Free Hotel Room! With a Catch

British couple visiting New York swaps privacy for free digs in Midtown

How do you save $640 on your vacation? If you're British couple Katherine Lewis and Duncan Malcolm, you agree to spend four nights in a hotel room with giant plate windows at street level on 47th and Lexington so passersby can observe your every movement (except those involving your bowels: the bathroom is the only part of the hotel room hidden from view). It's all part of a publicity stunt put on by the boutiquey Roger Smith Hotel, where nightly rates for two adults usually run in the $160 range.

Swing by for a peek (the pair are due to check out tomorrow), or check out NYMag's interview with the couple.

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