Planning a trip to New York City takes a bit of research to find the lowest priced hotel in the most lively area with quality features and amenities. New York City offers an assortment of landmark discount hotels with two-bedroom studio accommodations, guests services, amenities, and funky furnishings. Midtown east and west both feature high-rise discount hotels but more unique boutique hotels also offer guests Manhattan's authentic small spaces.
The Gershwin hotel, a discount hostel and hotel located just below midtown Manhattan, appeals to young artists and musicians looking for an inexpensive but lively night stay in New York City. The Gershwin offers a "Family & Friends" style room that includes two separate sleeping areas. The "Family Room" includes one room with a queen size bed and one room with two twin beds. While it can sleep a family of four, it can also serve two people looking for a lot of space and maybe an extra guest. The hotel also offers a spacious "One Bedroom, One Queen" including a bedroom with queen bed and a separate living room space with a pull out couch. The Gershwin's Art Nouveau style and gallery spaces inside the hotel, plus a thriving lobby coffee shop, The Birch, give the place the feel of a real New York apartment building community. As of April 2010, "Family Suites" start from $329 to $445 per night; the "One Bedroom One Queen" suites start at $275 per night.
Gershwin Hotel
7 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10016
212-545-8000
gershwinhotel.com
Built in 1883, Hotel Chelsea serves as a cultural landmark in Manhattan where painters, writers, philosophers and other eccentrics come to spend the night or live for a while. The stylish hotel lobby excites exploration and a desire to know who lives upstairs. Two bedroom suites at the Chelsea include a living room and two separate bedrooms. Suite amenities include a private bathroom, cable TV, funky furniture, free wireless Internet and phones. The junior suite, while a bit smaller, features one spacious well-lit living room with an adjacent bedroom which could be used as a two bedroom suite. As of April 2010, prices for the two bedroom suite start at $449 per night; the junior suite starts at $289.
Hotel Chelsea
222 W 23rd St
New York NY 10011
212-243-3700
hotelchelsea.com
Located in funky and lively downtown Chelsea, the Colonial House Inn offers large two bedroom designer suites. The West End suite features a carved double-door entrance and a king-size bed in the bedroom and a queen-size sofa bed in the living room. The room offers large windows and high ceilings, a 46-inch flat-screen HDTV plus an in-room electronic safe, and a private bathroom. The suite also has a full size kitchen with oven and refrigerator, two seating areas, a fireplace, and a dining table overlooking a garden. As of April 2010, rates start from $280 per room per night plus tax. After the first two guests, the hotel adds $25 per night for each additional person.
Colonial House Inn, Chelsea
318 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10011
212-243-9669 or 800-689-3779
colonialhouseinn.com
With suites high above the Manhattan skyline, the iconic New Yorker building offers discount two bedroom superior suites. Available on the 19th through 37th floors, suites offer bedrooms and separate living room areas equipped for sleeping. Room amenities include free Wi-Fi access, a flat screen HDTV, a mini refrigerator, living room pull out sofa, a 24/7 business center, fitness center, a views over the Hudson River and the Empire State building. As of April 2010, New Yorker Tower Suites start from $369 per night.
New Yorker Hotel
481 8th Avenue & 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
212.244.0719
newyorkerhotel.com
Located in Midtown East, the Pod Hotel makes an ideal accommodation for families or groups of friends. One of The Pod Hotel's largest rooms, The Townhouse Studio, sleeps up to four guests. The room features a queen-sized platform bed, and a twin size daybed with a pull out trundle (a twin size platform bed). The room includes a desk workspace, a 32-inch flat screen TV, a walk-in closet, an MP3 player station, free Wi-Fi, a fully refurbished bathroom with a tub. Rooms start from around $300 per night upon availability, as of 2010.
The Pod Hotel
230 E 51st St
(between 2nd Ave & 3rd Ave)
New York, NY 10022
212-355-0300
thepodhotel.com
