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As anyone who's ever had cheap relatives visit town surely knows, the hotel situation in New York can be formidable, forcing you to spend way more time with that older cousin who touched you inappropriately back at the family picnic in 1986 than you'd ever want to. Fortunately, a number of inexpensive bed and breakfasts have popped up to save you from the indignity of sharing your cramped studio with your judgmental parents for an uncomfortable weekend. Let's look at Loftstel, an organization offering accommodations in Brooklyn. What's their constituency?

At Loftstel.com, we provide beautiful spacious apartments for our guests. It's an affordable hotel option, especially if you're one of the following: A large family who needs more space than a cramped hotel room. A tourist interested in low-cost accommodations. Someone who is moving to New York. Driving a car and don't want to pay for parking

Sounds great! What's the catch?

Our brownstone is located in historic Bedford Stuyvesant. It's a perfectly safe neighborhood, but the demographics (it's a Caribbean neighborhood) may make some people who aren't used to city life uncomfortable.

Wow, thanks for letting us know! We've got to assume that, at the very least, the sheets are white, white, white.

What's a loftstel? [loftstel.com]