Get a third night for free at 35 California hotels

Buy two, get one free. That’s the idea behind the Third Night Free offer at 35 California hotels run by Joie de Vivre, a boutique chain based in San Francisco. Launched to promote the company’s new “Joie of Life” micro-site that focuses on social networking, the deal isn’t being advertised on the chain’s main website. But you can book it there anyway — if you know the code.

The deal is worth hunting up because Joie de Vivre runs a lot of fun and well-located hotels in a range of prices, such as San Francisco’s Hotel Rex and Hotel Vitale, Hotel Angeleno in Los Angeles and Hotel Erwin at Venice Beach. The 411:

Deal: Pretty straightforward. You book a room for three nights in a row, and the third night is free. There are two ways to get  the deal: You can book it through the Third Night Free section of the Joie of Life micro-site or go to the regular Joie de Vivre website and enter the code “JOIE” in the “Promo Code” window when making a reservation. The micro-site lists the participating hotels, with nightly rates that start at $79 to $459, depending on the hotel.

Dates: The offer is good for stays Nov. 1 through June 15, 2010, provided that you book by May 31. It is also subject to availability.

Caveat: You cannot get the deal by phone.

Tested: I had no trouble booking the deal for a weekend stay, Nov. 13 through 15, at the Galleria Park Hotel in San Francisco’s Financial District. The three-night tab, including taxes, for a deluxe queen room at the hotel, which gets lots of good user reviews on TripAdvisor, totaled $297.99 with the deal versus $446.99 without the deal — a savings of $149.

Tip: On the Joie of Life micro-site, you can sign up to receive “instant alerts” on last-minute offers from  hotels, spas and restaurants through Twitter, Facebook and your cellphone. It’s also started a blog. (Really, who hasn’t?)

Contact: Joie de Vivre, (800) 738-7477.

— Jane Engle, assistant Los Angeles Times Travel editor

Photo: Lobby at Galleria Park Hotel in San Francisco. Credit: Cesar Rubio

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