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Suite Guarantees from the Bel-Ami Hotel Paris

Where: 7-11 rue St. Benoit, Paris, France, 75006

With the worldwide economy staying on its current roller coaster ride for the foreseeable future, it seems like there are fewer and fewer guarantees in life…especially when it comes to international travel. However, the 112-room Hotel Bel-Ami (a member of Design Hotels) in Paris’s St. Germain neighborhood is offering guaranteed room rates in U.S. dollars through 2009, including for the three new suites it has just unveiled.

The two larger suites are called the “Creation” suites and were designed by French couture hat designer Marina Besse on the first floor (that means second floor for us Americans). The third suite is the “Romance” suite on the fourth (or fifth!) floor, and is done up in “rich, warm, jewel-toned colors accented by soft green and raised ceilings” for a touch of bohemian Paris ambiance. Of course, the in-room La Durée macarons and Les Contes de Thé teas in the lounge don’t hurt either.

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Ditch The Pounds In London With The Met And The Halkin

Where: Old Park Lane, London, United Kingdom, W1K 1LB

In times of economic certainty, what we like best is insanely cheap hotel offers. But if they’re not around, a fixed exchange rate will do us nicely.

COMO’s London properties, The Halkin and Metropolitan, are appealing to our economically conservative instincts by fixing prices in dollars from now until September 6, so you don’t have to think about paying in pounds, and know exactly what you’re shelling out upfront.

They ain't bad prices either. Rooms at The Met start at $199, and $299 at the Halkin. Rack rates are normally £375 ($548) and £390 ($570) respectively. You’ll also be paying a fair whack less than those paying in pounds. We just popped in some dates for a stay in April at the Met, and it came up with $199 or £199 per night. £199 is $289.

Not bad, considering you’ll get access to celeb fave The Met Bar, which unassumingly dubs itself “London’s byword for cool and sophistication.” (We haven’t ever been - just call us uncool and unsophisticated - so we can’t verify this one.)

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HotelChatter Reader Deals :: The French Want Some American Green

Fixed Dollar Rates in France!

The French are adorable, no? As snooty and self-righteous as ever (ahem, unjustified Olympics smack-talking), those zany Frenchies still seem to be slaves to the American tourist's dollar. And since the dollar is as puny as ever, some French hotels are proffering fixed-dollar rates in the hopes of attracting more cash-strapped Americans.

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