Fodor's Expert Review Astoria

That this friendly, simple, family-run hotel with large shuttered windows was once a home won't surprise you once you see the bright rooms, breezily comfortable with cane chairs and tables, colorful bedspreads, and large wooden wardrobes. Public areas are done in warm colors, with wall sconces and accents of polished wood. The place is in a tidy but somewhat bland residential area near train and tram stations.