The new 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay on Kauai has rooms as ... at [email protected] It used to be that paying $1,000 a night for a room got you a swank suite or primo view with perks.

A park bench may be a better option than staying at the $40/night Vigilant Hotel in Chelsea. I walked through the crimson doors of the century-old New York City flophouse and rented a room to see ...