Where to sleep? If I had a dime for every time some one have asked me for at tip on a great (cheap of course) hotel on Manhattan, I would be able to check my self into Mercer Hotel every time I go to New York.

There are loads of hotels in Midtown. But many people like myself are always looking for that bit of extra personality. That’s why I’m still dreaming of the time my husband and I spoiled ourselves with two nights at the stars’ favourite Soho hotel, The Mercer – staying at the same time as Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Photo by Thomas Loof.

Our excuses were A) My husband just got a new job B) Our two-years old daughter was with us, so we had to spent more time in a hotel (why it better be good) C) As a journalist, research is part of the job.

Really, with the low dollar, you don’t need any excuses if you’re the kind of person who enjoys spending the night in a paradise of coolness. But at the Mercer, even the low dollar doesn’t mean room rates come cheap. Prices from 595 dollars.

You can’t beat room service when the delicious pizza with thin crust and the cheesecake come from the popular restaurant Mercer Kitchen.

The Mercer Hotel, 147 Mercer Street (between Houston and Spring Street).

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