We were looking down the barrel at USD350/night for a basic hotel room in Manhattan (Lower East Side/SoHo/NoHo). But USD2800 for eight nights of bedding did not appeal to my inner cheapskate, so I asked about for suggestions.
The ace people I follow on Twitter put me onto Airbnb as an alternative. It’s an incredibly simple system and, for North America, there are HEAPS of listings including NYC.
We’ve just had confirmation that our application for a gorgeous fully-decked-out 1br apartment in NoLita has been accepted by the owner. We get three times the space of a hotel plus full kitchen, laundry and mod-cons for less than half the cost, including Airbnb fees, cleaning fee etc. Best of all, we get to live like a local and not like tourists in the more tourists-centric areas.
Gotta be happy with that.
The images here show the location (via Nokia Ovi Maps 3D) and the apartment complex itself (via Google Streetview).
