There have been so many times in my life when I wanted to travel somewhere but the cost of the hotel room killed the deal. There have also been many times when I wanted to pretend I was a tourist in my hometown of Manhattan and stay in the finest hotel.

My desires may soon be fulfilled thanks to the app Hotel Tonight. Much to my surprise, lots of my DigiDame readers already know about it, but I wanted to share with others. The main purpose of the app is to give you last minute deals on hotel rooms in many cities in the United States as well as Canada, Mexico, the U.K., Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain.

These are rooms that the hotel did not book. The later in the day, the cheaper the rate gets. Eliot and I are free as birds, as are many of you at this age, to come and go as we please. We can decide at five in the afternoon that we want to get a room at The Plaza, The Ritz-Carlton, the Hamptons, the Berkshires, or the Jersey Shore, find fabulous discounted rooms, and go that night. If we were really gutsy, we would actually get on a plane, go to some far-away destination, and find a last-minute room in Paris, Singapore, or Maui, all via Hotel Tonight.

Friends say they love the spontaneity that this app affords them. I know that when Eliot and I do something impulsive we rarely regret it. Hotel Tonight may give a lot of us the impetus to do things outside our comfort zone. Go for it!