Italian hotels offering free stays to guests who conceive there

You can actually stay in a select Italian hotel for free. But there's a catch.

Ten hotels in Italy are offering up free accommodation to couples who conceive during their stay. Yep, you read that right.

The hotels, which are located in the central region of Umbria, have signed up for the initiative in a bid to boost the country’s low birthrate.

According to The Local, some of the hotels will offer reimbursements to guests who can prove they impregnated their significant other during their stay, while others will offer other incentives like a free second visit.

But the move is causing some controversy in the conservative region, as the couples don't need to be hitched to participate.

“Giving birth to a child is an act of deep love, which should be encouraged despite the multitude of difficulties in life,” organisers said, according to The Local.

Italy has the lowest birthrate in the European Union.

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In 2015, only eight babies were born for every 1000 people in what was the lowest recorded number of births in more than 150 years.

According to the Daily Mail, the hotels that have signed up are: Farm Basaletto, Farmhouse Casa Faustina, Farmhouse Le Mandrie di San Paolo, Hotel Upper Room Hotel Cristallo from Moro Gallery Hotel Assisi, Hotel Dei Priori, Hotel Fontebella, The Castle Hotel, and Hotel Windsor Savoia.

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