Take in the views of the Great Smoky Mountains at a 4-star hotel and save 50% on peak-season prices.

For $79 per night, check in to a standard room with a balcony at the Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg, Tenn. This deal is available Sundays-Thursdays through March 15, or spend the weekend for $20 more per night.

This offer includes a free appetizer with purchase of two dinner entrees at the on-site patio lounge or restaurant. Other hotel highlights include a multi-level indoor pool, a game arcade, free parking and a warm cookie upon arrival.

The hotel is a mile from Great Smoky Mountains National Park and near Gatlinburg-area attractions including the Aquarium of the Smokies, Ripley’s Believe it or Not! and Arts and Crafts Loop, an eight-mile trail of galleries, studios and shops filled with work from local artisans. Dollywood Amusement Park is open through December and is a 15-minute drive away.

Gatlinburg is an hour from Knoxville, Tenn., and two hours from Asheville, N.C.

Not available on: Dec. 7-8, 26-31; Jan. 1, 18-20; Feb. 7-8, 15-16