{"id":57762,"date":"2017-07-27T18:23:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T22:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=57762"},"modified":"2021-08-24T14:48:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T18:48:21","slug":"forget-midtown-hotels-tell-your-friends-to-book-a-room-in-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/57762\/forget-midtown-hotels-tell-your-friends-to-book-a-room-in-brooklyn\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget Midtown Hotels: Tell Your Friends to Book a Room in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visiting friends never really get it. Unless you\u2019re set up in some kinda way, it\u2019s practically impossible to have travelers crash with you in your New York City apartment during their tour of the city. You\u2019re in Brooklyn\u2014you love your friends a lot, but not enough to commute to their midtown hotel to take them sightseeing. You only go to midtown to interview for jobs that you don\u2019t really want and escape to Long Island on the LIRR for getaways. Lucky for you we have a better plan\u2014everything they need in a hotel for the perfect local experience on a single block located on the Bushwick-Bedstuy border.<\/p>\n

Stay<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Hotel

Tell your friends to book the Hotel RL, right under the JMZ train that can whip them from Bedstuy to South Williamsburg. The rooms are super clean and have everything you need featured prominently. There’s an outlet for your phone and computer by the comfortable bed, nice shampoo and conditioner so your hair won\u2019t suffer, and a daybed\/couch situation perfect for sleeping the stragglers you pick up on your adventures. The lobby operates as a community space complete with cafe, bar, and nightly entertainment. Plus, they\u2019re philanthropic: When you donate $100 to the Ali Forney Center<\/a>\u00a0 through Project Wake Up Call<\/a>, a safe haven and rehab program for homeless LGBTQ, you can receive a free night\u2019s stay at the Hotel RL<\/a> of your choosing.\u00a0Room rates from $112 per night.<\/p>\n

Eat<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"santa

Drink<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Lone

Just like your friends might not want to travel for food every meal, it will be comforting to know there are two very serviceable bars across the street from where they stumble into bed. One is Marco\u2019s, a dimly lit, cozy space with a long, majestic bar, arcade games, a jukebox, and an ample backyard. All of this makes for a great place to catch up, or a perfect nightcap destination. Meanwhile, on the other corner, Lone Wolf<\/a> hangs, offering a divey-er vibe and a potential all-night destination with their pool tables and DJs. All this on a single block, kind of incredible.<\/p>\n

Do<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s New York City! Show your friends a good time. Take them to the city sparingly, and they\u2019ll leave loving Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

Photos by author and\u00a0star5112<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Visiting friends never really get it. Unless you\u2019re set up in some kinda way, it\u2019s practically impossible to have travelers crash with you in your New York City apartment during their tour of the city. You\u2019re in Brooklyn\u2014you love your friends a lot, but not enough to commute to their midtown hotel to take them […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":57788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[325,759,761,320,756,829,314,770,969,752,1867,316],"tags":[31,381,15,293,145,226,125,175,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-57762","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"category-bar-activity-2","9":"category-beer-activity-2","10":"category-brooklyn-outer-boroughs-destination","11":"category-cafe-2","12":"category-culture-2","13":"category-dining-nightlife","14":"category-food-drink","15":"category-locations","16":"category-subway-2","17":"category-transit-type","18":"category-weekend-getaways","19":"tag-bar","20":"tag-biking","21":"tag-brooklyn","22":"tag-budget-friendly","23":"tag-dining","24":"tag-drink","25":"tag-food","26":"tag-subway","27":"tag-weekend-getaway"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":57788,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/more-street-art-1-e1501522028127-350x197.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}