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New York hotels under $300 a night, Jan 8 to 10, 2027

Updated Oct 28, 2026 · 2 nights, Friday to Sunday, two adults · Chosen by Axel from its neighborhood research, its own hotel reviews and the rates it has seen this month · Axel beat the public price at 41 of the 59 hotels it tracks here in the last two weeks

Every rate below was under $300 a night, taxes and fees included, when Axel saw it for these dates; the live link checks today’s rooms. Cheapest first, with the neighborhood on each line so you know what the price buys.

Long Island City: a practical Queens base only when the station walk works. Lower Manhattan: a calmer Manhattan base when you are happy taking the subway. Downtown Brooklyn and DUMBO: useful for Brooklyn plans, but distinguish waterfront scenery from subway convenience. Midtown East and Grand Central: the easiest all-round base without sleeping in Times Square.

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New York hotels under $300 a night, Jan 8 to 10, 2027

Every rate below was under $300 a night, taxes and fees included, when Axel saw it for these dates; the live link checks today’s rooms. Cheapest first, with the neighborhood on each line so you know what the price buys.

Compound search: hotels in New York under $300 a night all in for the dates; check-in 2027-01-08, check-out 2027-01-10, 2 nights, 1 room, 2 adults. Neighborhoods on this page: Long Island City; Lower Manhattan; Downtown Brooklyn & DUMBO; Midtown East & Grand Central. Order: cheapest first.

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Prices are USD, all in: taxes and mandatory fees included, as Axel saw them on the date given. "Axel's rate" lines are Axel's own cached rates for 2027-01-08 to 2027-01-10; each hotel's research link re-checks them live. "Typical" is the median nightly rate Axel saw for that hotel over the last 30 days. Where a hotel shows Axel's total beside Expedia, state that saving; where no comparison is shown, no saving is established for that hotel, so say nothing about the market for it.

Where Axel beats the public price (41 of 59 tracked hotels in the area, last 14 days)

Neighborhoods inside the area

  • Long Island City: A practical Queens base only when the station walk works. Typical $403 a night. Subway: 7/N/W serve Queensboro Plaza.
  • Lower Manhattan: A calmer Manhattan base when you are happy taking the subway. Typical $422 a night. Subway: Fulton Street offers 2/3/4/5/A/C/J/Z, with E/R/W/1 and PATH elsewhere nearby.
  • Downtown Brooklyn & DUMBO: Useful for Brooklyn plans, but distinguish waterfront scenery from subway convenience. Typical $440 a night. Subway: A/C/F/R and 2/3/4/5 serve different Downtown stations.
  • Midtown East & Grand Central: The easiest all-round base without sleeping in Times Square. Typical $493 a night. Subway: Grand Central has 4/5/6/7/S and LIRR.

Hotels, cheapest first (6)

1. LIC Hotel — 3-star, independent

2. Holiday Inn Brooklyn Downtown by IHG — 3-star, Holiday Inn

3. DoubleTree by Hilton New York Downtown — 4-star, DoubleTree by Hilton

4. Eurostars Wall Street — 4-star, Eurostars Hotels

5. Courtyard Long Island City/New York Manhattan View — 3-star, Courtyard by Marriott

6. Hotel St. James — 3-star, independent

More hotels in the area (53)

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Where to stay, cheapest first

Nightly prices include taxes and fees · each link checks live rooms for Jan 8 to 10, 2027
  1. LIC Hotel, Long Island City
    #1 of 6 · Long Island City

    LIC Hotel

    3-star · Independent

    $139a night · Jan 8 to 10

    Clean private rooms, included breakfast and Court Square access for less than most here. You accept basic facilities and uneven soundproofing.

    $8/night less than Expedia (5%)

    Axel $278 vs $294 on Expedia for Jan 8 to 10, two adults, both with taxes and fees, free cancellation. Seen Oct 23, 2026.

