US resort offers room with a tent

The Survivor Package includes a night under canvas, but in a hotel room

A US luxury resort is offering rooms for as little as $19 (£11) per night, but guests have to sleep in a tent.

For two weeks in August, guests at the San Diego resort can opt for a "Survivor Package" that charges less for each amenity they give up.

The cheapest deal - $19 - means guests sacrifice a bed, breakfast, air-conditioning, towels, toilet paper, a mini-bar and lighting.

Staff will even unscrew the headboard from the wall - but leave a small tent.

The Rancho Bernardo Inn boasts three pools, two restaurants, a spa and golf course.

The Survivor Package, from 16 to 31 August, starts at $219 (£131) per room and gets cheaper as each amenity is taken away.

General manager John Gates said that during tough economic times it was a way to help people stay at a nice resort who normally could not afford to.

"It's our way of getting people here that might not normally come," he told the San Diego Union-Tribune.

He said it was hoped that people who tried the promotion would return to stay at full price.