Southern California Hotels, From $66 a Night

San Diego, from $66 per room per night
The Ramada Plaza Hotel Circle is reducing its nightly rates by 30 percent as part of San Diego's Happy Deals promotion. The hotel is half a mile from the Riverwalk Golf Club and about a mile from Fashion Valley Mall, Old Town, and the San Diego trolley. Guests get access to an outdoor pool and a fitness room. Rates range from $66 to $80 per room per night, depending on date of travel. For more Happy Deals, check sandiego.org. When Through Dec. 31, 2009; the rates are lowest from September through December. Blackout dates are July 23–26, Sept. 4–6, 2009. Details The 30 percent discount is valid with a three-night stay. Breakfast is not included. Does not include taxes of 12.5 percent. Based on single or double occupancy. Contact 619/291-6500, ramada.com.

Palm Desert, from $139 per room per night
The Unlimited Golf Package at Desert Springs, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa includes accommodations and unlimited golf for two people during the length of stay (the regular rate for each round of golf would normally start at $55). The resort has two 18-hole courses, both designed by architect Ted Robinson, who is called the King of Waterscapes. Palm Desert is about 15 miles from Palm Springs. Rates start at $139 per room per night. When June 17–Sept. 27, 2009. Details Does not include taxes of 11 percent. Based on double occupancy; no single bookings. Use promo code GOF. Contact 760/341-2211, desertspringsresort.com.

El Prado at Balboa Park, San Diego (John Wang/Corbis) [enlarge photo]

San Diego, from $149 per room per night
The Intervention Package at the Hard Rock Hotel includes accommodations in a Studio Room and two VIP tickets to the pool's Intervention Sundays party (a $40 value). The hotel's fourth-floor rooftop pool has a large deck area for cocktails, and there are celebrity DJs scheduled for each Sunday pool party throughout the summer. The VIP tickets take care of the cover charge, and you won't have to wait in line. Rates start at $149 per room per night. When Through Aug. 30, 2009. Details Does not include taxes of 13 percent. Based on single or double occupancy. Requires a Sunday night stay. Contact 888/593-6177, hardrockhotelsd.com.

L.A., from $179 per room per night
The Millennium Biltmore Hotel has a package called I Love (Downtown) L.A., which includes accommodations in a standard room, buffet breakfast for two at Smeraldi's, two tickets to the Museum of Contemporary Art, two tickets to the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live, and two vouchers for 10 percent off food and double points at the Sports Arena at ESPN Zone. The discounted rate and perks amount to a savings of up to 25 percent. Rates start at $179 per room per night. For other vacation deals, check downtownla.com. When Through Sept. 30, 2009. Details Does not include taxes of 14 percent. Based on single or double occupancy. Contact 213/624-1011, millenniumhotels.com.

Huntington Beach, from $199 per room per night
The standard summer rate at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort, 45 minutes south of L.A., includes special activities through Labor Day. Kids under 12 eat free and receive a welcome gift at check-in; there are also children's activities by the hotel's pool, including balloon art and face painting. The hotel is pet-friendly and supplies complimentary beach chairs, umbrellas, Boogie boards, and sand pails and shovels. It's a short walk from the hotel to the beach. On Saturday and Sunday afternoons, a live calypso band serenades guests by the pool. Rates start at $199 per room per night. When Through Sept. 7, 2009. Details Does not include taxes of 11 percent. Based on single or double occupancy. Contact 714/845-8000, hilton.com.

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