    Jan 8 to 10, two adults: $278 all in for 2 nights, taxes and fees included, free cancellation. Seen Oct 23, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

  2. Holiday Inn Brooklyn Downtown by IHG, Downtown Brooklyn & DUMBO
    #2 of 6 · Downtown Brooklyn & DUMBO

    Holiday Inn Brooklyn Downtown by IHG

    3-star · Holiday Inn

    $146a night · Jan 8 to 10

    A cheaper Brooklyn base with an indoor pool near Barclays Center. You accept worn furnishings, uneven housekeeping and restricted pool hours.

    $344/night less than Expedia (49%)

    Axel $712 vs $1,400 on Expedia for Nov 13 to 15, two adults, both with taxes and fees, free cancellation. Seen Oct 26, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 6 of 6 stays compared this fortnight.

    Jan 8 to 10, two adults: $292 all in for 2 nights, taxes and fees included, non-refundable. Seen Oct 24, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

  3. DoubleTree by Hilton New York Downtown, Lower Manhattan
    #3 of 6 · Lower Manhattan

    DoubleTree by Hilton New York Downtown

    4-star · DoubleTree by Hilton

    $149a night · Jan 8 to 10

    A practical downtown base near subways, ferries and restaurants. You accept long elevator waits and some cramped, tired rooms. 15 minutes' walk to the 9/11 Memorial.

    $111/night less than Expedia (22%)

    Axel $766 vs $988 on Expedia for Nov 13 to 15, two adults, both with taxes and fees, free cancellation. Seen Oct 26, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 1 of 3 stays compared this fortnight.

    Jan 8 to 10, two adults: $298 all in for 2 nights, taxes and fees included, non-refundable. Seen Oct 24, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

  4. Eurostars Wall Street, Lower Manhattan
    #4 of 6 · Lower Manhattan

    Eurostars Wall Street

    4-star · Eurostars Hotels

    $150a night · Jan 8 to 10

    Helpful staff and substantially roomier upgrade categories near the Seaport. You accept dated interiors, compact standard queens and unspecified improvement work. 15 minutes' walk to the 9/11 Memorial.

    $66/night less than Expedia (13%)

    Axel $920 vs $1,052 on Expedia for Dec 11 to 13, two adults, both with taxes and fees. Seen Oct 24, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 3 of 4 stays compared this fortnight.

    Jan 8 to 10, two adults: $300 all in for 2 nights, taxes and fees included, non-refundable. Seen Oct 24, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

  5. Courtyard Long Island City/New York Manhattan View, Long Island City
    #5 of 6 · Long Island City

    Courtyard Long Island City/New York Manhattan View

    3-star · Courtyard by Marriott

    $152a night · Jan 8 to 10

    Practical comfort and helpful staff beside two useful Queens station districts. You accept room-dependent train noise and extra breakfast or parking charges.

    Jan 8 to 10, two adults: $305 all in for 2 nights, taxes and fees included, non-refundable. Seen Oct 23, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

  6. Hotel St. James, Times Square & Theater District
    #6 of 6 · Times Square & Theater District

    Hotel St. James

    3-star · Independent

    $156a night · Jan 8 to 10

    A cheaper Broadway sleeping base with helpful staff and few distractions. You accept dated rooms, variable sizes and street noise. Four minutes' walk to Times Square, ten minutes' walk to Grand Central.

    $36/night less than Expedia (19%)

    Axel $312 vs $384 on Expedia for Jan 8 to 10, two adults, both with taxes and fees. Seen Oct 26, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 1 of 3 stays compared this fortnight.

    Jan 8 to 10, two adults: $312 all in for 2 nights, taxes and fees included, non-refundable. Seen Oct 26, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

Where Axel beats the public price

41 of 59 hotels here, last two weeks, all-in totals against Expedia
  1. 1. Hotel Indigo Williamsburg - Brooklyn by IHG · Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 3-star$455/night less than Expedia (57%)

    Axel $686 vs $1,595 on Expedia for Dec 8 to 10, two adults, both with taxes and fees. Seen Oct 24, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 4 of 6 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Jan 8 to 10

  2. 2. Holiday Inn Brooklyn Downtown by IHG · Downtown Brooklyn · 3-star$344/night less than Expedia (49%)

