Enjoy a mini-vacation yourself or have a nice place for family and friends to stay over the Holidays.  Stay at the Amalfi Hotel Chicago with rates beginning at $105 for two and dates into March.  Complimentary breakfast is prepared and served on each floor, so you don’t even have to get dressed (you can see how that would appeal to me).

Stay at Majestic Hotel in Chicago with rates starting at $65.  Dates Available into March.  Includes continental breakfast, free use of fitness center, 24 hr. coffee & tea service and cookies in the lobby each afternoon.  I know people who pay more in rent and don’t get free breakfast or cookies…

1-Night Stay in King Suite for $99 with Optional Family Bowling Package at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Algonquin, IL

Stay at Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza Hotel in River North with rates starting at $79. Dates Available into March.

From $66/night at Chicago’s Essex Inn.  Amenities include:

• Within walking distance of the Museum Campus, a lakefront park that’s home to the Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium and the Field Museum.
• Free scheduled shuttle to the Magnificent Mile, the Museum Campus, Navy Pier, and other downtown attractions. Within a few blocks of the hotel, you can also catch buses and trains to other parts of the city.
• A rooftop garden with covered, all-season pool overlooking Lake Michigan and Grant Park.
• Free WiFi, refrigerators, LCD flat-screen TVs and floor-to-ceiling windows.

Enjoy a Superior Room in the Silversmith Hotel.  Stay right in the heart of Chicago’s downtown for rates starting at $129 a night for two people!  Dates available July 26 through September.  This is very cheap for the location!