If you're still thinking of a quick getaway for Christmas Week or New Year's Eve, you might want to look at the fabulously successful Hotels.com Web site, where there are a bunch of prices worth hanging a wreath on.
We're talking discounted holiday room rates such as the Las Vegas Stratosphere from $29, the Orlando Disney Royal Plaza from $59, the Miami Roney Palace from $95, the Westin San Francisco from $119 and the New York Helmsley Park Lane from $159.
As for New Year's Eve, sample special room rates (some may require a two-night minimum) include the Le Meridien New Orleans from $139.95, the Sonesta Coconut Grove in Miami from $129.95, the Stardust Las Vegas from $169.95, and the Park Central in New York from $239.95.
Skiers wanting to visit the powdery slopes out west can save up to 70% when booking through the Hotels.com, including discounts at multiple properties at skiing meccas like Aspen, Vail, Park City/Deer Valley, Crested Butte, Telluride, Lake Tahoe and more.
A sampling of their discounted ski accommodations include the Bunkhouse Lodge Steamboat Springs from $85, the Sundial Lodge in Park City from $95.95, Caesars Palace Lake Tahoe from $109, Aspen Meadows from $119.95, and the Cliff Lodge & Spa in Snowbird from $129.95.
Hotels.com professes to be the largest specialized provider of discount lodging worldwide, representing over 6,500 properties (with thousands of rooms, suites and apartments) in more than 285 markets in North America, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia.
For information and booking, go to their Web site, www.hotels.com, or phone them at 800/2-HOTELS.