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Reserve well ahead if you hope to snag one of the large, comfortable rooms here – among the city’s best buys. Furnishings are a bit threadbare, but this only adds to the home-like atmosphere.

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.

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.

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 days when this Beaux Arts building was the first home of LIFE magazine.

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 decorated rooms with updated bathrooms. The hotel’s café is a long-time, favorite, inexpensive pre-theater choice.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This company offers furnished studios to 3-bedroom apartments around the city. Refrigerators are stocked with breakfast fixings. Great value, but be sure locations are near transit lines.