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Win $16k Of Stuff At The (Soon to Be) Lancaster London Hotel

Where: Lancaster Terrace, London, United Kingdom, W2

What’s in a name? Precisely $16,260 if that name happens to be the Royal Lancaster Hotel – soon to renamed the Lancaster London.

The hotel, on the edge of Hyde Park, is celebrating its name change next Wednesday (that’d be 09/09/09) by giving away £9,999 (that’s where the random $16,260 comes in) worth of prizes at – guess when - 9.09am.

And although none of the prizes are worth that amount by themselves, they ain’t half bad – there are 81 prizes – nine lots of nine, from overnight stays and dinners to afternoon teas and cocktails.

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Bookable Rooms at The Borgata for $99

Where: Atlantic City, NJ, United States

This year's most auspicious date - 9-9-09 - is fast approaching, and although we ended up pretty unimpressed by the Mondrian's virtually-unbookable $99 deal in Hollywood, we're hoping that the $99 specials at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa and The Water Club at the Borgata in Atlantic City work out better.

There are three parts to the Borgata's 9-9-09 promotion, the first being the same $99 room deal offered by the Mondrian – but better, because when we checked the online reservations we actually found plenty of $99 rooms, and you don't even need a special code.

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The Mondrian's $99 Deal Has Not Gone Smoothly

Where: 8440 W Sunset Blvd [map], West Hollywood, CA, United States, 90069

Deja vu anyone?

On Friday, we told you about the special $99 Rate at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood in honor of the upcoming 9-9-09 date. We thought that was a great deal for the hotel which just recently renovated its rooms. But as we see all too often with these sort of rate gimmicks, one reader had trouble booking the deal. Berk411 writes:

So I called the Mondrian to book my $99 room rate for Sept. 1st and 2nd. I spoke to a reservations agent that had no idea what I was talking about. I explained that I wanted the 9-9-09 special rate and that the promotion code was SPM999.

She explained to me that she did not know what I was talking about because there was no such rate in the system. I started reading off the details of the promotion, so she put me on hold. After 15 minutes, she got back on the line after conferring with her supervisor and again explained that she did not have any rate that low in her system what so ever, had no idea what I was walking about, and offered me a $315 dollar a night room, which was their lowest available rate.

reluctantly, I booked it, even though I could have stayed at the Standard Hollywood, which is awesome by the way, for $170 a night. Who knows...maybe I should cancel my reservation and go hang at the Standard where they don't screw over their guests with riduculous rates....

When we saw this comment, we immediately contacted the PR rep who sent us the rate promotion and asked her what was up.

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Nine is the Mondrian LA's Lucky Number

Where: 8440 W Sunset Blvd [map], West Hollywood, CA, United States, 90069

Until 2012, you have numerical alignment to thank for month-day-year promotions to knock some bucks off of hotel stays. 09/09/09 might not have the good luck vibes attached to it that 07/07/07 did, but we'll take the discount that the Mondrian LA is throwing our way all the same. Get ready for a parade of nines if you book a room at the West Hollywood hotel, which pretty much epitomizes everything Sunset Strip. (Yeah, that means stilettos, luxury cars, and a lucite-happy interior.)

The biggest deals to be had include offers for Guestrooms starting at $99 per night (valid September 1-10), and Penthouse and Private Apartment reservations starting at $999 per night (also valid September 1-10). That's the Penthouse above. See, we like to aim high here at HotelChatter.

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Tweet To Win A Night At Hard Rock Chicago For $9

Where: 230 N. Michigan Ave. [map], Chicago, IL, United States, 60601

It pays to be a Twitterholic, at least that's what we say to make ourselves feel better. If you're like us and can't stop tweeting or if you want to start the addiction, the Hard Rock Hotel Chicago is offering a Twitter-only contest in which it's giving away nine rooms for $9.

To snag one of the 9-buck rooms, you must have your own Twitter account and retweet the following:

RT to win! @HardRockChicago is giving away 9 rooms for $9. Winners selected 9/9/09! #contest #hardrockchicago09

All retweets must be made by September 8. The nine winners will be chosen at random and will be announced on September 9 (9/9/09, get it?).

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