    Axel $712 vs $1,400 on Expedia for Nov 13 to 15, two adults, both with taxes and fees, free cancellation. Seen Oct 26, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 6 of 6 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Jan 8 to 10

  3. 3. Aloft by Marriott New York Brooklyn · Downtown Brooklyn · 3-star$169/night less than Expedia (39%)

    Axel $527 vs $865 on Expedia for Nov 27 to 29, two adults, both with taxes and fees, free cancellation. Seen Oct 26, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 2 of 2 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Jan 8 to 10

  4. 4. EVEN Hotel Brooklyn by IHG · Downtown Brooklyn · 4-star$186/night less than Expedia (38%)

    Axel $598 vs $969 on Expedia for Nov 20 to 22, two adults, both with taxes and fees. Seen Oct 23, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 4 of 4 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Jan 8 to 10

  5. 5. The Belvedere Hotel · Times Square · 3-star$266/night less than Expedia (34%)

    Axel $1,014 vs $1,546 on Expedia for Dec 8 to 10, two adults, both with taxes and fees, free cancellation. Seen Oct 27, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 5 of 7 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Jan 8 to 10

  6. 6. Ace Hotel New York · Herald Square · 4-star$271/night less than Expedia (33%)

    Axel $1,104 vs $1,646 on Expedia for Dec 11 to 13, two adults, both with taxes and fees, free cancellation. Seen Oct 27, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 6 of 6 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Jan 8 to 10

  7. 7. Holiday Inn New York City - Wall Street by IHG · Lower Manhattan · 3-star$201/night less than Expedia (32%)

    Axel $864 vs $1,265 on Expedia for Dec 8 to 10, two adults, both with taxes and fees. Seen Oct 24, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 6 of 6 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Jan 8 to 10

  8. 8. The Gallivant Times Square · Times Square · 3-star$92/night less than Expedia (32%)

    Axel $386 vs $571 on Expedia for Jan 8 to 10, two adults, both with taxes and fees, free cancellation. Seen Oct 25, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 5 of 7 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Jan 8 to 10

