For today only, Hotels.com is offering 50% off select room rates. Typically they discount about 40%, so this is a better offer than normal.

Bookings must take place between 11 am and 9:59 pm CST, for travel between November 11 and December 31, 2011. Unfortunately, the deal is not live yet, so I can not do some comparison shopping until the deal starts. Let me know how much this sale was able to save you and your family in the comments.