Visitors to New York whose holidays end up being a wash out can dry off with cash refunded by their hotel.
The Renwick Hotel has launched a new scheme that pays back guests the price of their hotel room if it rains for long enough.
According to Hotel.com, rooms at the establishment cost from £220 a night, so your trip to the Big Apple could get a lot cheaper if the heavens open.
If it's projected to rain for at least two hours between 9am and 7pm, guests can get their daily hotel rate reimbursed.
Soggy guests won't even need to apply to get the money back, as it will be refunded automatically.
They will receive a text message notifying them of the bad weather and of the impending refund typically before the rain has even fallen.
It will be based on forecasts by climate risk technology company, Sensible Weather, which has partnered with the Renwick.
The hotel has launched the scheme - which requires guests to add a 'weather guarantee' to their booking - "just in time for unpredictable spring weather".
Sensible Weather uses satellite imagery and climate analytics to predict the weather and then offers guests refunds based on pre-set parameters.
Guests are not able to cancel their stay based on bad forecasts however.
If you are hoping for a free stay in the hotel, then March is the best month to visit, as it tends to be the rainiest in Manhattan.
“We recognise how much planning and investment goes into taking a vacation, and we want to empower people to enjoy stress-free travel and protect their trip," said Nick Cavanaugh, CEO of Sensible Weather.
"Partnering with The Renwick gives us the opportunity to offer peace of mind to travelers visiting popular destinations such as Manhattan this spring season and beyond."
The Renwick Hotel is set in a 1920s building that was once home to artists’ and writers’ studios, having hosted John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Thomas Mann, and now features loft-style spaces for guests to stay in.
It has 173 rooms, including 33 custom suites, and is right next to Grand Central Station and Midtown Manhattan.
Other hotels have already signed up to the rain refund guarantee, including Yonder Escalante in Utah.