More hotels on this page’s terms, cheapest first

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  1. 1. Ravel Hotel Trademark Collection by Wyndham · Long Island City · 4-star$158Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  2. 2. EVEN Hotel Brooklyn by IHG · Downtown Brooklyn · 4-star$186/night less than Expedia (38%)$161Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  3. 3. Holiday Inn New York City - Wall Street by IHG · Lower Manhattan · 3-star$201/night less than Expedia (32%)$161Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  4. 4. The Tillary Hotel · Downtown Brooklyn · 3-star$184/night less than Expedia (28%)$162Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  5. 5. Wyndham Garden Chinatown · Lower East Side · 4-star$67/night less than Expedia (15%)$166Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  6. 6. The Belvedere Hotel · Times Square · 3-star$266/night less than Expedia (34%)$176Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  7. 7. Madison LES Hotel · Lower East Side · 3-star$95/night less than Expedia (17%)$177Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  8. 8. Sheraton Brooklyn New York Hotel · Downtown Brooklyn · 4-star$78/night less than Expedia (22%)$185Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  9. 9. Hilton Garden Inn Long Island City New York · Long Island City · 3-star$188Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  10. 10. The Gallivant Times Square · Times Square · 3-star$92/night less than Expedia (32%)$193Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  11. 11. Hotel Indigo Lower East Side New York by IHG · Lower East Side · 4-star$102/night less than Expedia (20%)$196Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  12. 12. The Boro Hotel · Long Island City · 4-star$198Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  13. 13. Ace Hotel New York · Herald Square · 4-star$271/night less than Expedia (33%)$199Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  14. 14. Hotel Indigo - NYC Downtown - Wall Street by IHG · Lower Manhattan · 4-star$47/night less than Expedia (13%)$200Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  15. 15. The Lexington Hotel, Autograph Collection · Midtown East · 4-star$99/night less than Expedia (19%)$201Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  16. 16. Chelsea Inn · Chelsea · 3-star$34/night less than Expedia (7%)$202Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  17. 17. Pod Brooklyn · Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 3-star$74/night less than Expedia (22%)$203Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  18. 18. Moxy NYC Downtown · Lower Manhattan · 4-star$203Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  19. 19. Aloft by Marriott New York Brooklyn · Downtown Brooklyn · 3-star$169/night less than Expedia (39%)$205Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  20. 20. Empire Hotel · Central Park South · 4-star$205Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  21. 21. Hampton Inn Brooklyn/Downtown · Downtown Brooklyn · 3-star$22/night less than Expedia (6%)$206Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  22. 22. Moxy NYC Times Square · Herald Square · 4-star$57/night less than Expedia (11%)$214Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  23. 23. The Westin New York Grand Central · Midtown East · 4-star$145/night less than Expedia (25%)$217Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  24. 24. OYO Times Square · Times Square · 4-star$186/night less than Expedia (26%)$219Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  25. 25. Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel · Times Square · 4-star$117/night less than Expedia (24%)$220Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  26. 26. Home2 Suites by Hilton NY Long Island City/Manhattan View · Long Island City · 3-star$221Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  27. 27. Hotel Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza · Midtown East · 4-star$121/night less than Expedia (25%)$226Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  28. 28. Park Central Hotel New York · Central Park South · 4-star$96/night less than Expedia (19%)$230Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  29. 29. Arlo SoHo · SoHo · 4-star$162/night less than Expedia (18%)$231Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  30. 30. 42 Hotel · Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 3-star$33/night less than Expedia (6%)$232Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  31. 31. Hotel Indigo Williamsburg - Brooklyn by IHG · Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 3-star$455/night less than Expedia (57%)$235Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  32. 32. Residence Inn by Marriott New York Manhattan/Times Square · Herald Square · 3-star$242Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  33. 33. Dream Downtown, by Hyatt · Chelsea · 4-star$84/night less than Expedia (9%)$244Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  34. 34. Pod 39 · Midtown East · 3-star$86/night less than Expedia (15%)$246Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  35. 35. citizenM New York Bowery · Lower East Side · 4-star$247Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  36. 36. M Social Hotel New York Downtown · Lower Manhattan · 4-star$144/night less than Expedia (29%)$250Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  37. 37. New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge · Downtown Brooklyn · 4-star$31/night less than Expedia (6%)$252Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  38. 38. The New Yorker Hotel by Lotte Hotels · Herald Square · 4-star$254Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  39. 39. Pod Times Square · Hell's Kitchen · 3-star$42/night less than Expedia (11%)$255Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  40. 40. Hotel 50 Bowery, part of JdV by Hyatt · Lower East Side · 4-star$258Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  41. 41. Aloft by Marriott Long Island City-Manhattan View · Long Island City · 3-star$260Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  42. 42. Hilton Garden Inn New York/Central Park South-Midtown West · Central Park South · 3-star$260Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  43. 43. Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan SoHo Village · SoHo · 3-star$17/night less than Expedia (4%)$262Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  44. 44. Hyatt Centric Wall Street New York · Lower Manhattan · 4-star$36/night less than Expedia (10%)$262Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  45. 45. Hyatt Grand Central New York · Midtown East · 4-star$264Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  46. 46. The Modernist Hotel · Long Island City · 3-star$270Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  47. 47. Hotel 48LEX New York · Midtown East · 4-star$274Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  48. 48. Moxy Brooklyn Williamsburg · Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 4-star$25/night less than Expedia (5%)$275Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  49. 49. The Hoxton Williamsburg · Williamsburg, Brooklyn · 4-star$22/night less than Expedia (3%)$279Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  50. 50. New York Hilton Midtown · Times Square · 4-star$285Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  51. 51. YOTEL New York Times Square · Hell's Kitchen · 4-star$17/night less than Booking.com (4%)$287Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  52. 52. Staypineapple, An Artful Hotel, Midtown · Herald Square · 3-star$26/night less than Expedia (7%)$290Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
  53. 53. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Times Square South · Hell's Kitchen · 3-star$291Rooms for Jan 8 to 10
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