Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
Despite the name, the Lex doesn’t feel like a boutique hotel. However, it’s a good, centrally located option. The rooms are small and simply furnished,…
Must-see hotels in New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania
New York City
Satisfying breakfasts, soft jazz and a short stroll from Prospect Park: this welcoming guesthouse is set in a lovely pre-war row house. Each guest room…
Marco LaGuardia Hotel & Suites
Queens
In the heart of Flushing's buzzing Chinatown, the Marco is a good-value option for travelers whose main focus is Queens – be it the Mets at Citi Field,…
Upper West Side & Central Park
Housed in an ornately carved 1904 building, this stately 202-room hotel is ideally located for families with children (Central Park and the American…
Catskills
A full-service base for year-round Catskills adventures, with both contemporary and rustic-chic mountain lodge–inspired rooms and suites. It's built…
Midtown
Low-key, tourist-oriented and only steps away from Times Square, the popular 48-room Casablanca harks back to North Africa with its Moroccan murals,…
The Adirondacks
As far as location goes, it's hard to beat the Renaissance Albany, which is across the street from the capitol building and within walking distance of…
Midtown
This friendly 16-room hotel offers decent value for Manhattan. Tiny rooms are clean and basic with comfortable mattresses, if short on space (lack of…
Upper East Side
Owners Jonathan and Clement are well-known for turning a Manhattan town house into an excellent home-away-from-home, but an unusually high rate of…
SoHo & Chinatown
Across the street from the New Museum, this former 1920s-era flophouse has been resurrected as an upmarket hostel, its rooms decked out with Bowery-themed…
Upper West Side & Central Park
Set in a rambling converted brownstone just steps from Central Park, ISC has 40 beds in simple dorm rooms (some female-only) and a cozy, if well-worn,…
Midtown
Amidst a new rebranding at research time, the 13-floor Kixby (formerly the Metro) offers a mix of rooms: the Premier Plus have been refurbished entirely…
New York City
This lovely 1904 Victorian house with two bright, airy guest rooms is located in the sleepy district of Ditmas Park (south of Prospect Park). Bathrooms…
Upper West Side & Central Park
The nine-story Newton isn’t going to win any interior-design awards, but it’s clean and well managed, making it a solid budget option. The 108 guest rooms…
Staten Island
If you have a car, this 198-room chain hotel on the west side of Staten Island is a comfortable option. Rooms are well outfitted with quality mattresses,…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
Sitting alongside the Brooklyn–Queens Expwy, Le Jolie has a few aces up its sleeve. Sixteen rooms have marvellous views of the Manhattan skyline, and…
Upper West Side & Central Park
This flophouse-turned-hostel right off Central Park is generally a decent bet, with clean dorms sporting four to 12 bunks in co-ed and single-sex…
Midtown
When it opened in 1919, the Hotel Pennsylvania was the world's largest hotel. Though it's lost that title (and much of its luster), it still feels vast,…
Midtown
In the heart of the theater district, Row NYC offers contemporary rooms accented with bold colors, though spacious they're not. It's a big hotel with a…
Upper West Side & Central Park
Just steps from Central Park, this grand art deco building has several floors – 8th to the 13th – of basic but clean rooms, most with shared facilities…
Hudson Valley
Aligned with New Paltz's hippie vibe, this hostel in a big old house next to the bus station is popular with visiting rock climbers and hikers. There's…
Club Quarters World Trade Center
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Right opposite the World Trade Center site, this 252-room chain hotel keeps things affordable with clean, modern, cookie-cutter rooms at reasonable prices…
Finger Lakes
This B&B adjacent to the lake, 10 miles north of Hammondsport, isn't exactly Tara, but it is pleasant and has a sweeping deck with great views. There are…
The Adirondacks
Quality, inexpensive lodging isn't easy to come by in Saratoga Springs, but the Springs Motel manages to tick most of the boxes. It's located just down…
New York
This somewhat run-down resort, one of Alex Bay's largest and open year-round, offers a variety of rooms, some with nice views across the St Lawrence River…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
Occupying some serious real estate in the desirable Chelsea neighborhood, this old bastion of backpackerdom is a good pick if location ranks at the top of…
Long Island
Its decor seems lost in another decade and the 29 rooms are a bit dark, but the Irishman's place is a comfortable bet with helpful staff (they even pumped…
New York City
Soundproofing could be better and the decor's a little dated, but the well-kept compact rooms at The L Hotel benefit from comfy beds, complimentary…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
Behind the external murals, Bklyn House's loft-style rooms are somewhat plain and in-room sound-proofing could be improved. Despite the drawbacks, this…
Western Pennsylvania
They're not kidding about the name here – this 1898 red-brick mansion really does look like a castle, a Victorian palace for the tired traveler. The…
New York
The six rooms at this well-located hotel range wildly in quality, from sun-drenched two-story suites to a simple room with no windows. Still, even the…
Queens
Once an unremarkable chain hotel, now an unremarkable independent hotel, but an easy schlep to Manhattan and it has extra-large rooms – some with living…
Midtown
Near Grand Central Terminal, the Seton Hotel offers a range of small but newly refurbished rooms with varying, eclectic decor, ranging from sleekly modern…
Staten Island
This Victorian-style guesthouse, including a light breakfast in the rate, is a good budget option featuring three bright, comfortable guest rooms, art…
SoHo & Chinatown
Solita is good value for anyone wanting to soak up the flavor of Chinatown and (ever-shrinking) Little Italy. Part of the Ascend chain, the hotel has a…
East Village & Lower East Side
This friendly place draws a young, nightlife-loving crowd who enjoy having one of the city's liveliest concentrations of bars and restaurants right…
Hudson Valley
To give it its full name, the Samuel F Pryor III Shawangunk Gateway Campground provides 50 tent sites on 50 acres, suitable for outdoor types who wish to…
Pennsylvania
Some of the campsites at Red Bridge, which is located on the shores of the Allegheny Reservoir, are electric sites that can be booked in advance on www…
Jersey Shore
A basic camping facility with the great advantage of being smack-dab in the middle of the Sandy Point Peninsula. Reservations can be made up to six months…
Catskills
The most northern of the three camping locations run by Lander's River Trips along the Delaware River, this site is within walking distance of Skinners…
