Monday, March 14, 2005
New York City - Budget Accommodation
Guide - Bed & Breakfasts
In my experience, bed and breakfasts are one of the best ways of
experiencing a new place. In many cases the rates can be quite reasonable
although there is an increasing number of high end luxury bed and
breakfasts and inns, many of whom may end up charging several hundred
dollars per night as well. At some of the more budget-oriented B&Bs
you can get a simple, yet usually comfortable room, often with unique
décor. Sometimes bathrooms are shared which will result in
lower prices, so if utmost privacy is important to you check whether
your B&B accommodation offers private bathrooms.
B&B stands for “bed and breakfast”, now obviously
we have discussed the “bed” portion of the equation.
As far as the “breakfast” portion is concerned, there
are also a range of choices available. Some B&Bs will offer
full breakfasts, some even with home-made ingredients, jams, preserves
or various gourmet breakfast dishes etc. while others may only offer
a simple continental style breakfast. In larger cities B&Bs
may even exclude the breakfast option altogether, so if a nice meal
in the morning is important to you, make sure you check whether
your desired accommodation actually includes breakfast or not.
One additional advantage of B&Bs is that generally these places
are owned by private individuals or couples who enjoy hosting people
from all over the world. Quite often the hosts end up being quite
entertaining and they can become your built-in local travel expert
for the area. At any rate, be prepared for a rather personal experience
since often the hosts share the house with the guests. Inns are
usually larger and take on an atmosphere of a small historic hotel,
so there the atmosphere will be less personal.
Here is a listing of websites that specialize in bed and breakfast
accommodation for New York City:
www.citylightsnewyork.com
This website offers hosted bed and breakfasts in a range from US$
80 to US$130. Unhosted bed and breakfasts go for between US$ 130
and US$ 300.
www.athomeny.com
At the time of writing this article, this website offered single
occupancy rooms for US$75 and up while most double occupancy rooms
ranged between US$125 and US$175 (and higher).
www.nyhabitat.com
This website specializes in apartment rentals and has a variety
of different types of apartments available. As of March 2005 their
rates were as follows:
Studio: $85 to $165
One Bedroom: $135 to $225
Two Bedrooms: $200 to $375
Special Apartments: $250 to $500
www.bedandbreakfast.com
This website offers quite a few bed and breakfasts that start below
US$100 per night and their listings are divided between Manhattan,
Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. I have picked out the ones that
come in at the lower end of the scale although you will find a lot
more properties that offer rates in the range from US$100 and up.
www.bnbfinder.com offers
several properties in New York City ranging from US$40 and up.
Here is a listing of bed and breakfasts that I could find
for under $100 a night:
Stay The Night Manhattan, NY, $60-$125
1291 Bed & Breakfast Accommodations Manhattan, NY, $40-$150
Chelsea
Lodge - Manhattan, NY, $95 - $110
Bed
and Breakfast NYC - Manhattan, NY, $95 - $225
Rooms
in Soho Loft - Manhattan, NY, $90 - $110
Bed
and Breakfast Mont Morris - Manhattan, NY
Efuru
Guest House - Manhattan, NY, $60 - $125
Room in East
Village - Manhattan, NY, $80 - $100
The
Harlem Flophouse - Manhattan, NY, $75 - $100
Regina's New York B&B in Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY, $75-$150
Honey's Home Brooklyn, NY, $75-$150
Bibi's
Garden - Brooklyn, NY, $65 - $125
Angelique
Bed and Breakfast - Brooklyn, NY, $75 - $150
Eve's
B&B - Brooklyn, NY, $70 - $125
Astoria
B&B - Queens, NY, $50 - $70
The
Harbor House - Staten Island, NY, $59 - $150
Victorian
Manor Inn - Staten Island, NY, $75 - $120
Victorian
Bed And Breakfast Of Staten Island - Staten Island, NY, $75
- $105
Victorian
Villa - Staten Island, NY, : $79 - $98
Hartshorne
House - Staten Island, NY, $55 - $95
Other bed and breakfast directory websites that you may want to
check include the following:
www.bbdirectory.com
www.bestinns.com
www.bbonline.com
www.ibbp.com
www.iloveinns.com
www.newyorkbedandbreakfast.us
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Related articles:
Here is my New York City budget accommodation guide -
small hotels.
Here is my New York City budget accommodation guide - hostels.
Here is my New York City budget accommodation guide - bed
and breakfasts.
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