Hotel Offers Free Stays for the Jobless
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People who lose jobs don't normally make plans to stay at nice, European-style hotels near the beach. But a hotel in New Jersey is going to turn 23 unlucky people into lucky ones in its 'Hotels for the Holidays' campaign.
The owners of the Blue Bay Inn invited people who lost their jobs within the past 180 days to vie for free two-night stays. (Winners were selected randomly from the qualified pool of applicants.) The package includes a complimentary Job Seekers Success Workshop.
"In tough times like these, offering a little hope to your neighbor is the least we can do," said Dido Krikorian, who owns the hotel with her husband, Sark. "Let's say it's our version of a stimulus package."
Winners are invited to bring one guest, and the package includes admission to a cocktail party at the Copper Canyon Restaurant, located in the hotel.
The inn is a boutique hotel in Atlantic Highlands, one of the oldest towns on the Jersey Shore, with quick access to -- and views of -- Manhattan. The Krikorians modeled their 27-room hotel, opened in 2004, after one they had seen in Paris.
The free stays begin Jan. 2.
