NEW! The Jane in the West Village...
Apple Core Hotels - 800-567-7720 or http://www.applecorehotels.com/ - manages a Red Roof Inn, 32nd St. and Fifth Avenue (rates $89-329 according to N.Y. times article, 30 July 2000) and several others in lower Midtown (Quality Inn (2), Best Western, Comfort Inn) - according to Times, call Apple Core rather than the national chains
Arlington - 18-20 West 25th St. (between 5th-6th Avenues) - 212-645-3990 - fax 212-633-8952 - $85 double, $10 each additional person (conference rates in Feb. 1999 for statewide preservation conference)
The Beacon - Broadway at 75th St. (Upper West Side) - 212-787-1100 - used by Columbia University for less expensive accommodations
Bowery's Whitehouse Hotel of New York - 212-477-5623 - http://www.whitehousehotelofny.com/ - "safe, clean, private air-conditioned accommodations in the heart of the City, starting at $27.25 per night!" (28 Feb. 2002) - "Hillary and I enjoyed staying at the White House and you will too!"--Bill Clinton (quoted on their website)
Hotel Carter - 250 West 43rd Street - 800-553-3415 - http://hotelcarter.com says rates under $100 (and that has also been on a banner on the outside of the hotel) - located in the middle of Times Square busyness
Chelsea Lodge - 318 West 20th St. - 800-373-1116 - info@chelsealodge.com - $90-105 (Village voice column on "Hotels under $200" in Village voice, Dec. 31, 2003-Jan. 6, 2004) (recommended by a visiting artist at Alfred so I checked the website; prices start at $134 as of November 2012
Chelsea Pines Inn - 317 West 14th St. - 212-929-1023 - listed under guesthouses in Metrosource, summer 1999 (a gay magazine and directory)
Chelsea Savoy - 204 West 23rd St. (Chelsea) - 212-929-9353 - fax 212-741-6309 - http://www.chelseasavoy.qpg.com/index.html - listed under guesthouses in Metrosource, summer 1999 (a gay magazine and directory)
Colonial House Inn - 318 West 22nd St. (Chelsea) - 212-243-9669 - listed under guesthouses in Metrosource, summer 1999 (a gay magazine and directory)
Cosmopolitan Hotel - 95 Broadway at Chambers St. (southern TriBeCa) - 212-566-1900 - fax 212-566-6909 - $109 according to article in N.Y. times, May 14, 2000
Desmond Tutu Conference Center and Hotel - 20th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues (Chelsea) (used by College Art for executive board meetings) http://www.ahl-tutucenter.com/
Excelsior Hotel - 45 West 81st St. (Upper West Side) - 800-368-4575 - 212-362-9200 (a friend always puts up his mother here)
The Gershwin Hotel - 7 East 27th St. (Lower Midtown) - 212-545-8000 (some friends stayed here and said the clientele in the coffeeshop was quite Euro and picturesque) www.gershwinhotel.com
Harlem Flophouse - 242 West 123rd St. - 212-662-0678 - harlemflophouse.com - described as refurbished and "aging into elegance" in column in Village voice, Dec. 31, 2003-Jan. 6, 2004, by Aaron Clark (singles from $65; couple from $90)
The Jane - 113 Jane Street (West Village) - 212-924-6700 - reservations@thejanenyc.com - http://www.thejanenyc.com/ (prices from $99-135, early November 2011)
Lambda Mews - Chelsea/Flatiron - 212-213-8798 - listed under guesthouses in Metrosource, summer 1999 (a gay magazine and directory)
Larchmont Hotel - 27 West 11th St. (Greenwich Village) - 212-989-9333 - fax 212-989-9469 - $70-109 (advert. in N.Y. times, May 14, 2000) (a friend stayed here very happily in early 2000 in a shared-bath single for less than $70)
Leo House - 212-929-1010 - 800-732-2438 - 332 West 23rd Street (8th-9th) New York, NY 10011-2289 (near the art galleries, run by a religious order) (recommended by Suzaan Boettger, July 2006)
