Morgans Hotel Group, the operator of high-design boutique properties like the Delano in Miami’s South Beach and the Royalton in Manhattan, is opening another South Beach location in December, with a special introductory rate. With a waterfront location on Biscayne Bay, it’s named The Mondrian (after the popular Los Angeles Mondrian ), and offers 335 studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units. From December through February, introductory rates start at $195 a night (vs. $395 in …
Last month, rooms at the AAA Four Diamond-rated Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina on Maryland’s Eastern Shore were showing starting rates of $239. But if you’re looking for an off-season getaway, it’s hard to beat the resort’s "Luxury on Sale" special, with nightly rates starting at just $99 Sunday through Thursday, or $149 on Saturdays. It’s good for stays from November through April 3, and they’ll throw in a free …
Kor Hotel Group is luring travelers to five of its urban hotels in southern California and British Columbia with a "30 Days of Holidays" promotion that offers 30 percent off the best available rate from November 28 to December 28, plus a $30 credit per stay for incidental expenses at the hotel. Participating properties include the Avalon Beverly Hills , Maison 140 Beverly Hills, Chamberlain West Hollywood and Delfina Santa Monica, all in the L.A. area; and the Loden Vancouver.
Guests at the newly opened High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid, N.Y. have a reason to celebrate the stock market’s lousy performance: For stays from now through December 19, the resort is setting its room rate for the week based on the Dow’s closing the previous Friday. E.g., if the Dow closes at 8,500, the nightly rate that week will be $85—not bad considering the hotel’s average nightly rate is $250 (and it’s unlikely the Dow will hit 25,000 before mid-December). …
