ZenHotels VS Roomi

Not sure about the invitation though. I heard that now border controls are sticter than before - but for business visas. Anyway, for peace of mind, if you want to book a hotel from Europe, you can use zenhotels.com. Source: 5 months ago

I made a hotel reservation from zenhotels.com about 4 months ago. I decided to call the hotel to make sure my reservation was confirmed just to be safe, and they told me my reservation was cancelled, even though I did not cancel it and it says its still active on the zenhotel website. So lesson learned, nothing is guaranteed. Hopefully this will save someone some headache like I just went through. Source: about 2 years ago

You can also check sites like Roomi or Craigslist to see if there are people looking for roommates. Source: about 1 year ago

Go to https://roomiapp.com/ and put in your budget. Anything off the L will give you pretty quick access to nightlife hotspots in Bushwick, Williamsburg, and East Village. If you're on facebook search for Gypsy Housing, lots of folks looking for roommates on there. Source: over 1 year ago

Https://roomiapp.com - Rent rooms and find roommates in a verified community. Source: almost 2 years ago

And lastly, most people look for apartments via StreetEasy but given you are looking for an open room in an apartment with other occupants, you might want to give Roomi a try. Source: almost 2 years ago

I’d actually recommend Roomi instead of Airbnb, since Airbnb is going to be very expensive and you’d end up with a room in an Airbnb anyway. Here is a filter for Brooklyn for your budget and here is one for Manhattan! Source: almost 2 years ago