Mayfair New York Hotel - 242 West 49th St. (Midtown) - 212-586-0300 - fax 212-307-5226 - $119.95 in March 2000, booked through Hotel Reservations Network, according to article in N.Y. times, May 14, 2000 - rack rate $150
Hotel Metro - 45 West 35th St. (Lower Midtown) - 800-356-3870 - used by Columbia University for less expensive accommodations
Murray Hill East Suites - 149 E 39th St. (Murray Hill) - 866-332-359 - mentioned in article in the New Yorker (Feb. 2012) on budget presidential candidate Buddy Roemer with $109 rates - I did a sample booking and got $129 - http://murray-hill-east.hotel-rv.com/
New Yorker Ramada Plaza - 481 Eighth Ave. (kitty corner from Penn Station and where the bus to Newark Airport leaves) - 212-971-0101 - fax 212-629-5636 - $99 via HotRes.com according to article in N.Y. times, May 14, 2000 - rack rate $179 single, $199 double
The Newton - 96th and Broadway (Upper West Side) - 212-678-6500 - used by Columbia University for less expensive accommodations
Off Soho Suites Hotel New York - 11 Rivington St., New York 10002, in the Lower East Side - rate card picked up in lobby says $97.50-119 for suite for two; $179-239 for suite for four - in a colorful neighborhood and looks quite nice - http://www.offsoho.com or info@offsoho.com (N.Y. Times gives rates from $189 on 11 Dec. 2005)
On the Ave Hotel - 2178 Broadway at 77th St. - 212-362-1100 - fax 212-787-9521 - $125 via Travelscape.com according to an article on cheaper hotels in N.Y. times, May 14, 2000 (advert. in same paper says standard rooms from $145 and suites from $275)
New York's Hotel Pennsylvania - 401 Seventh Ave. at 33rd St. (opposite Penn Station and Madison Square Garden) - 212-736-5000 - fax 212-502-8712 - http://www.hotelpenn.com - rooms starting at $99 per night (single or double) according to advert. in N.Y. times, Mar. 28, 2001
Hotel QT - 125 West 45th St. (Midtown) - 212-354-2323 www.hotelqt.com ($125 per N.Y. times, Dec. 11, 2005)
Ramada Inn Eastside - Lexington Ave. at 30th St. (Lower Midtown) - $89 is usual fare for business traveler, per N.Y. times business travel article "Manhattan leads a surge in lower-cost hotels" (!?!?!), Oct. 8, 2002 (hotel owned by Apple Core Hotels, see above)
Riverside Tower - 80 Riverside Dr (near Lincoln Center) - 212-877-5200 - free brochure 800-724-3136 - $95 for 1 person, $100 double, $110-130 suites - advert. in N.Y. times, May 14, 2000 (some friends from Syracuse stay here regularly for Lincoln Center visits)
Rooms to Let - 83 Horatio St., West Village - 212-675-5481 - margecolt@aol.com - rooms in residence of artist (singles from $100 per night, 2-person from $150, low-clearance attic for $180) - "Hotels under $200" in Village voice, Dec. 31, 2003-Jan. 6, 2004
The Travel Inn - 515 West 42nd St. (Times Square, West) - 212-695-7171 - used by Columbia University for less expensive accommodations
Washington Square Hotel - 103 Waverly Place (Greenwich Village) - 800-222-9515 - 212-777-9515 - fax 212-979-8373 - $99 single, $125 double (conference rates in Feb. 1999 for statewide preservation conference)
West End Studios - 850 West End Ave. (101st-102nd St., Upper West Side) - 212-749-7104 - dorm-style but inexpensive (rates starting below $50 in January 2005) - http://westendstudios.com
Wellington Hotel - 212-247-3900 - Seventh Av/55th (recommended by Suzaan Boettger, July 2006)
Westpak Hotel - 308 West 58th St. (Midtown) - 800-248-6440 - 212-246-6440 - used by Columbia University for less expensive accommodations
Wolcott Hotel - 4 West 31st St. (Lower Midtown) - 212-268-2900 - fax 212-563-0096 - $99 in March 2000, booked via Hotel Reservations Network, according to article in N.Y. times, May 14, 2000 - rack rate $140
N.B. amounts generally don't include any taxes (13.25%, according to article in N.Y. times, May 14, 2000), etc.