50 sq ft room at Jane Hotel in NYC

How can you score a hotel room in Manhattan for less than $100 per night?

Check into one of New York City’s tiniest hotel rooms.

There’s really no such thing as a “spacious” hotel room in Manhattan, but micro-hotels like The Jane Hotel take scaling down to an extreme with rooms measuring as little as 50 square feet. Within those few feet, guests can expect to find a bed, a phone on the wall, and a shelf above the bed to store luggage. Personal hygiene must be taken care of in the communal bathroom down the hall. If you need a little more space and a bathroom of your own, The Jane offers 50 rooms that boast 250 square feet of lodging space for about double the price of the standard mini-room.

Across the island from The Jane’s Far West Village location, The Pod Hotel offers “pod rooms” in East Midtown with about 99 square feet of space for as little as $85 a night, a rate that includes free WiFi. You can get your own bathroom for just $10 more per night. While The Jane’s rooms tend to be decorated in dark paneling that could make the claustrophobic traveler feel like they were confined in the hull of a ship, The Pod’s decor is bright and modern, a better match for the “broke but hip” crowd.

The idea of micro-hotels might seem crazy, but it’s actually spreading. On April 15, the new Yotel Time Square will open in the famed tourist district and become the chain’s first micro-hotel in the United States. The Yotel rooms will be about 170 square feet and cost guests just over $200 per night. Yotel has enjoyed success with the pod-like rooms in its properties in Europe, including a location in London Heathrow’s Terminal 4.

Would you consider staying in a room with less than 100 square feet of space if it only cost you $85 per night to stay in Midtown Manhattan? I’ve certainly payed a lot more money for not much more usable space, and the size of my hotel room is rarely a major concern when I’m visiting The City That Never Sleeps.

Photos provided by NJFPR

Want to bring your best friend to a casino with you? If your best friend has four legs and a tail, there’s only one casino in Atlantic City that will welcome you both with open arms.*

On Thursday, Februrary 24, 2011, Showboat Atlantic City will become the only casino hotel on the Jersey Shore that welcomes pets with the launch of Pet Stay Atlantic City.

“We’re thrilled to bring Pet Stay Atlantic City to our guests and provide the royal treatment to man’s best friend,” said Joe Domenico, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Showboat and Bally’s Atlantic City. “This initiative puts Showboat at the forefront of Atlantic City’s world-class offerings and will bring more customers to our casinos without having to leave their pets behind.”

What does the royal treatment look like to a dog?

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A Room at the Affinia Dumont

In celebration of National Heart Month (February), the Affinia Dumont Hotel in Manhattan is offering a unique promotion.  Through March 31, 2011, guests at the Affinia Dumont can choose to participate in a push up challenge to reduce the rate they pay.

Those who take the challenge have thirty seconds to do as many push ups as possible (up to 40).  For each push up, you’ll save $1 off your first night’s stay.  So, get in shape now – forty push ups is a lot, but not impossible!

This promotion is available on Sunday through Friday, and is not available on Saturdays for one-night stays.  To book through this special promotion, visit the promotion webpage, or call 1-866-246-2203.

The Affinia Dumont Hotel is a luxury boutique hotel located on 34th at Lexington in Manhattan, catering to business travelers, fitness buffs, and families.  This fitness hotel offers a variety of luxury amenities, including a six-choice dream pillow menu, room service, a business center, deluxe toiletries, complimentary fitness kits, a day spa and an on-site restaurant and bar.  Wired internet access (you must have an ethernet jack)  is available, for an additional daily, weekly, or monthly fee.

Affinia Dumont Hotel
150 East 34th Street
New York, NY 10016
34th and Lexington
(212)481.7600

Photo credit: The Affinia Dumont

Sounds too good to be true, but it is true – The Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel (formerly the Sheraton Suites on the Hudson) is located five minutes from midtown Manhattan, and is currently offering a second night stay for $18.

Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel, NJ

This 347-room hotel with spacey and comfortable rooms is located across the Hudson on the waterfront in Weehawken, NJ and offers views of the famed New York City skyline.

You can walk out the hotel’s doors and get on the NY Waterway Ferry right outside for a 6 minute ride to the New York City attractions.

Apparently the hotel has brand new rooms after spending $18 million on a renovation, so they want to let people know about it.

That’s why they’re offering the $18 rate for the second night’s stay, and the promotion is valid for 18 days only.

Way it works is that you book the first night for $218 and get the second one for $18. If you stay four nights, you can get two nights for $18 each. The offer is valid Thursday – Sunday, from now through August 31, 2011.

But you have to book before March 7, 2011 and the reservation has to be made via telephone – call 866-716-8115 and use rate code 18LTO.

The best part of the deal is the 350 sq ft size rooms, with separate sitting areas and wet bars. It’s positively palatial, when you consider the kind of rooms that tourists would get in cheap hotels in New York for the same rate.

Room at Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel

The hotel also has a business center, indoor pool and fitness center. Guests can enjoy Italian cuisine al fresco on the outdoor riverfront patio at the Masina Trattoria Italiana, with views of the New York City skyline.

Photos – Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel

Info: 500 Harbor Boulevard Weehawken NJ 07086; website

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