Putting on the Ritz for Less

Sure, times are tough. But a room at the Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans for $100? Don't get too excited; it's not a change to their regular rates. The hotel is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Beaux Arts building it's in. Once the home of the Maison Blanche department store, the building also housed office space from 1909 to 1982.

The department store was renowned as the finest in the South and it was a centerpiece of life in New Orleans from its elaborate holiday decorations and window displays to its designer apparel and premier location. The city's most prominent professionals had offices in the Maison Blanche Building. In fact, the dental x-ray machine was invented by Dr. Edmund Kells, D.D.S., a tenant of the building.

Rates are good only good December 14-18, 2008, so act fast. Other great deals are going on, including the Reconnect package, which includes breakfast, parking and a spa credit, from $150. More Hot Hotel Deals.