| In my experience, bed and breakfasts are one of | | | | has a variety of different types of apartments |
| the best ways of experiencing a new place. In | | | | available. As of March 2005 their rates were as |
| many cases the rates can be quite reasonable | | | | follows: |
| although there is an increasing number of high end | | | | Studio: $85 to $165 |
| luxury bed and breakfasts and inns, many of | | | | One Bedroom: $135 to $225 |
| whom may end up charging several hundred | | | | Two Bedrooms: $200 to $375 |
| dollars per night as well. At some of the more | | | | Special Apartments: $250 to $500 |
| budget-oriented B&Bs you can get a simple, | | | | This website offers quite a few bed and |
| yet usually comfortable room, often with unique | | | | breakfasts that start below US$100 per night and |
| décor. Sometimes bathrooms are shared | | | | their listings are divided between Manhattan, |
| which will result in lower prices, so if utmost | | | | Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. I have picked |
| privacy is important to you check whether your | | | | out the ones that come in at the lower end of |
| B&B accommodation offers private | | | | the scale although you will find a lot more |
| bathrooms. | | | | properties that offer rates in the range from |
| B&B stands for "bed and breakfast", now | | | | US$100 and up. offers several properties in New |
| obviously we have discussed the "bed" portion of | | | | York City ranging from US$40 and up. |
| the equation. As far as the "breakfast" portion is | | | | Here is a listing of bed and breakfasts that I could |
| concerned, there are also a range of choices | | | | find for under $100 a night: |
| available. Some B&Bs will offer full | | | | Stay The Night Manhattan, NY, $60-$125 |
| breakfasts, some even with home-made | | | | 1291 Bed & Breakfast Accommodations |
| ingredients, jams, preserves or various gourmet | | | | Manhattan, NY, $40-$150 |
| breakfast dishes etc. while others may only offer | | | | Chelsea Lodge - Manhattan, NY, $95 - $110 |
| a simple continental style breakfast. In larger cities | | | | Bed and Breakfast NYC - Manhattan, NY, $95 - |
| B&Bs may even exclude the breakfast | | | | $225 |
| option altogether, so if a nice meal in the morning | | | | Rooms in Soho Loft - Manhattan, NY, $90 - $110 |
| is important to you, make sure you check | | | | Bed and Breakfast Mont Morris - Manhattan, NY |
| whether your desired accommodation actually | | | | Efuru Guest House - Manhattan, NY, $60 - $125 |
| includes breakfast or not. | | | | Room in East Village - Manhattan, NY, $80 - $100 |
| One additional advantage of B&Bs is that | | | | The Harlem Flophouse - Manhattan, NY, $75 - |
| generally these places are owned by private | | | | $100 |
| individuals or couples who enjoy hosting people | | | | Regina's New York B&B in Brooklyn |
| from all over the world. Quite often the hosts end | | | | Brooklyn, NY, $75-$150 |
| up being quite entertaining and they can become | | | | Honey's Home Brooklyn, NY, $75-$150 |
| your built-in local travel expert for the area. At | | | | Bibi's Garden - Brooklyn, NY, $65 - $125 |
| any rate, be prepared for a rather personal | | | | Angelique Bed and Breakfast - Brooklyn, NY, $75 |
| experience since often the hosts share the house | | | | - $150 |
| with the guests. Inns are usually larger and take | | | | Eve's B&B - Brooklyn, NY, $70 - $125 |
| on an atmosphere of a small historic hotel, so | | | | Astoria B&B - Queens, NY, $50 - $70 |
| there the atmosphere will be less personal. | | | | The Harbor House - Staten Island, NY, $59 - $150 |
| Here is a listing of websites that specialize in bed | | | | Victorian Manor Inn - Staten Island, NY, $75 - |
| and breakfast accommodation for New York City: | | | | $120 |
| This website offers hosted bed and breakfasts in | | | | Victorian Bed And Breakfast Of Staten Island - |
| a range from US$ 80 to US$130. Unhosted bed | | | | Staten Island, NY, $75 - $105 |
| and breakfasts go for between US$ 130 and US$ | | | | Victorian Villa - Staten Island, NY, : $79 - $98 |
| 300. | | | | Hartshorne House - Staten Island, NY, $55 - $95 |
| At the time of writing this article, this website | | | | Other bed and breakfast directory websites that |
| offered single occupancy rooms for US$75 and | | | | you may want to check include the following: |
| up while most double occupancy rooms ranged | | | | If you have never tried b&b-ing, check out |
| between US$125 and US$175 (and higher). | | | | this way of travelling. You might like it too... |
| This website specializes in apartment rentals and | | | | |