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The Hilton Muffin Drama Gently Winds Down

Where: Washington , D.C., United States

An Inspector General report found last week that the government spent $16 per muffin at a 2009 conference inside a Hilton Hotel. The news, which spread around the internet faster than spilt coffee on a tablecloth, snowballed into a broader condemnation of both the government's extravagance and the hotel chain's greediness.

But everyone can calm down now. ABC News is now pointing out a receipt error that misrepresented the total cost of the continental breakfast, which was served each morning during the five-day conference. So rather than actually serving $16 muffins, the invoice had simply mis-labeled the entire cost of the continental breakfast (which included fresh fruit, coffee, juice, function space, tax and tips) as "muffins."

So if you were saving up for an unreasonably expensive hotel breakfast, you'll now have to look elsewhere.

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How Much Is Too Much For A Hotel Room?

The Plaza in New York usually goes for $495 a night. We stayed there for $239.

When The Crosby Hotel announced yesterday that its room rates would be starting at $525 a night, we got to thinking--who would pay that much?

Everyone has a different budget for hotels when traveling, but sometimes even folks with big bank accounts refuse to spend more than $150 (or less!) on a hotel room, especially if it's just a chain brand like the Hilton, Marriott or Hyatt. These chains may be nice, but even the pricey ones don't necessarily offer any of the cool amenities and personal touches that you'd find at boutique hotels. And many times these places give us headaches with their fugly decor.

Fortunately, a lot of these big-box hotel rooms can be found at reasonable rates on online booking sites like Expedia, Hotwire and Priceline, thus ensuring that folks can always get a big hotel name for less.

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We Dare You To Expense One of These

Some hotels just can't get enough of your hard earned cash with their room rates, so they up the ante by charging exorbitant amounts for food and booze.

So if you are a business traveler, who just quit your job to go to the rival firm but you have one business trip left, and you want to put the boots to your old boss...

Here is a list for statement foodies with large expense accounts, or plenty of cash to burn.

· Meal @ Dome Restaurant :: $30,000

· Foie Gras Burger @ DB Bistro Moderne :: $30

· Trader Vic Mai Tai :: $1475

· Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata at the Parker Palm Springs :: $1000

· The Martini at the Algonquin :: $13,000

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