Cherry blossoms will bloom across the nation's capital for the hundredth year this spring, just as Starwood Hotels & Resorts is cutting as much as 75% off rates at its hotels in the region.

Settle into Washington, D.C., to take advantage of its many free attractions, or soak up history in some of the nation's oldest cities in neighboring Maryland and Virginia.

Here are some of the best deals:

• Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner
  $74 ... Weekends in February (reg. $119)
• Sheraton Annapolis Hotel
  $79-$99 ... Weekends through April (reg. $139)
• Sheraton Suites Old Town Alexandria
  $85-$95 ... Weekends through April plus parking (reg. $138)
• Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel
  $89-$109 ... Weekends through April plus parking (reg. $149)
• The Westin Alexandria
  $99-$119 ... Weekends through March (reg. $149)
• Four Points Washington, D.C. Downtown
  $99-$139 ... Daily through April (reg. $265)
• Aloft National Harbor
  $109-$149 ... Daily through April plus parking (reg. $249)
• The Westin Annapolis
  $119 ... Daily through April (reg. $199)
• W Washington, D.C.
  $195 ... Weekends through March 18 (reg. $279)