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FINANCIAL DISTRICT / TRIBECA

Cosmopolitan Hotel
95 W. Broadway, 888/895-9400, cosmohotel.com
Offers 120 smartly decorated, squeaky-clean rooms in an area of town sorely lacking in affordable, nonbusiness hotels. Service reviews are mixed, but who cares when you roll out of bed into the city's hottest hangouts? Doubles from $119.

WEST VILLAGE

Abingdon Guest House
13 Eighth Ave., 212/243-5384, abingdonguesthouse.com
Comprised of two homey 1850s town houses, this colorfully painted spot has either private or en suite bathrooms, and many rooms have nonworking fireplaces. Light sleepers should avoid rooms facing Eighth Ave. Check-in is at Brewbar Cafe, the coffeehouse downstairs. Doubles from $159.

EAST VILLAGE

Second Home on Second Avenue 
 221 Second Ave., 212/677-3161, secondhome.citysearch.com
Don't be put off by the shabby facade of this 1900s town house-fun, even tastefully, appointed accommodations with soundproof windows lie inside. Choose from themed rooms-tribal, modern, Caribbean, and Peruvian. (The owner's from Peru.) Second-floor yoga classes are $20. Doubles from $90.

UNION SQUARE / GRAMERCY

Hotel 17
225 E. 17th St., 212/475-2845, hotel17ny.com
Friendly service and its location on leafy (and quiet) Stuyvesant Square Park sets this hotel apart. Perhaps you'll recognize the rooms from Woody Allen's silly film Manhattan Murder Mystery. Doubles from $79.

CHELSEA

The Chelsea Lodge
318 W. 20th St., 800/373-1116, chelsealodge.com
This renovated European-style hotel in the heart of Chelsea has 22 rooms filled with American antiques and eclectic accents. One warning: Rooms have sinks and showers, but no WCs. Book far in advance. From $95.

MIDTOWN EAST

The Pickwick Arms
230 E. 51st St., 800/742-5945, pickwickarms.com
This beloved Midtown standby just got a face-lift and earns consistently high marks for its professional service, rates, and location. Pack light-rooms are small and some have shared baths, but you can always get some air on the rooftop garden. Doubles from $149.