1 Room in SoHo Loft
Live like a New Yorker in this SoHo loft apartment. The French artist-owners who live here will give you the lowdown on local places to eat and drink. Rooms cost from $120 per night including breakfast, with a shared bathroom and minimum two-night stay.
· 001 646 613 1143, bedandbreakfast.com/manhattan-new-york.html
2 Marrakech Hotel
The Marrakech opened this summer on the Upper West Side. The 125 rooms are decked out in warm, colourful Moroccan tones.
· Doubles from $149 in January. Marrakechhotelnyc.com.
3 Blue Moon Hotel
A 22-room boutique hotel in a red brick former tenement on the Lower East Side with unusually large rooms. Doubles from $180 with breakfast in January and February.
4 Parker Meridien
Central Park views, fitness centre and pool, the best breakfast in town (according to New York magazine). . . the current exchange rate means sleek Midtown hotels like this one are not beyond the budget.
· From $205 per night, room only, in January. Parkermeridien.com.
5 The Gershwin
The vibe here is kooky art space cum nightclub with Andy Warhol as their chosen spiritual leader and an artist-in-residence progamme.
· From $40 for bunk beds, $119 for a double, gershwinhotel.com.
· Add 13.8% tax and $3.50 pn surcharge.
