The Ameritania, a three-star hotel ideally located at 54th and Broadway, offers reasonably priced rooms with a boutique style.

The 150-room Gershwin is a well-executed hotel thriving on the crazy energy of 1970s New York.

The Chelsea Star is an interesting beast, with hostel dormitories, cheap artist-shaped rooms with shared-facilities, and deluxe rooms with massive amounts of space.

We think the world of the Larchmont, a 66-room hotel in the West Village, which feels much more like a London budget bed & breakfast than a Manhattan inn.

Run by the Evangelical Lutheran Church as a sanctuary for sailors, the Seafarers and International House is a real budget-friendly find.

Located on a quiet Harlem side-street in a gorgeous brownstone, 102 Brownstone's six rooms comprise a homey Uptown nest.

The best thing about St. Marks is likely the location, next to countless gritty Lower Manhattan attractions.

A love song to "classic New York," the Mayfair Hotel shows its age, but the simple three-star hotel is a good value for the unfussy traveler looking for a clean, central place to sleep.

Located in the hear of Times Square, the Milford offers 1,331 recently renovated and reasonably priced rooms. (Note: The hotel is still undergoing renovations.)

The Chelsea Lodge has been run as a guesthouse since 1999, when it was radically re-engineered from a decrepit boarding house into a cozy inn.

The ethos is communal, funky, and friendly. There are bikes, umbrellas, and museum passes on offer, all free for guests.

The only US branch of the French Novotel chain is perched above Times Square in the middle of Midtown Manhattan, offering friendly service, spacious rooms and stellar views.

The Hotel @ Times Square pairs two things Cheapos cherish: a prime location and reasonable rates.

Located at the north end of Times Square, the three-star Night Hotel offers 210 small but stylish rooms in the thick of the action.