New York City Hotels & Hostels (268)

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Screw the Chelsea, the 13-floor Gershwin - with its tear-shaped drip-drop bulbs along its red façade, framed Pop Art and Museum of Sex next door - is a primo art'n'rock'n'roll hotel for a lot les…

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Coming close to a New York hotel scene in a wacky Coen brothers flick, the timeless, seven-story Hotel 31 is a budget hotel with 70 available rooms appealing to budget travelers.

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Right off Stuyvesant Sq, on a leafy residential block, this simple but evocative eight-floor hotel combines old New York charm with cheap prices. A great deal if you don't mind sharing the loo.

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Clean as in clinical, central as in a few blocks from Times Sq, cheap as in two-digit rates (often), the Americana is not the quaint home-away-from-home you may dream of, but it gets you the hear…

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Karaoke mikes are in the house, as are loads of Korean and Japanese tourists paying tribute to the vocal chord gods over Koreatown's fun vibe of noodle shops (and karaoke bars). The 122-room Stan…

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Clean and comfortable rooms in an often-overlooked nook of Midtown's residential Murray Hill, this friendly five-floor walk-up grants budget travelers an excellent base (and private bathroom in a…

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The 1904, beaux-arts hotel gets a lots of nods historically - Buddy Holly stayed here while recording - but it's hardly holding up to its past glory. Probably only worth considering if you find a…

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Hey money-savers, the 122-room Cosmopolitan stands its ground for you. The seven-story hotel sure is nothing fancy and doesn't try to be. It offers clean rooms on a noisy corner in Tribeca for th…

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It ain't on Union Square (14th St Inn didn't have the same ring to it), but this 47-room cheapie gets its points for friendly staff, clean rooms, private bathrooms and its location - only a block…

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Clean and cheap, this functional, almost chain-like hotel overlooks Broadway and boasts fairly spacious rooms with all new furnishings (including beds and TVs). Business gets a mix of internation…

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New York's number one rock 'n' roll, bohemian sleeping quarters, the Chelsea Hotel, has been immortalised in songs by the likes of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. Sid's Nancy died here in 1979 and o…

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The Ian Schrager-owned and Philippe Starck-designed Hudson is for the modernly inclined. It's simply one of Manhattan's coolest spots - for sleeping, for drinking, or for simply reading the Times…

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The Washington Jefferson hotel has gone hip with its acronym. The WJ shows off a sparkling renovation that gives a little more snazz to its well-priced rooms, just north of Times Sq and the bulk …

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Just off Broadway, the nine-story Belleclaire aims for a modern look that is a step above the usual stuffy, ruffly international hotels at this price range. Despite a recent renovation, the walls…

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In a unique narrow 55-floor building - designed after the obelisk in 2001: A Space Odyssey - the Millenium Hilton is home to 565 rooms, Hudson River views, two restaurants and a swimming pool.

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Certainly surreal, the Dream - opened in late 2004 - is a modern makeover of a one-time plain chain hotel. Its two bars - including a penthouse job overlooking Broadway - get the cocktail crowd g…

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An unlikely creation from a 20-floor all-glass office building, the Bentley is about as east as you can get in Manhattan. The location isn't exactly ideal for pounding the pavement - it's just of…

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Just off Seventh Ave, and Times Square's roar, the seven-floor Hotel 41 wins business and fun travelers' hearts. Rooms are stylish though tiny. There's a winding steel staircase on the front faça…

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Like a 20-something's starters' apartment in Manhattan, the Off SoHo Suites wins fans with its downtown locale not its cheap decoration. The 40 rooms draw many of the downtown-oriented, includin…

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Anne Rice fans will feel right at home in this gothic delight. Rooms are small and decked out in black and white linens, drapes and furnishings; the location, steps from Times Sq, puts you in the…

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Predictable chain-made chintz in the rooms can be forgotten if you have a terrace room, with decks overlooking the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge. It's certainly clean and comfortable, if a b…

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Once home to the Chemists Club (and still boasting the swirling marble staircase and beaux-arts façade of the 1903 building), the Dylan is now a house of style with 108 rooms done up in lavenders…

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Slide into the glossy cream, brown and sexy red rooms offered by the East Houston Hotel and embrace the decadence. Rooms are smallish, but the chic decor, Fiji water and Bulgari toiletries more t…

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What's this? A bodega-style reception desk, wrap-around bar encapsulating a raised-deck pool, chic bunk-bed rooms; all a half block from Times Square? Opened in 2005, the QT is a budget boutique…

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Aiming for an elegance it nearly achieves, the eight-floor Marcel can be a soothing stay if you're into edgy, minimal hotels, but don't want to shell out the big numbers. The location - not quite…

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New York's original W, this 18-floor, 617-room hotel flares its soothing modern chic (not to mention the Whiskey Blue bar, run by Rande Gerber, aka Mr Cindy Crawford) amid a handful of old-school…

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Open since 1928, the Belvedere's roots (and pretty, porticoed façade) are pure art deco originals, even if the present makeover is a modern version of the era's glory days. A buffet breakfast is…

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On the site of a 1901 hotel, the Hotel Metro is a ripped-to-the-beams '90s remake of the original, with low-key Art Deco touches and a killer rooftop terrace with full-frontal views of the nearby…

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Off the cobbled Stone St - a historic district filled with street cafes and free public wi-fi - the Wall Street Inn offers a more intimate base for Wall St or Lower Manhattan's sights. The inn ca…

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These two buildings - the Court and the Tuscany - are a townhouse apart from each other on a (relatively) quiet, residential slice of Midtown. Both buildings sport the same stylish ultra-suave ro…

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Right on the 'Library Way' (with engraved quotes on the sidewalk leading to the main library on Fifth Ave), the 60-room Library keeps the book theme going inside, with classy, themed floors based…

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Purportedly built by William Randolph Hearst for Marion Davies (his infamous mistress who 'performed' at Ziegfeld's a block away), this stuffy, 33-floor classic celebrates its 1927 origin with a …

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Aiming for boutique on a budget, the 12-story Thirty Thirty has small, faintly stylish rooms that (sometimes) go for under 300.00. You're paying mostly for the location, not amenities or decor.

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The earthy brown and gold colors used in 70 Park's rooms go well with the hotel's environmentally aware ethos. Guests in the small but attractive rooms are asked to recycle, as well as conserve w…

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Rooms are a bit of a squeeze, but it's hard to beat Hotel 373's location and overall quality for its price point. Ignore the lack of space, and this clean, modern and stylish hotel has got everyt…

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Steeped in history (James Dean lived in Room 803 from 1951 to 1953), this classic Old New York 114-room hotel is glowing from a recent big-buck renovation that nods towards mid-century French inf…

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Luxury all the way but geared for fun (rooftop pool and jogging track, basement racquetball, home-made coloring books for kids, 'fuhgettaboudit' privacy door-signs), the 42-floor Le Parker Meridi…

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This Ian Schrager classic, a 1985 pioneer for New York's boutique beauties, looks as fresh, austere and to-date as it did two decades ago. Towering curtains to either side of the lobby lead to th…

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An excellent uptown hotel, the stylish and cool 16-floor On the Ave boasts 266 rooms. They're done up in earthy tones and lots of extras from a recent renovation, including featherbeds, fluffy do…

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Bursting in fun color combos and geometric prints, the Roger Williams - named for the founder of Rhode Island (and, more importantly, the next-door 19th-century Madison Avenue Baptist Church) - h…

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