http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T17:52:19Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Elite%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/18/163650/065 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/lutoncristal.jpg" class="top"><p> We&#146;re getting used to hotels pumping out discounts and throwing extra goodies our way to get us to stay with them this year, but giving a room away for free? That&#146;s taking it one step further. <p>Chi-chi UK chain <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/elite%20hotels"><b>Elite Hotels</b></a>, which owns four sprawling countryside mansions in the south east of England including <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/LUTON+HOO+HOTEL+GOLF+AND+SPA/local/1323"><b>Luton Hoo</b></a> (where such luminary films as <i>Four Weddings and a Funeral</i> and <i>Eyes Wide Shut</i> were filmed) is doing just that. <p>You have to spend a wedge to get the free room, of course; £278.50 (about $413) on a bottle of Louis Roederer Cristal 2002, to be precise. But then, there are worse things to throw your money at. Especially juliab 2009-01-19T09:45:51-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/