Manhattan is notorious for its overpriced and underwhelming accommodations. Here are some budget hotels, in no particular order, where you might able to snag a decent room that's actually affordable (affordable by Manhattan standards is under $150 a night). Rates may vary depending on day of week and season.
New York Hostel 99
Harlem
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Hotel 31
Murray Hill
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Seafarers and International House (used to be for seafarers only but now open to public)
Union Square
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Park 79 Hotel
Upper West Side
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Murray Hill Inn
Midtown
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Carlton Arms Hotel
Murray Hill
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Astor on the Park (no website, book through various hotel booking sites such as kayak.com)
Upper West Side
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Union Square Inn
Union Square
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Larchmont Hotel
Greenwich Village
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Chelsea Star Hotel
Midtown (Penn Station)
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Latham Hotel
Garment District
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Park Savoy
Midtown West
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Riverside Tower
Upper West Side
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Sohotel
Nolita
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Washington Jefferson Hotel
Midtown
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Hotel 17
Gramercy
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Chelsea Hotel (stay in the same room as Bob Dylan or Patti Smith once did!)
Chelsea
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Best Western Bowery Hanbee
Nolita
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Apple Core Hotels
(search for rates at their 5 budget midtown hotels, including Ramada and La Quinta Inn)
Eastgate Tower Hotel
Midtown
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Hotel Deauville
Murray Hill
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East Village Bed and Coffee
East Village
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The Sutton Residence
Midtown
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Colonial House Inn
Chelsea
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Michelle Bed & Breakfast
Harlem
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Lotus Hotel
Herald Square
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Chelsea Lodge
Chelsea
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Portland Hotel
Times Square
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Hotel Newton
Upper West Side
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