The GEM Hotel-SoHo, an Ascend Collection hotel

Karen Hudes

Contributor

In Short – Two blocks from the much-filmed Katz's Deli, the HoJo chain's inexpensive downtown location offers 45 one- or two-bed rooms with all the basic comforts. Amenities include in-room coffee makers, cable TV and two 2-line phones with data ports, as well as a simple, complimentary daily breakfast and free daily newspaper. The hotel is central to the East Village and Lower East Side bar and restaurant scenes.