The New York City Boatel

Images from New York of The Boatel, an artist-run hotel built out of more than a dozen discarded boats at Marina 59 in Far Rockaway, offering a sanctuary from nearby John F. Kennedy International Airport and the buzz of New York City. Since opening last year, the hotel has been booked most weekends in the summer. A one-night stay costs $55 to $100, and profits go to support a small but thriving art community.
I’m still looking for a cool place to stay during my September trip to NYC, but this might just be a little too hipster for me.

1A neon sign hangs at the bait and tackle shop that houses the reception desk of the Boatel in New York. 

2Guests get together for drinks in the cabin of a boat during a downpour at the Boatel in New York. 

3Guests share a laugh inside a boat at the Boatel in New York. ALLISON JOYCE/REUTERS

4Guests share a laugh while socializing on their boat at the Boatel in New York. 

5An airplane flies over head as a series of boats comprising of the Boatel are seen docked at a pier in New York. 

6Guests mingle at an outdoor area at the Boatel in New York. ALLISON JOYCE/REUTERS

7A movie is projected on a screen for guests staying on boats at the Boatel in New York. 

8A chair sits at the end of a pier at the Boatel in New York. ALLISON JOYCE/REUTERS

9Guests sign-in at the reception desk of the Boatel located in a bait and tackle shop in New York. 

10A projection screen is seen on the banks as guests swim and float in waters along the Boatel in New York. 

11A guest uses a paddle board in the waters along the Boatel in New York. ALLISON JOYCE/REUTERS

12Guests swim in the waters along the Boatel in New York. ALLISON JOYCE/REUTERS

13A guest stands in a boat at the Boatel in New York. ALLISON JOYCE/REUTERS

14Guests play with props during a party along a pier at the Boatel in New York. 

15Guests eat and mingle in a common area at the Boatel in New York. ALLISON JOYCE/REUTERS

16Artist Angie Kang prepares a boat for guests to use at the Boatel in New York. 

17Guests socialize in a common area along a pier of the Boatel in New York.