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   Low-key Clooney delights local crowds   
      
   Actor George Clooney thrilled fans in Upstate New York by hanging out and   
   drinking with the locals at his modestly-priced hotel.   
      
   The Oscar winner is filming thriller Michael Clayton in a small town north   
   of New York City and has won over local fans with his down-to-earth   
   demeanour.   
      
   Instead of a posh hotel, the actor was booked into a nearby Ramada Inn   
   budget-priced hotel chain where rooms average $99 (?84) a night.   
      
   Hotel receptionist Mary Ann Bambert says: "He was like 'Hi, I'm George   
   Clooney.' He was an absolute doll. Everyone loved him."   
      
      
   The actor headed to the hotel bar to relax each evening during his stay   
   where he "tried to blend in with the locals", according to bartender Bon   
   DiLuca.   
      
   The Syriana star made just one celebrity demand - an electric tea-maker.   
      
   Bambert adds: "He was very-low maintenance. We didn't hear a peep out of   
   him."   
      
      
      
      
      
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