If you're looking to stay inexpensively renting a house or apartment is often cheaper than a hotel, but it's harder to find a place for less than one week's rental. www.vrbo.com www.vacationrentals.com For hotels I usually go online or use work related discounts. During Christmas/New Year, 2002/2003, I managed to get a very nice room at the Le Meridien Russell Square for $150 a night, but you won't get much cheaper than that without staying in a rats nest. Don "There is no greater joy than soaring high on the wings of your dreams, except maybe the joy of watching a dreamer who has nowhere to land but in the ocean of reality." Despair INC.   DONALD D GAGEN MAILTO:DGAGEN@ENSEMBLESTUDIOS.COM ENSEMBLE STUDIOS http://www.ensemblestudios.com   ________________________________________