Cozy up to Winter Savings at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa! Buy two nights with check-in on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday and receive the third night free! (Free night is redeemable once per stay, five-night max including free night.) Valid on stays through December 1, 2010.  Call 800.HILTONS and use promo code: WINTER. Also, if you're a savvy traveler that likes to tweet, enter to win a two-night weekend stay at the Hilton that includes a $100 food credit (excluding alcohol) to their Bristol Palms restaurant, complimentary valet parking and guestroom internet, a $50 travel reimbursement plus a $200 Gift Certificate to Morton's The Steakhouse courtesy of South Coast Plaza. Visit Hilton's facebook page for further information!

Give or get back this holiday season: hold your company party at the Costa Mesa Marriott and receive 10% off your event OR have Marriott donate 10% of the cost to the Children’s Miracle Network.  This offer is subject to availability, cannot be combined with other offers, is valid through January 31, 2010 and a food-and-beverage minimum must be achieved.  Contact Michael Marriott at 714. 444.8284

This holiday season, get an extra 20% off the best available rate when you stay three nights or more at the Ramada Costa Mesa. This offer includes free parking, free wireless internet, free John Wayne Airport Shuttle available from 7:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. as well as free, unlimited use of the fitness room. Ask for the “L3” rate. 949.645.2221

Stay at The Westin South Coast Plaza through January 31, 2010 and receive rates from $199 per night along with a $100 gift certificate to South Coast Plaza and more when you book the Shopper’s Package, which includes Heavenly accommodations at The Westin South Coast Plaza, the $100 South Coast Plaza gift certificate valid at 280 retail stores, complimentary valet parking at the South Coast Plaza, two free access cards to relax at the South Coast Plaza VIP lounge with snacks & beverages, complimentary storage for your shopping bags at the VIP lounge and delivery of those bags to the hotel as well as a welcome gift bag with discount coupons. Book now: 866.716.8126; promo code: SHOPSCP

For its 7th annual year, Killer Entertainment will be hosting a Mystery Dinner show, The Password is Murder, at the Wyndham Orange County on New Year's Eve. The show will begin at 8:30 p.m. and conclude around 11:45 p.m. with party favors. A champagne toast and a costume contest will take place at midnight. The hotel lobby bar will be open after the show to continue your celebrating. This special night is open to individuals, couples, or groups. A free bottle of champagne for every 4 tickets purchased.  Hotel package available. 714.538.6080    
                 
New Years Eve OC (NYEOC) is the celebration for classy, upscale people. One of the best things about NYEOC 2010 taking place at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa on New Year’s Eve is that you can party all you want and go to your room when the party is over. The event will take place in SEVEN different ballrooms, TWO levels (one level is exclusively VIP) and every type of music imaginable. You must be 21 or older to attend this party and proper attire is required. NYEOC is the #1 New Year's Eve Celebration in Orange County and had been for the past 10 years. 

Watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve at Orange County's premier party destination -- Sutra Lounge. As the clock strikes midnight, Sutra will be ringing the new year in with style with a champagne toast and the electric sounds of Starkillers. Straight from Las Vegas, Starkillers provides the sexiest and highest-energy dance mixes.

The Spa and Fitness Club at South Coast Plaza is offering a Peace, Love & Spa package through the end of the year. Choose any three 50-minute services (excluding hydrfacial), a spa insider card with 10% off all spa services and retail through December 10 as well as complimentary valet parking. 714.850.0050

Claim Jumper is offering a 20%-bonus gift card for every purchase of $50 in gift cards. Special incentives are also available for orders over $1,000. Each holiday gift card is packaged in a miniature chocolate Motherlode cake box with root beer barrels for a fully-packaged, festive treat for clients, staff members, friends and family. Orders over $100 will also receive one of Claim Jumper's signature glass coffee mugs filled with their root beer candy. Contact Fran to place your order. 949.648.1054

This December, enjoy 10 beers on tap at Karl Strauss, including Fullsuit Belgian Brown Ale, Russian Imperial Stout and To the 9’s Holiday Ale. This month's featured beer-and-food pairing is To the 9’s with the Grilled Duck Chili Relleno appetizer. The dry bitterness of this hoppy ale cuts through the rich roasted duck and cheese and complements the earthy character of the grilled Anaheim chilies and the savory sweetness of the plantain sauce. 714.546.2739

For every $100 in holiday gift cards you purchase from Maggiano's Little Italy through December 31, you will receive a $20 bonus card. There is also still time to plan your holiday event at Maggiano's. They offer authentic, Chef-prepared Italian-American dishes developed especially for banquet guests. The banquet holiday menu, served family style, offers a variety of festive choices such as steak, shrimp and beef. 714.546.9006

This holiday season, Morton's The Steakhouse is extending a special, private-dining offer for their valued guests. If your holiday-party celebration takes place at Morton's by December 30, you will receive a bonus gift card based on a percentage of what you spend. Morton's has also just introduced an off-site catering menu, making enjoying Morton's at home or at your office seamless. Simply place your order and they'll provide their signature specialties packaged and ready for pickup. Catering platters provide menu options for groups. Contact Gina. 714.444.4834

The infamous native wellington is back at Native Foods Café. A wellington is an organic puff pastry filled with thinly-sliced native seitan, native stuffing, yams with a caramelized onion-tangerine compote, shallot mushrooms and organic kale. It comes frozen and you bake it at home for one hour then top it with mushroom gravy. Easily serves 6-8 people for $39.95. These will be available for pickup beginning Sunday, November 15. 714.751.2151

The banquet services at Newport Rib Company are a sure-fire way to make your holiday event a delicious success story, whether it’s a banquet for the entire office or a private family celebration—We're it and everything in between. They also offer catering services for your holiday events. With  25 years of experience in the catering and food service business, they can guide all aspects of planning your event. For the holidays, check out their famous Rib Company BBQ or All-American Feast menus. When you book your holiday event with Newport Rib, you’ll receive a complementary $50 giftcard for every $500-worth of "catering" during the month of December.

The holidays are fast approaching and Royal Khyber would love to host your next event. With unbeatable prices as well as fabulous semi-private space, you're sure to be taken care of. 714.436.1010

Beginning November 21, Scott's Seafood will reopen for lunch on the weekends. Catch a game in the lounge or relax in the dining room for lunch before your holiday shopping. Attending a show at OCPAC or SCR? Join Scott's for lunch or dinner. 714.979.2400

The Fajitas To-Go program at Z'Tejas is perfect for those who need an event catered.  For parties of 15 or more, the popular restaurant offers your choice of jerk chicken, vegetarian, shrimp or beef tenderloin along with hand-hacked guacamole, salsa fresco, black beans, sour cream, jack and cheddar cheeses, flour tortillas along with chips and salsa in a self-contained, to-go package.  Chicken and veggie options are $11.99 while the shrimp and steak (minimum five servings per selection) are $13.99.  Twenty-four-hour, advance notice is required.  Additionally, receive a $5 bonus gift card for every $25 in gift cards you purchase. 714.979.7469