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Waldorf-Astoria Takes Couple Back in Time

Ten years ago, the five adult children of Jerry and Peg Sussingham decided to chip in for a room at the Waldorf-Astoria so that their parents could stay in the same hotel that they'd stayed in on their wedding night in 1952. It was then that the family learned of a little-known policy honoring the original room rate for couples returning for a milestone anniversary.

Evidently the siblings had a real bargain on their hands, but there was a catch: The offer hinged on their father's ability to furnish the original receipt, a feat that seemed outside the realm of possibility.

But Mr. Sussingham came through. "He's very organized," said Mrs. Sussingham, sitting beside him on a love seat in a suite that now goes for $3,450 a night on the 19th floor of the hotel. The Sussinghams, who are both 83 years old, paid a whopping $21 for the room when they returned again for their 60th anniversary this weekend.

Congratulations to the couple for such a milestone!