Free-night offer by Country Inns & Suites

Everyone’s serving up free nights these days. Expedia is doing it with a recently announced promotion. And Choice Hotels —with Comfort Inn and Econo Lodge a couple of the names under its banner — has offered, after a three-night stay, points applicable for a future one-night stay.

Now, the mid-range Country Inns & Suites by Carlson has joined the trend with a deal of its own, available at its hotels in the U.S. and Canada.

Deal: Through the “Free Night Fall” promotion, stay two or more nights at a participating hotel this fall and you’ll receive a voucher for a future free night that can be applied to a visit of two or more nights this winter. You can redeem the voucher at any participating hotel, regardless of where you stayed initially.

After your stay in October or November (see valid dates below), you’ll need to register online to receive your free-night voucher in the mail.

When: Your initial stay must occur between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30. Your free-night voucher can be redeemed for a stay between Dec. 15, 2009, and Feb. 28, 2010.

Tested: If you book under this promotion, first consider how likely it is that you’ll utilize the free future stay. Otherwise, you might want to peruse the other offers that your preferred location has going.

I checked out a weekend stay in mid-October at the Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Ventura, and the rate under this promotion came to $119 per night (pre-tax). I could save a few dollars by going with their current “hot deal” instead, which amounts to $107 per night. Still, because full pre-payment is required for the cheaper rate, I’d probably go with the $119 even if I wasn’t 100% sure that I’d use the voucher.

Note: Both your fall stay and free-night-inclusive stay must be reserved three or more days in advance.

Contact: Country Inns & Suites, (800) 456-4000

— Susan Derby, Special to the Los Angeles Times

[Photo: A king room at Country Inns & Suites. Credit: Country Inns & Suites by Carlson]

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