Immerse Yourself in Prague, $678

The Real Deal: Round-trip airfare, five nights' accommodations, and transfers from $678 per person, plus taxes and fuel surcharges of about $290.

When: Oct. 31-Dec. 13, 2007. Add $248 per person for Sept. 10-Oct. 28; $605 per person for June 30-Aug. 26.

Gateways: New York City; add $7 for Boston; $38 for Philadelphia; $85 for Chicago; $86 for Atlanta; $112 for Washington, D.C.; $127 for Dallas, Houston; $211 for Portland; $214 for Los Angeles; and $228 for Seattle. Additional cities available.

The Fine Print: Breakfast daily, hotel taxes, and airport-hotel transfers are included. Airport taxes and fuel surcharges are roughly an additional $290 per person. Based on midweek travel (Mon.-Thurs.); add $25 per person each way for weekend travel. Based on double occupancy; single supplement $175 (Oct. 31-Dec. 13), $185 (June 30-Aug. 26), or $305 (Sept. 10-Oct. 28). Read these guidelines before you book any Real Deal.

Book By: No deadline; based on availability.

Contact: Sophisticated Traveler, s-traveler.com, reservations@s-traveler.com.

Why It's a Deal: A recent search on kayak.com yielded a lowest round-trip fare of $553 per person for travel to Prague in early November (multiple carriers). For about $125 more, Sophisticated Traveler, which specializes in trips to Central Europe, covers the international airfare as well as the five-night stay, transfers, and hotel taxes.

Trip Details: The package includes round-trip airfare on a Star Alliance carrier, such as United or Lufthansa, and a five-night stay at the modern, 46-room Hotel Ehrlich. It's located in Prague 3 (Zizkov), a residential area, close to one of the largest city parks and the New Jewish Cemetery, where Franz Kafka is buried. The city center can be reached by the N. 133 or N. 207 bus; the subway is a 10-minute walk from the hotel. You'll get a full breakfast daily, and you can extend your stay for an extra $30 per person per night, based on double occupancy and travel dates within the period of Oct. 31-Dec. 13.

Keep in mind that, as is typical, this package is cheapest for travel during the off-season months of November and December, when temperatures dip to the 30s Fahrenheit and tourists are (comparatively) few. Assuming you've packed the right clothes, you may find there's something charming and appropriate about visiting the Bohemian city of looming castles and bridges--and hearty stews and beers--as winter sets in and blankets Prague in its first snows of the season.

If you opt to purchase this package for the summer, when it's much warmer and sunnier, you'll be staying instead at the Hotel Angelis, which lies outside the city center but within a very quick commute by tram or by subway--it's three stops from Wenceslas Square. The hotel is in Prague 5 (Smíchov), which used to be a run-down area with factories and lately has become a more vibrant neighborhood with shops and businesses, on the left bank of the Vltava river.

Upgrades are available for several local hotels at an additional cost ranging from $10 to $229 per person per night, depending on the travel dates and room occupancy.

You can find tips on what to see and do in Prague by visiting the official tourism board website. And before you go, check the weather forecast, exchange rate, and local time at BudgetTravelOnline.com.

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