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On your next New York trip, when you're looking for a nice affordable place to stay, check out the Hostelling International youth hostel on the upper West Side of Manhattan. They have dorm-style beds for up to 624 guests, four family rooms with a double bed and two bunks, and have a café, game room, internet access, TV room, laundry facilities, and more.

Also, you'll never have to worry about running out of things to do. Not only is the hostel conveniently located to many hot spots in New York, but the hostel has events and activities every day of the week. (Most of them are free!) They have daily walking tours of many New York places like Central Park, Greenwich Village, Harlem, and the Bronx. Then in the evenings, they have comedy nights, game tournaments, pub crawls, movie nights, and more.

Rooms are set up like dormitories with each room having from 4-12 beds. You can choose to stay in a same sex or Co-ed room and beds start at $29. Private rooms are available only by calling in advance. For more information about the hostel and how to book a reservation, go to www.hinewyork.org or call 212/932-2574.

Also check out the FTF-HI New York Hostel Contest where you can win two free nights at the New York Hostel and two tickets Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museums or Ripley Aquariums. Check out www.travelbigo.com for more information.