East Village Hotels

Hotel 17 is an affordable, if not entirely enviable address, which is scabby-chic at best. But its reputation as a stylish, hip hotel is not undeserving--it does seem to possess a gritty New York rock vibe in part thanks to its location. And its former incarnation as a welfare hotel makes it a favorite stop for suburbanites slumming for street cred. It's within stumbling distance of East Village restaurants and nightclubs, so you can save cab fare and buy another round.