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Best Budget Hotels

Okay, now I'm not a regular reader of Travel & Leisure Magazine. This is primarily because I would have to sell my house to pay for most of their featured trips. But, as a true sign the economy is in a major downturn, they have produced a nifty slideshow of budget-friendly hotels.

Some of them I agree with, some I don't. But the list sure is worth gazing upon.

Must See Documentary

The Chelsea Hotel, admittedly, is not everyone's cup of tea. I wouldn't stay there with my mom. (Although, she's said she's game on more than one occasion.) But it must rank as one of, if not the most fascinating hotels in the world. The scene of murder, mayhem and all manner bohemian self destruction, the New York landmark is the subject of a documentary that recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. So, if you're not up for actually staying there, the doc might be the next best thing.