade". I would much rather see a humidifier in the rooms (why don't any hotels have them?) than the air purifiers that don't seem to purify anything. I notice they now want to charge extra for it if you want to reserve it. Don't waste your money.
Unless you have every allergy on earth, I'd avoid this as an "upgrade". I would much rather see a humidifier in the rooms (why don't any hotels have them?) than the air purifiers that don't seem to purify anything. I notice they now want to charge extra for it if you want to reserve it. Don't waste your money.
Jun 10, 2005, 7:43 am
#111
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Stuck is right. The hotel has a fair restaurant. Otherwise you are limited to the international terminal, which you can get to by the airport train outside each domestic terminal. Most food is past security in the domestic terminals, so international is it, and that is mainly fast food. Your only other option is to take the El downtown.
Jun 10, 2005, 8:06 am
#112
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You don't have to take the el all the way to downtown. There are few options, but you need to research it first. A vey easy one is to take the train to Harlem Ave. stop and transfer to a bus going south on Harlem. Many, many restaurants. Anyhing from fast food, to casual to expensive and they are right on Harlem ave.
All the other train stops with the exception of the first 3 or 4 will have some interesting choices within walking distance of the stations.
There are some nice resaurants close to the airport. You will have to take a cab, but in most cases it shouldn't be more than $15.
Do a search here:
www.metromix.com
All the other train stops with the exception of the first 3 or 4 will have some interesting choices within walking distance of the stations.
There are some nice resaurants close to the airport. You will have to take a cab, but in most cases it shouldn't be more than $15.
Do a search here:
www.metromix.com
Jun 10, 2005, 8:20 am
#113
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Harry Carey's in the Holiday Inn Select is not a bad place to eat. Sheraton Suites is next door to the HI. Both run shuttle bus from outside the Hilton. Free wifi at the Holiday Inn versus the $10 per day charge at the Hilton.
Jun 11, 2005, 7:40 am
#115
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Not really stuck at all
Rosemont is the name of one suburb adjacent to O'Hare. The link below lists a few places that are a short cab ride away. A shuttle may even be available between the airport and the hotel adjacent to the restaurant. Nick's Fishmarket is roughly at the corner of Manheim and Higgins and would be my 1st choice. http://www.nicksfishmarketchicago.com/
http://www.rosemont.com/restaurants/...taurants.shtml
http://www.rosemont.com/restaurants/...taurants.shtml
Jun 11, 2005, 10:29 am
#116
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The OP asked about walking distance. It is odd that this Hilton, in the middle of the busiest airport in the world, has less food options than your average Hampton Inn. Except for the hotel restaurant, there is nothing in the way of sit down dining anywhere close (remember, those "short" cab rides out of ORD will be a minimum $10-$15 each way). There should be a way for hotel guests to access the terminals at ORD, especially if you just flew in or are going out again in a few days.
Jun 11, 2005, 12:22 pm
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Originally Posted by flyinbob
The OP asked about walking distance. It is odd that this Hilton, in the middle of the busiest airport in the world, has less food options than your average Hampton Inn. Except for the hotel restaurant, there is nothing in the way of sit down dining anywhere close (remember, those "short" cab rides out of ORD will be a minimum $10-$15 each way). There should be a way for hotel guests to access the terminals at ORD, especially if you just flew in or are going out again in a few days.
I consider taking the train to Harlem Ave (about 10 minutes) and transfering to a bus (~$1.50 total) somewhat of a walking distance from the hotel. It is an airport attached hotel so there really is no walking distance to anything but the train does allow you to get somewhere quickly and cheap without going all the way downtown.
Aug 15, 2005, 7:08 am
#119
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Newer info?
Does anyone have more recent experience with getting good prices at the ORD Hilton?...without resorting to an anonymous booking?
I got badly spoiled over New Year's. I was connecting through ORD on AA, returning home from a funeral, when of all things, I learned that a relative in Chicago was dying. I got help adjusting my reservation in the Admirals Club, and before it even occurred to me that I would have to get a hotel (I was freaking out and just realized I needed a car) one of the AAngels gave me a $99 voucher to stay at the Hilton that night.
I so badly want that convenience again, now that I routinely go through ORD, but I can never find it for less than say $220 now, and my wallet can't take it, and my work won't pay that much. UGH. HELP?
I got badly spoiled over New Year's. I was connecting through ORD on AA, returning home from a funeral, when of all things, I learned that a relative in Chicago was dying. I got help adjusting my reservation in the Admirals Club, and before it even occurred to me that I would have to get a hotel (I was freaking out and just realized I needed a car) one of the AAngels gave me a $99 voucher to stay at the Hilton that night.
I so badly want that convenience again, now that I routinely go through ORD, but I can never find it for less than say $220 now, and my wallet can't take it, and my work won't pay that much. UGH. HELP?