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I’ve read that people like Tennessee Williams and Oscar Wilde lived permanently in hotels. Did hotels offer discounted rates for permanent guests, were they cheaper in general, or were these people just blowing lots of money?

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I’ve read that people like Tennessee Williams and Oscar Wilde lived permanently in hotels. Did hotels offer discounted rates for permanent guests, were they cheaper in general, or were these people just blowing lots of money?	352
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