KFWB Deals of the Week: Hotels Galore in N. America On Sale!

There is no more visible measure of the doldrums the travel industry is in than the incredible deals hotels are offering these days.

Here are several, from Los Angeles to San Francisco to Beaver Creek and elsewhere around the US.  (You may hear a podcast of my Sunday afternoon travel show that features these deals here.)

• Just off Union Square in San Francisoco, Kimpton's Sir Francis Drake Hotel offers a $99-a-night rate if you book by this coming Wednesday, Oct. 28.  The offer is good for stays from Nov. 1 through Apr 30, 2010.  Call 800-546-7866 and mention rate code SFD99 or use that code when you visit the hotel's web site
• The Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa in Colorado offers a third night free until Dec. 1.  Just click on "Special Offers" at the hotel's site.
• In balmy southern California, the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey will sell you a double room for only $199 a night through the end of the year if you book 14 days in advance.  You must pre-pay and cannot cancel for a refund or change your dates. I couldn't find the deal on the hotel's web site, so I'd call the hotel directly at 310-823-1700.
• And, finally, Sofitels all over the US (and Montreal, too) are promoting an "I Love Chocolate" sale that gives you a third night's stay free.  It's good Nov. 1 through Jan. 31, 2010.  And they'll even throw in free breakfast, no small deal given the price of most hotel breakfasts.  And on an after of your choice during your stay, you're invited to a chocolate feast of pastries and hot chocolate.  Rates begin as low as $105 a night at the Minneapolis Sofitel.  Check it out here.