It's difficult to locate a room anywhere in the Mid-Atlantic area for less than $100. Here's one that's right off I-95, close to awesome shopping and entertainment (in the city's Shockoe Slip Entertainment District), four blocks from the state capitol, adjacent to the scenic James River, and an hour's drive to the Blue Ridge Mountains. It's ideal.

This classic 361-room hotel welcomes guests with its stately glass entrance, cozy fireplace, pink-marbled lobby, and newly remodeled rooms. Once inside your room, you'll get a comfy bed and every amenity a weary traveler could want.

Rates: $149-$269. Ask for the "Southern Living Sensational Stay," a $99 rate valid Monday through Friday from April 1, 2007 through April 1, 2008. The rate includes an Omni gift bag featuring a Richmond history-and-attractions booklet. Blackout dates: May 3-May 5, June 29-June 30, September 6-September 8, and November 9.
100 South 12th Street; www.omnihotels.com or (804) 344-7000.

above, left: Guests enter the Omni Richmond through an impressive glass entrance with a pink marble-floored lobby.