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Frommer's Highly Recommended

In 2007, Aka emerged in New York with four extended-stay residences with hotel-like amenities in locations such as Times Square, Sutton Place, the United Nations-area and Central Park. But, because the Aka properties operate like a combination apartment/hotel; your stay can be as brief as just 1 night. The rooms, all of them spacious studios to two bedrooms, feature full modern kitchens, marble bathrooms, two televisions, and services such as a concierge, fitness center, wireless Internet, and a complimentary weekday breakfast. I found the Central Park location, 1 block from Central Park South, the homiest of the group. It's a very attractive and more calming alternative to the nearby hotel hysteria.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's New York City 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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