Manhattan's posh Le Parker Meridien has rooms that overlook Central Park. Understandably, the hotel's spicy promotion just before and after Valentine's Day raised eyebrows — $150 for a four-hour stay between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Included in the package, where rooms with views ordinarily start at $379, were movies on demand, a Champagne split, and strawberries with whipped cream. It was a sellout success.
The Marcel, a boutique hotel in Manhattan's historic Gramercy Park, offers power naps for the rich and famous. For a flat rate of $150, entertainers performing at nearby venues can book rooms to shower, rest or order room service before performances. The flat rate is open to others based on availability; overnight rates run as high as $400.
If you shop till you drop in trendy Malibu, Calif., the Malibu Beach Inn has a $270 day rate (including a three-course lunch and a cabana room where you can take off your shoes just steps from the sand). Prices for oceanfront rooms ordinarily start at $385 a night.
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. The visitors bureau couldn't name one upscale hotel with day rates.
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