Would you believe me if I told you that you could stay at a hotel in Manhattan for less than $100? No, it doesn’t require sharing space with rats or a dozen other strangers. In fact, you’d be lucky to fit more than yourself and a couple of duffel bags in the room.
The Jane, New York’s newest budget hotel, has 200 rooms to offer cash-strapped visitors to the Big Apple, but spacious they’re not. The word tight might not even do them justice. Most of the rooms are as compact as old-time railroad compartments and the shared bathroom is down the hall, but at less than $100 per night it’s still an incredible deal. (Rooms with adjoining bathrooms cost more.) Especially considering your hotel room is located near the Hudson River and West Greenwich Village. What’s more, the building is rich in history — it supposedly once housed Titanic survivors -– and by all accounts is exceptionally clean.
The pod hotel is getting good reviews, but if you are claustrophobic you obviously want to spring for a bigger room. Frankly, if I were traveling alone to NYC I wouldn’t have a problem sleeping in a tiny cave-like room… it’s the bathroom sharing I would have to think twice about.
What about you?
MASSACHUSETTS
If your summer travel plans take you to Massachusetts next week and you are looking for an affordable activity to partake in, consider making the quick drive from Boston to Wellesley to attend the third annual Antiques at Elm Bank event. The popular showcase of historic wares takes place on the grounds of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society headquarters, and attracts more than 150 antiques dealers.
According to event organizers, the antiques will be displayed in outdoor tents surrounded by gardens, with a few dealers showcased inside the historic 18th century Manor House at Elm Bank and others in the Hunnewell Building, a converted carriage house.
Hundreds of antiques from the 18th to mid-20th century will on display including Federalist and Victorian furniture, European and Asian ceramics, china, sterling silver, art, estate jewelry, antique toys, Indian art and baskets, quilts and linens, period frames and mirrors, brass bells, clocks, desk accessories and walking sticks.
Admission to the event is just $10.
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