Weekend Hotel Deals in U.S. Cities

This weekenmd or next are great times to get deals on hotels in various U.S. cities. Travelocity (www.travelocity.com) is offering some exceptional rates on lodging in some of the country's largest and most expensive cities, as well as in smaller centres.

In New York City where the average hotel room usually costs more than $250, you can stay at the Affinia 50 for as little as $129, or at the Hotel Mela for as low as $127. Both these hotels are lcoated in Midtown.

Prices are even lower at some Chicago hotels. The Holiday Inn Express Magnificent Mile has rooms starting at $69 per night, and the Tremont Hotel nearby offers rates as low as $73. The Magnificent Mile is the city's main shopping area, home to lots of designer boutiques and upscale stores as well as the John Hancock Tower with its wonderful observation area offering a panorama of the region, and the landmark Water Tower.

Similar prices on rooms are avialable in San Diego, California at the Wyndham Garden and the Days Hotel Circle. San Francisco, CA, Orlando, FL and Las Vegas, NV are among the other cities where you can find bargain prices on hotels.

The problem, if you need to fly, may be getting there. For the second time this week, airline cancellations today are running well up in the thousands becasue of severe winter weather in the eastern part of the country. This time it is the Southeast and Texas that are most affected, earlier in the week it was the Northeast.