Don't rule out Brooklyn; you may not save money at particular hotel, but you will get bang for your buck. What Manhattan hotel has room for an Olympic-length lap pool, an 1,100-car garage, and even a dedicated kosher kitchen? Rooms are classic Marriott—large, comfortable, plain guest rooms enhanced by niceties such as high ceilings, massaging showerheads, and rolling desks. If you're looking to explore, some of the country's best neighborhoods—Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, and DUMBO, as well as the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian path—are just a five-minute walk, and if you need to get to Manhattan, major subway lines are a block away or a few short minutes by taxi. Pros: near New York's new, hip neighborhoods; full-service hotel; clean, new rooms. Cons: on a busy street in downtown Brooklyn.
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