Category — Lodging

Groupon has some deals on Haunted Hotels in the US for Halloween week…well, ok, I think the deals are good to buy Halloween week; you’ll have to visit another time. Anyway, if you like to be spooked where you sleep, they’ve got great deals on several haunted hotels.

The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park Colorado (the site of  Stephen King’s The Shining) has staff reports about hearing distinct sounds of children playing when there aren’t any around, about liquor bottles inexplicably flying off the shelves, and of piano keys moving without assistance from anything or anyone else. When bottles aren’t flying,  it’s a beautiful, grand old hotel near Rocky Mountain National Park.  The Stanley Hotel deal on offer is one night at the hotel and a ghost tour for $99 (a $224 value).

Captain Grant’s Inn in Preston, Connecticut , built in 1754, has had guest reports of loud knocking, multiple sightings of mysterious ghostly apparitions of a woman and her two children, and faint, disembodied child-like voices. The Captain Grants’s Inn Deal is $139 for a two-night stay and ghost hunting lesson (a $278 value).

Other, possibly haunted, hotel deals include: [Read more →]

Bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) and inns throughout the U.S. and Canada will honor active military and veterans by offering complimentary stays on November 10, 2011, in observance of Veteran’s Day.

For a complete list of participating inns and B&Bs, visit http://www.bnbsforvets.org for participating inns in the U.S. and http://www.bbcanada.com/bbforvets for participating Canadian B&Bs.

If you’re both romantic and spontaneous, Windrose Romantic Cottages in Windsor has a TGIT Special (Thank Goodness It Is Thursday) deal that you’re sure to love. If  they have a cottage available on Thursday at Noon, just call and stay 2 nights and your 2nd night is 1/2 off. (707) 836-0400.

Four  hostels on the California coast are offering Winter Weekday Specials through February 28, 2011. Stay two nights in a shared dorm room and get the third night free, Sunday through Thursday nights (excluding holidays). American families tend to underestimate hostels. Last winter my family stayed in a family room at Pigeon Point Lighthouse—with gorgeous views under a lighthouse overlooking the Pacific and  a hot tub on the cliffs, this hostel just needs queen beds and luxury linens to become a pricey B&B.  Even though its a  Winter deal, there’s real possibilities, Winter can be so dramatic on the coast, and Pigeon Point is near Ano Nuevo, which has elephant seal tours this time of year.  [Read more →]

Living Social is offering a pretty good deal for the Timber Cove Inn right now: you get a one-night weekday stay (Ocean View) plus dinner for two (for $199) or two-night weekend stay (Forest View) plus two dinners for two (for $398)—that’s 50% off. This will expire in a couple days (Sunday Oct 31st? I’m not sure, so act fast.) As aways, read the fine print. SOTC is a Living Social affiliate, for more on what that means, see the How to Use SOTC page.

If you are going to be out and about near Railroad Square in Santa Rosa, stop by the California Welcome Center for a wear the bear sticker and list of merchants that offer discounts for people wearing the CA bear sticker. There are lodging discounts, discounts of wine or free tastings at local wineries, and restaurant deals like 15% off lunch or dinner, a free bottle of wine with 2 dinners, or 50% off the second entree with the purchase of a bottle of local wine. There are even discounts on greens fees, hot air balloon rides, or the Schulz Museum.

Sheraton Hotels have renovated quite a few of their locations in the U.S. & Canada. To show off their new look, 86 locations are offering a free night’s stay on October 23.

Here’s what you need to know to get the deal: [Read more →]

Marriott is offering guests a Global Rate Break. Book your weekend stay at a participating Marriott hotel by September 24, and you’ll save 20%. Eligible stays include travel dates from September 25-December 13, 2009. There is no doubt fine print, so check it out on the web site before booking.

The participating hotels include Marriott Hotels & Resorts, JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, Courtyard by Marriott, SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott, and TownePlaceSuites by Marriott.

This tip is thanks  to Jennifer Maciejewski, Atlanta on the Cheap.

52 Sage hotels across the U.S. are giving away a night’s stay in a hotel for people who can show they have completed at least 8 hours of community service between July 1 and December 20, 2009. (Free stays are limited to certain nights, they also will do  50% off instead for a wider range of nights). You have to have a letter on company letterhead proving you volunteered at one of the 501c3 groups. Offer runs to December 20, 2009.

For a list of participating hotels, go here. Details can be found right here.

Be sure to read the terms  and conditions carefully. Thanks to our friends at Tuscon on the Cheap for finding this one.

If you are planning a trip to Hawaii with kids this summer (sadly, I am not), this article on hotels offering kids stay free deals might help save some money. For free or cheap things to do once there, check out five free things to do on the Big Island, 101 things to do on Oahu (for under $6), free or nearly free things to do on Maui, or see the plethora of free or cheap things do do at our sister sites, Big Island on the Cheap and Honolulu on the Cheap.