In 1947, Larry and Mariam Orenstein spent their honeymoon at The Palmer House for a mere $10. 60 years later, the hotel offered them the penthouse suite, now a $1,600 per night room, for the original $10 price.
This special offer from The Palmer House, now owned by Hilton, is a long-standing promotion for one-time guests who stayed at the hotel over 50 years ago, and can prove it. This builds a case for pack-rats all over the country who save those piles of receipts, papers, and special mementos such as the Orensteins who provided their original receipt from their honeymoon hotel stay to get their $10 penthouse suite.
So don’t bring out the shredder yet, you never know what crumpled up piece of paper might be worth $1,600 fifty years from now…
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November 16th, 2007 at 9:06 am
This is an awesome idea!! Now how about offering it on occasion to low income families who could never afford such lavish amenities.