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In the boroughs

A guest room at Le Refuge Inn on City Island

Manhattan isn't the only place to stay.. You can book a room in a French Country auberge in the Bronx or a suite in a restored Victorian brownstone in Brooklyn.

BROOKLYN
New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
333 Adams Street

888-436-3759
www.marriott.com
Brooklyn's most modern hotel is a high-rise located a stone's throw from the Brooklyn Bridge. There's easy access to Manhattan via subways, and the hotel is close to Brooklyn Heights, with its restored brownstones and a riverside walk. Also nearby: the restaurants and shops of Smith Street and the performance spaces at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the Brooklyn Museum of Art are both a short cab ride from the hotel. Guest rooms are equipped with high-speed Internet service, cable TV and voice mail. The hotel has a lap pool, a health club and a sauna. Rates start at $299 per night.

Best Western Gregory Hotel
8315 Fourth Avenue
718-238-3737
www.bestwestern.com
Located on a tree-lined street in Bay Ridge, the Gregory inhabits a 1920s-era building. Guest rooms are comfortably decorated and are equipped with voice mail and cable TV. In the morning, you'll receive a complimentary breakfast and newspaper. The surrounding neighborhood offers plenty of dining choices. Rates start at about $186 per night.

Akwaaba Mansion
347 MacDonough Street
866-INN-DULJ
www.akwaaba.com
The inn's name means "welcome" in the language of Ghana, and the house is a carefully restored 1860s building with four antique-filled guest rooms in Stuyvesant Heights. Several of the bathrooms have Jacuzzis, and a hearty Southern-style breakfast is served in the morning. Rates start at $150 per night during the week and $165 per night on weekends.

Bed and Breakfast on the Park
113 Prospect Park West
718-499-6115