AAA and AARP discounts available. Habitat Hotel 130 East 57th Street, tel. 235 rooms, of which about 70 percent are with shared bath. Once a women's residence, the Habitat became a full-service hotel last year. Although it's a tight squeeze when the beds are open, they're new and comfy with plush velour blankets.
Furnishings are neat and tidy, though some look a little worn.
Rooms include freestanding closets to hold amenities and hangers, in-room sinks, phones with voice mail, dataports, and TVs. At press time, the hotel was turning the erstwhile Irish pub next door into an entrance for the new mezzanine-level lobby. West 46th Street, Best Western Manhattan 17 West 32nd Street, Apple Core Hotels tel. Since 1993, Apple Core has been restoring rundown hotels in Midtown and turning them into some of the best bargains around. Although rates vary and management is cagey when it comes to listing a set price range, you can often find real deals.