America’s “first micro hotel with 4-star design” packs big style into small rooms

It looks like NYC's tiny housing craze isn't just stopping at private residences. Taking a cue from the city's <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/tag/tiny-homes/">micro apartments</a>, the <a href="http://www.arlohotels.com/">Arlo Hotel</a> has packed some ultra-sophisticated style into its under-200-square-foot hotel rooms. According to <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/2016/9/23/13036136/nyc-micro-hotel-avroko-hudson-square-nomad">Curbed NY</a>, the Hudson Square hotel uses flexible furniture and savvy space-saving features to offer the "first micro hotel in the United States with four-star design".

Arlo Micro Hotel

The first of two micro hotels planned for the New York area, the Hudson Square Arlo Hotel has more than 300 rooms that measure less than 200 square feet.

However, the hotel rooms' sophisticated design and efficient use of space easily mask their small volume.

Like most hotels, the rooms come in a variety of sizes, including bunk beds.

Arlo uses flexible furniture such as flip-down desks, shower stalls, and cleverly-designed storage solutions to maximize the space.

The common spaces are inviting and meant to draw guests out of their rooms.

Developer Quadrum Global recently launched the new hotel venture, whose strategy is based on the reality that, in a city as lively as NYC, guests tend to spend minimal time in their hotel room.

The rooms listed on Arlo Hudson Square’s website start at $339 per night and go up to $527.