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Look, we all know about the state of the economy right now, right? I mean, unless you've been living in a cardboard box under a bridge for two years---a cardboard box under a bridge that doesn't get CNN, mind you---you're probably fairly aware that we're waist-deep in a recession.

You know what, though? It's still an amazingly good time to travel. Right now, you can find all sorts of deals you'd never have been able to find this time last year---or even this time six months ago. There are hotels from $22 a night in Las Vegas, for crying out loud!

And one hotel is San Francisco is taking it even further. Would you believe me if I told you that you could stay in the City by the Bay---in rather fancy surroundings, even---for a buck a night? Because it's true.

On April 1, the Orchard and Orchard Garden hotels will start offering one deluxe guestroom a night at $1 each through the month of April. And even though the promotion starts on April Fool's Day, this isn't a joke: 60 rooms will be up for grabs at the dollar-a-night rate, beginning at 10am PDT when you use the code "Fool!" Bear in mind, you can only book one room, and when they're gone, they're gone. Reservations can be made here.

Still, better start saving up a few extra pennies, though: with tax, your grand total comes to $1.16. We're presuming that won't break the budget.