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The Hard Rock Chicago Offering Special 'Oprah' Rates of $149 a Night

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

It's not just the Affinia Chicago that's celebrating Oprah's 24th season kickoff extravaganza with special rates. The Hard Rock Chicago is also getting in on the fun. Room rates for September 6 through September 9 are now $149 (as opposed to $199). The rate also includes free WiFi (so you can Facebook your status and Twitpic your party pics).

Interestingly, the rate is only available online at preferredhotelrate.com/oprah. We hopped on that site to see if those rates were good and indeed they were. Plus the rate comes with 10 percent off coupon at the hotel's China Grill. Wanna splurge for city views? Those rooms start at $179.

If budget is your concern, the Affinia Chicago is now going for $119 a night and it's actually even closer to the extravaganza than the Hard Rock. Oprah will be filming her show on Tuesday night on the Magnificent Mile at the intersection of Michigan and Ohio street. The Black-Eyed Peas and some surprise guests are expected to show. (J-Hud? Michelle O? We hope!)

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Keep Oprah's Season Kickoff Party Going At The Affinia Chicago

Where: 166 E. Superior St., Chicago, IL, 60611

Oprah tickets are harder to score than this season's new Chanel handbag, but the daytime diva is shutting down Michigan Avenue to throw a huge, free block party on Sept. 8 to celebrate the start of her TV show's 24th season.

If you don't want to have to fight crazy book club members to get into the televised event, the Affinia Chicago offers you a strategy: stay at its nearby hotel to be close to the action and you'll get a room for $109 per night.

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D.C. Buzzing Over Obamas, Oprah, Other Words That Start With O

Holy crap: It’s finally inauguration day! After endless speculation, the big day has arrived. As predicted, it’s freezing in D.C., but a bevy of celebs and, of course, “biggest-celebrity-in-the-world” Barack Obama has transformed our nation’s capitol into the hotspot of a lifetime.

But even through all the Obamarama hope-mongering, we know you’re at least secretly still interested in another A+-lister. That’s right, Oprah’s in town, and her star is not the kind to get overlooked — no matter the occasion.

As we reported way back in December, the Queen of Chat is staying five nights in the Royal Suite at the Four Seasons (at $15,000 a night). Among the suite’s perks are a personal shopping assistant, private exercise room, and “a sculptural bathtub [with a] crystal fixture elegantly draped overhead,” according to the Washington Post.

And today, Oprah will do her second live show in Washington. Yesterday’s show was at the glittering Kennedy Center, but today’s will be held at Capitol Hill’s newish Art and Soul Restaurant at the Liaison Capitol Hill hotel—which makes perfect sense, considering the James Beard award-winning chef, Art Smith, was formerly personal chef to Oprah. Rumored guests include Jon Bon Jovi and Forest Whitaker. Not that you have any chance of snagging a seat at the show or anything. But hey, that’s why it’s on TV.

[Photo: Sun Times]

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Oprah Will Check Into Four Seasons D.C. for Inauguration

Where: 2800 Pennslyvania NW [map], Washington, D.C., United States, 20007

Oprah Winfrey has been perhaps Obama's loudest and proudest celeb supporter this year, and the rumor mill has been churning out all sorts of Oprah/Obama rumors since Barack was elected in November. We've heard that she's been planning to tape a couple of special shows in the nation's capitol from the Kennedy Center Opera House, and, thanks to a NY Post story last week, people have been buzzing about the Winfrey possibly purchasing a mansion of her own in Washington to ensure she'd be close to Obama (false).

We're not so sure about that househunting thing now that we've heard (again from the NY Post) that Winfrey is planning to shack up at the Four Seasons during Obama's inauguration week. According to Page Six, she all booked for the $15,000-a-night Royal Suite for five nights around inauguration.

Still not sure whether you're ready to join Oprah and millions of your closest friends at inauguration in January? Check out our brother site Jaunted's Inauguration 2009 complete coverage — and once you've made up your mind to go, drop in and take a look at their tips on how to get there.

[Photo: Sun Times]

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Memo to Oprah :: Swipe Dorchester Spa Slippers Next Time

Where: Park Lane, London, United Kingdom, W1A 2HJ

Oprah Winfrey, the queen of our afternoons (and owner of our souls), was all dressed up and looking radiant at a London fundraiser for Nelson Mandela last night.

And then, in a stunning display of normal-ness, she took off her designer heels because her feet were killing her. We do that too!

We were so busy relating to her that we almost forgot she was Oprah for a second there -- until we learned that she was on her way back to her suite at the Dorchester London and, uh, some of their suites can go for over $5,000 per night.

Yeah. We cannot relate.

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