East Village Bed & Coffee

When you visit New York City with your car rental in Queens, you ill find that the East Village Bed & Coffee is a great place to see. Located right in the East Village on Avenue C, it is in the middle of all the action. It is a clean and comfortable environment that feels like home.

But no breakfast?

The East Village Bed & Coffee is a bed and breakfast without the breakfast because there are so many great places in the area where you can eat when you are here with your rental car in Queens. New York City is known for great food, and there are plenty of inexpensive cafes, restaurants, and bars in the area. So, save a little money on accommodations and try what is out there. The rooms here reflect the character of the neighborhood. The guesthouse is a loft apartment with a shared bathroom, fully equipped kitchen, free WiFi, computers with internet access, and a garden in the summer.

What to expect

When you visit with your Queens car rental, you will find that the East Village Bed and Coffee has eleven themed rooms, depending on availability. All of the rooms have linens and towels, air conditioning, an iPod docking station, wake up service, free WiFi, and 24/7 building access. There are shared facilities on each of the floors, which include a full bathroom with shower or tub, hairdryers, kitchen, coffee/tea/espresso, free local phone service, digital cable, DVD player, iron and ironing board, umbrellas, and a computer with internet access and printer. There is a garden available in season, bikes available free of charge, a grocery store and Laundromat on the block, a fax machine, and a ton of information about the city.

Exploring the East Village

When you are here with your Queens rental car, you will find the East Village is a great place to visit. The area has several smaller neighborhoods within it, including Alphabet City and The Bowery. It was known as a neighborhood of counterculture, with a diverse community and artistic sensibility. However, in recent years gentrification has changed the neighborhood. What is today the East Village was once a farm for the Dutch Governor. In the early 1800s, one of the descendants started to sell off parcels of land and townhouses began to appear. The area was once the home of the largest German population outside of Berlin and Vienna, and was one of the first foreign language neighborhoods in the city. In the 1960s, the music scene grew as rock bands came to the area to perform.

What to see here

When you are here with your car rental in Queens, you will find there are many things to keep you busy in the area. There is plenty of greenspace where you can enjoy the outdoors when the weather is nice. Tompkins Square Park is a public park in Alphabet City. There is also the East River Park. There are over 640 community gardens in New York City, and an estimated 10 percent of those can be found on the Lower East Side and East Village alone. Along St. Marks Place, you will find a street lined with counterculture businesses. Also in the area are Astor Place and Cooper Square, which is home to the Public Theater.

When you visit with your car rental in Queens, you will find that the East Village Bed and Coffee is a great place to stay in the middle of everything. You can save some money when you stay here by eating in, or you can explore the restaurants and cafs in the area.