East Village

Private room. The rooms are very small not much larger than the bed!, but they are clean, hostel is centrally located. Internet access, 24-hour reception, cash machine, grocery store located next door. There is also an internet cafe down the street at Cooper Square called Web2Zone. This hostel has great rates at $35 for a single per night. It doesn't have a traditional ceiling, but what they consider traditional for an old-fashioned hostel that its lattice and you can hear the other occupants through it. Right down the street from the 6 train and is a great place to explore the East Village, the West Village and so on.

Small, eclectic rooms. Small garden out back for nice weather.

Fabulously dark and moody, this newish old-school hotel is cool and charming in a low-key way. Rooms are spacious with plenty of light and dark hardwood floors, and the more expensive ones come with fantastic bathtubs. The bar and lobby are popular hangouts.