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For a standard,
double room per
night (with breakfast
if included), taxes,
and extra charges.
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Carlton Arms
Budget Accommodations
Wyndham Hotel
Reserve well ahead if
you hope to snag one of
the large, comfortable
rooms here - among the
city's best buys. Furnish-
ings are a bit threadbare,
but this only adds to the
home-like atmosphere. d
42 West 58th Street, New
York, NY 10019
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Map H3
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212 753 3500
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www.hotel
wyndham.com
•
$$
Pickwick Arms
Rooms may be small
and spare, but the lobby is
pleasant and the central
location cannot be beat.
Rooms have TV and there
is a rooftop sitting area.
Single rooms with shared
baths are under $100.
d
230 East 51st, New York,
NY 10022
•
Map J4
•
212
355 0300
•
www.
pickwickarms.com
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$
Gershwin Hotel
The bright red façade
adorned with huge white
abstract forms tells you
that this is an arty, budget
choice, popular with
young visitors. Don't
expect frills, but rooms do
offer TV and private baths.
d
7 East 27th Street, New
York, NY 10016
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Map L3
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212 545 8000
•
www.
gershwinhotel.com
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$$
Herald Square
Hotel
A tiny, budget hideaway
renovated with taste. The
small rooms have been
nicely decorated and
baths are new. The
cherub over the front
door remains from the
d
130 East 57th Street,
New York, NY 10022
•
Map H4
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212 753 8841
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www.stayinny.com
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$
Carlton Arms
There's no TV or
phone, but this budget
haven is popular with
young visitors for its hip
spirit and funky halls with
walls painted by young
artists. Private baths are
available in 20 of the 54
colorful rooms. d
160 East
25th Street, New York, NY
10010
•
Map L4
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212 679
0680
•
www.carltonarms.
com
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No air conditioning
•
$
Hostelling
International
Although run by American
Youth Hostels, all ages are
welcome to share the
clean, safe rooms, with
4 to 12 beds at budget
prices. This 628-bed
facility offers a coffee bar,
cafeteria, and self-service
kitchen. d
891 Amsterdam
Avenue, New York, NY
10025
•
Map D2
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212 932
2300
•
www.hinewyork.org
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No en-suite bathrooms
•
$
A Hospitality
Company
This company offers furn-
ished studios to 3-bedroom
apartments around the
city. Refrigerators are
stocked with breakfast
fixings. Great value, but
be sure locations are near
transit lines.
d
515 Madi-
son Avenue, 25th floor,
New York, NY 10022
•
Map
H4
•
212 813 2244
•
www.
hospitalitycompany.com
•
$-$$$
days when this Beaux Arts
building was the first
home of
LIFE
magazine.
d
19 West 31st Street,
New York, NY 10001
•
Map
K3
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212 279 4017
•
www.
heraldsquarehotel.com
•
$
Hotel Edison
Although the rates
have gone up in recent
years, this remains good
value in the Theater
District. It features a
stunning Art Deco lobby
and small but well deco-
rated rooms with updated
bathrooms. The hotel's
café is a long-time,
favorite, inexpensive pre-
theater choice. d
228
West 47th Street, New
York, NY 10036
•
Map J3
•
212 840 5000
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www.
edisonhotelnyc.com
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$$
La Quinta
Manhattan
On a midtown block
known for its Korean
restaurants, this is one of
several Apple Core hotels
- renovated buildings
offering comfortable
lodging, new bathrooms,
and first-class services at
reasonable rates. d
17
West 32nd Street, New
York, NY 10001
•
Map K3
•
212 736 1600
•
www.
applecorehotels.com
•
$-$$$
Habitat Hotel
A great midtown
location for a budget
hotel, renovated with care
and some sophistication.
Rooms are small but have
modern furniture, TV, and
Internet access. Those
sharing baths have a sink.
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