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New York City hotels, from $139 a night

These hotel packages in Manhattan offer perks like reduced room rates, zoo and museum discounts, and subway cards.
/ Source: ARTHUR FROMMER'S BUDGET TRAVEL

Buckingham Hotel, from $139 per room per night
The Buckingham Hotel's Summer Sundays Special includes accommodations and two tickets to the Central Park Zoo (a $20 value). The hotel is within walking distance of the zoo and is also near the Museum of Modern Art. Rates start at $139 per room per night, a savings of almost 30 percent.

When: Sundays through Aug. 30, 2009.

Details: Does not include taxes of 14.25 percent or a daily occupancy fee of $3.50. Based on single or double occupancy.

Contact: 888/511-1900, buckinghamhotel.com.

Gem Hotel, from $149 per room per night
The NYC Student Move-In Rate at the three Manhattan Gem hotels—in Chelsea, SoHo, and Midtown—includes accommodations, a subway map, and a subway Metrocard valid for one day. Rates start at $149 per room per night at all three hotels, a savings of about 25 percent.

When: Aug. 14–Sept. 13, 2009.

Details: Does not include taxes of 14.25 percent or a daily occupancy fee of $3.50. Based on single or double occupancy.

Contact: thegemhotel.com.

The New Yorker Hotel, from $169 per room per night
The New Yorker Hotel is offering 15 percent off the best available rate in August. That brings the starting rate down to $169 per room per night—plus the hotel is throwing in two breakfast vouchers at the Tick Tock Diner. The New Yorker is across the street from Penn Station and a short walk from the Empire State Building. Rates start at $169 per room per night.

When: Through Aug. 31, 2009.

Details: Does not include taxes of 14.25 percent or a daily occupancy fee of $3.50. Based on single or double occupancy.

Contact: 866/800-3088, newyorkerhotel.com.

70 Park Avenue Hotel, from $169 per room per night
The Wii Love to Win package at the 70 Park Avenue Hotel includes accommodations and the opportunity to compete in a game of Wii Tennis in the hotel's tavern, with prizes like free meals and complimentary hotel stays. The package coincides with the U.S. Open, which is held every year in Queens. Rates start at $169 per room per night, a savings of about 30 percent.

When: Aug. 17–Sept. 12, 2009.

Details: Does not include taxes of 14.25 percent or a daily occupancy fee of $3.50. Based on single or double occupancy. Not valid on Sundays.

Contact: 212/973-2400, 70parkave.com.

Millennium Broadway, from $199 per room per night
The MB Loves Times Square package includes accommodations; 20 percent off tickets to Broadway's Mary Poppins; $40 off tickets for Madame Tussauds Wax Museum; "buy $10, get $10" tickets at Dave and Busters; a $10 game card from the ESPN Zone; skip-the-line tickets and a free appetizer at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company; a free chocolate bar at the Hershey's Times Square store; $5 off a purchase of $25 or more at Toys '"R" Us; and a map of Times Square, with all these attractions marked. It all adds up to a savings of $160. Rates start at $199 per room per night.

When: Through Sept. 20, 2009.

Details: Does not include taxes of 14.25 percent or a daily occupancy fee of $3.50. Based on single or double occupancy. Use promo code MBLOVESTS.

Contact: 212/768-4400, millenniumhotelnyc.com.

The Time, from $199 per room per night
The Time hotel is offering a Rocking Since 1999 package that includes accommodations in a one-bedroom suite for about $100 off the regular rate. The midtown west hotel is in a good location for sightseeing; Times Square, Rockefeller Center, and Central Park are all within walking distance. Rates start at $199 per room per night.

When: Through Dec. 31, 2009.

Details: Does not include taxes of 14.25 percent or a daily occupancy fee of $3.50. Based on single or double occupancy.

Contact: 800/848-0020, thetimeny.com.

Carlton Hotel, from $225 per room per night
The Carlton Goes Dutch package includes accommodations in a deluxe or empire suite and breakfast daily at 50 percent off the typical rates. The package is in conjunction with the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's exploration of New York City; the city is celebrating with NY400 Week, a series of events from September 8 through 13. Rates start at $225 per room per night, a savings of 50 percent.

When: Through Sept. 30, 2009.

Details: Does not include taxes of 14.25 percent or a daily occupancy fee of $3.50. Based on single or double occupancy.

Contact: 800/601-8500, carltonhotelny.com.