PRICE:
Frommer's Highly Recommended

Nestled between Le Trapeze (a swingers club) and the Museum of Sex, and with its own glowing protruding horns as your landmark, the proximity to erotica is really just a coincidence. This creative-minded, Warholesque hotel caters to up-and-coming artistic types -- and well-established names with an eye for good value -- with its bold modern art collection and wild style. The lobby was recently renovated, and along with a new bar, Gallery at the Gershwin, much of the original art remains. The standard rooms are clean and bright, with Picasso-style wall murals and Philippe Starck-ish takes on motel furnishings. Superior rooms are best, as they're newly renovated, and well worth the extra $10; all have either a queen bed, two twins, or two doubles, plus a newish private bathroom with cute, colorful tile. If you're bringing the brood, two-room suites, or Family Rooms, are a good option. For the very low budget traveler, the Gershwin also offers hostel-style accommodations at $33 a night in multi-bed rooms.

The hotel is more service-oriented than you usually see at this price level, and the staff is professional. At press time, a restaurant was in the works for late 2007.

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

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