A Philadelphia hotel room for a buck | philly.com

As Center City hoteliers struggle to attract warm bodies to fill their accommodations, the Alexander Inn is luring guests by pricing a few of its rooms at $1 a night. The promotion, which started March 10, even has a name: "the Guest Stimulus Plan." "It's just been amazing," innkeeper John Cochie said of the response. "People telephone us and ask, 'Is this for real, and how many nights do I have to stay to get the dollar rate?