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Bad Rate: Fitness Fanatic Package at Hilton Houston Americas

Where: 1600 Lamar [map], Houston, TX, United States, 77010

October 24, 2006 at 11:53 AM | 1 Comment

[Ed. Note: This is the Bad Rate in our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature. This rate was valid on October 24, 2006 and is subject to change. Enjoy.]

What do you get with the $309 "Fitness Fanatic" package at the Hilton Houston Americas? We hope you're sitting down; it includes a standard room and free access to the gym!

You see, there once was a time when entrance to the gym was always included at every hotel that had one. Then some bean counters came up with the brilliant idea to rent out space in the hotel, outsource the gym to this new tenant, and then charge guests to use what is now a "private fitness club" open to local residents. Who cares if it annoys guests--it's a new profit center!

We suggest you spend your Houston weekend at the St. Regis instead--this week's Good Rate--where for $69 less than the standard room here at the Hilton, you'll get a junior suite and far more pampering.

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