Inexpensive lodging has finally come to the West Village; The NY Times reports on 113 Jane Street's latest incarnation: The Jane, which is offering up rooms for under 100 bucks.The catch? The hotel's rooms are 50-square-feet...but for a double-digit price tag in that zip code, it's not too shabby. Plus the owners also run the Bowery and Maritime Hotels, so they know what they're doing and have equipped each room with a/c, a flat screen ...

It’s an incongruous sight, this sleek glass tower sprouting above its low-slung brick neighbors, but you can’t argue with the results — the views from the rooms, even on the middling floors, are extraordinary, taking in the Financial District, the downtown bridges, even the midtown towers, depending on your room’s orientation. And the rooms themselves are surprisingly luxurious, with flat-screen televisions, CD stereo systems and access ...

One step inside transports guests into a world that manages to contrast starkly with the neighborhood's deteriorating facades and hypermodern new constructions. Nineteenth century luxury fills the sprawling lobby space, beckoning guests to relax on plush crushed velvet sofas and high backed armchairs in taupe and rich browns. The young, stylish public can slake their thirst at a bar on the mezzanine. Each room features a platform bed covered in ...