It's great to get anything for free these days -- especially around Christmastime, and according to the Travelodge, if you are a couple named Mary and Joseph -- and hopefully Maria and José -- you are entitled to a free hotel room.

"To help evoke the true spirit of Christmas, Travelodge is continuing with its very own festive tradition of offering a free room to couples called Mary and Joseph during the 12 days of Christmas, " according to the Travelodge.

The historical and religious component to the offer is an unconventional yet kind gesture, conjuring up the Christmas spirit.

"The 'gift' of a free night's is to make up for the hotel industry not having any rooms left on Christmas Eve over 2,000 years ago when the original Mary and Joseph had to spend the night in a stable."

What does this include?

"Today's Mary and Joseph can choose to stay in one of 500 UK based Travelodge hotels, the spacious family room can cater for a baby in a manger and a free car-parking space will also be provided for the couple's donkey. The free room will be available from Christmas Eve until the 'Twelfth Night' of Christmas (Jan. 6 2013)," according to the Travelodge.

"For the last six years we have ran this offer to make up for the hotel industry not having any rooms left on Christmas Eve over 2,000 years ago and it has become quite a tradition now. This year we have had couples emailing us as early as August asking if they can take up the offer this festive season. On average we have 30 couples called Mary and Joseph stay with us during the festive season."