Buy Two Nights, Get One Free at New York Hotels

Hotel deals are starting to get good -- even in New York, where it typically costs more than your month's rent to stay for a few days. Currently, there are nine hotels participating in a "Buy Two, Get One Free" bonanza, good from January 9 through February 27. The following hotels are hoping this deal will entice you to come and stay for a while:

1. The Carlyle (Upper East Side) - Stuffy Euro aristocrats plus rootless American nouveau riche equals 23 grand pianos, a highball, and a mammoth room fee.
2. Jumeirah Essex House (Upper West Side) - Art Deco, Central Park West, Broadway, it's all here.
3. Loews Regency Hotel (Midtown East) - Modern yet fancy, close to the museums and lots of shopping, this is the spot where John Edwards starting cheating on his wife, so you know it's got to be somewhat good.

4. The London NYC (Midtown West) - Sex and the City (the movie) had some scenes here, so rest assured, it’s officially “New York.” Though most of the rooms are teensy and cramped, apparently the view from room 4601 is killer. 
5. The New York Palace Hotel (Midtown East) - It’s not exactly blowing up, but the Sultan’s Palace is in a heavy harem-recruiting phase.
6. The Plaza Hotel (Midtown West) - Historic, and historically expensive. Home of the $28 burger, the $17 cheesecake, and $755-a-night rates.
7. The Sherry-Netherland (Midtown East) - The lobby is modeled after the Vatican. Need I say more?
8. Trump International Hotel & Tower (Midtown West) - The Donald’s sick park views for masters of the universe and the Euro-rocking aristocracy.
9. The Waldorf Astoria (Midtown East) - Three bars, four restaurants, and Jazz Age overindulgence. Mostly businesspeople now, but a certain spirit abides.