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hosts foreign dignitaries and celebrities alike. Opulence reigns from the hushed lobby
with glossy marble floors to framed English country scenes or Audubon prints in the
rooms; some have terraces and baby grand pianos.
Harlem
102 Brownstone
HOTEL$$$
( 212-662-4223;
www.102brownstone.com
;
102 W 118th St btwn Malcolm X & Adam Clayton Pow-
ell Jr Blvds; r from $120; ; A/C, B, 2/3 to 116th St)
A wonderfully redone Greek
Revival row house on a beautiful residential street; room styles, all with plush bedding,
range from Zen to classy boudoir.
710 Guest Suites
APARTMENT$$$
( 212-491-5622;
www.710guestsuites.com
;
710 St Nicholas Ave at 146th St; ste from $174; ;
A/B/C/D to 145th St)
Three fabulously chic suites with high ceilings, contemporary fur-
nishings and wood floors in a brownstone. Three-night minimum and lower rates from
January through March make this exceptionally good value. Located north of Central
Park.
Harlem Flophouse
GUESTHOUSE$$$
( 347-632-1960;
www.harlemflophouse.com
;
242 W 123rd St btwn Adam Clayton Powell Jr & Fred-
erick Douglass Blvds, Harlem; r with shared bath from $125; ; A/C, B/D, 2/3 to 124th St)
The four attractive bedrooms have antique light fixtures, glossed-wood floors and big
beds, plus classic tin-ceilings and wooden shutters. Cat on the premises.
Brooklyn
New York Loft Hostel
HOSTEL$
( 718-366-1351;
www.nylofthostel.com
; 249 Varet St btwn Bogart & White Sts, Bushwick; dm $50,
r with/without bath $70/65; ; L to Morgan Ave)
Live like a Williamsburg or more
accurately Bushwick hipster in this renovated loft building. Brick walls, high ceilings, a
beautiful kitchen and rooftop Jacuzzi make Manhattan hostels seem like tenements.
3B
B&B$