Pensione Popolo

Lux, it ain't. A deal, it is. The best-kept secret in the hood. Four cheap, clean, quaint rooms smack dab in between the Plateau and Mile End. Within stumbling distance of great bars, restaurants, and music venues. We're talking simple: a comfy bed, coffee maker, and cable TV. And you get a free pass to shows downstairs at indie hipster haven, Casa del Popolo. Priced at $40-$60 per night. That leaves a whole lot more dough to spend on the real necessities in life: drinks and shoes.