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12 Jul 2008, 15:32
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I even travelled up to Kellogg from UoC to save money... of course, that took 2.5 hours, so it's not recommended unless you have a lot of time.Actually Kry is the Tapioca Kind f guys
You could always try the Hotwire go lucky, I stayed at the Palme House for 80 bucks at the admit weekend. I think dabots payed the same. Within the loop, around 15 minutes walking to the Metra, but as I mentioned I was lucky.
12 Jul 2008, 16:11
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The receptionist at the i-House said don't go out after 9pm? That's just ridiculous.
As someone with a very close association with the UoC I-House, even I recommend trying to get a hotel downtown through priceline or hotwire for around $85. I've stayed at the Hilton Towers and the "Gold Coast" Omni, even the Wyndham, for around that much money per night multiple times. This makes $70 a night for the i-House extremely poor value for money.
And by all means, when picking hotels downtown avoid "3-star" places like the Congress Plaza and the Essex Inn! I think it was bsd who got suckered into staying at one of these places when he visited.
As someone with a very close association with the UoC I-House, even I recommend trying to get a hotel downtown through priceline or hotwire for around $85. I've stayed at the Hilton Towers and the "Gold Coast" Omni, even the Wyndham, for around that much money per night multiple times. This makes $70 a night for the i-House extremely poor value for money.
And by all means, when picking hotels downtown avoid "3-star" places like the Congress Plaza and the Essex Inn! I think it was bsd who got suckered into staying at one of these places when he visited.
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13 Jul 2008, 03:21
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solaris, for some reason, when I went to visit last November, I found NOTHING under $100, including Hotwire and Priceline. If it weren't for someone on this board recommending the I-House, I would have paid more than $100 to stay at a place worse than the I-House.
The I-House has one key advantage over downtown hotels, that is the ease of visiting the GSB. It was also only a 30 minute express bus ride to the loop, so it's not as far as one thinks. After 9pm? I was outside walking around midnight with no problems. I heard it was the south side of Hyde Park that was sketchy, and I-House is on the North.
So yeah, if you can find something for under $100 that's 3-stars or better, go for it. If you can't, I stand firmly by my recommendation of using the I-House to save money and time if you're going to visit GSB.
The I-House has one key advantage over downtown hotels, that is the ease of visiting the GSB. It was also only a 30 minute express bus ride to the loop, so it's not as far as one thinks. After 9pm? I was outside walking around midnight with no problems. I heard it was the south side of Hyde Park that was sketchy, and I-House is on the North.
So yeah, if you can find something for under $100 that's 3-stars or better, go for it. If you can't, I stand firmly by my recommendation of using the I-House to save money and time if you're going to visit GSB.
People live all over the city (of course there are more densely GSB populated areas - South Loop, Hyde Park) but they tend to hang out in Harper Center the whole day. So, probably there is more socializing in this "commuter" school than in many "campus" schools. 
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