Survival Guide - New York City - page 475

Best Budget
› Cosmopolitan Hotel ( www.cosmohotel.com ) Cosmo is a hero if you'd rather save your bills
for chic eateries and boutiques. It's clean and comfy but there's not too much to brag
about.
› Pod Hotel ( www.thepodhotel.com ) With two Midtown locations, this affordable hot spot has a
range of room types, most barely big enough for the bed but all pimped with cool, mod
cons.
› East Village Bed & Coffee ( www.bedandcoffee.com ) Owner Anne has turned her family
home into a quirky, arty, offbeat B&B with colorful, themed private rooms (one shared
bathroom per floor) and great amenities.
› Sugar Hill Harlem ( www.sugarhillharleminn.com ) An airy townhouse has been restored to its
turn-of-the-century splendor, with suites named after African American jazz greats.
Best Midrange
› Ace Hotel New York City ( www.acehotel.com/newyork ) A hit with social-media types and
cashed-up creatives, the Ace's standard and deluxe rooms are best described as upscale
bachelor pads.
› Nu Hotel ( www.nuhotelbrooklyn.com ) The 93 rooms in this Brooklyn hotel are of the stripped-
down variety, featuring lots of crisp whiteness (sheets, walls, duvets) and furnishings
made from recycled teak.
› Yotel ( www.yotelnewyork.com ) Part futuristic spaceport, part Austin Powers set, Yotel bases
its slick, compact rooms (called 'cabins') on airplane classes, with DJ-spun tunes in the
Club Lounge and NYC's largest outdoor hotel terrace.
› Country Inn the City ( www.countryinnthecity.com ) Just like staying with your big-city friend
- if, that is, your big-city friend happens to own a landmark 1891 limestone townhouse on
a picturesque tree-lined block.
› Hôtel Americano ( www.hotel-americano.com ) It's like sleeping in a bento box, but the food's
been replaced by a carefully curated selection of minimalist furniture.