One of the world's most legendary hotels, The Waldorf Astoria in New York City sparkles with a lustrous history and sumptuous rooms that are now as much as $200 off current prices.

Visit Dec. 16-26 and Jan. 1 - March 3 for $229 per night. These bookings all come with a free upgrade to a higher room category and free Internet access (a total value of $69 daily).

Guest rooms combine old-world opulence, like marble bathrooms and custom mattresses, with modern amenities such as flat-screen TVs and iPod docks.

This Art Deco landmark is a high-society magnet, hosting everyone from royalty to fashion designers to movie stars. It is down the street from Rockefeller Center and two blocks from Madison and Fifth Avenue shopping.

Note: Bookings are nonrefundable and non-changeable.