Cheap Phantom

If you're in town and looking for something cheap and fun, how about Phantom of the Opera for 50% off? The popular musical is wrapping up its national tour in L.A. and tickets for selected performances are as low as $47.50.

Cheap Beverly Hills

Actually, this should be titled Cheap Beverly Hills Adjacent, but whatever. If you want to go just outside of the venerable 90210 area code you can find great hotel deals. Checking on October 22-23, you could get the quaint Hotel Beverly Terrace for $139/night on hotels.com; the Crown Plaza Beverly Hills on Wilshire for $153; or the Courtyard by Marriott Beverly Hills for $169.