8 beautifully designed budget hotels where you can stay for around $100

On the spectrum of travel lodging, there's an option that falls somewhere between couchsurfing and booking a luxury hotel room: staying in a budget hotel. Though cheap hotels have gotten a reputation for being dingy, there are quite a few that are well-designed, feel inviting, and have great character. Here are eight of them around the world with rooms you can book for approximately $100. View As: One Page Slides El Patio 77 is a bed and breakfast in the Colonia San Rafael neighborhood in Mexico City. Its rooms are sparsely decorated but stately. El Patio 77 is a bed and breakfast in the Colonia San Rafael neighborhood in Mexico City. Its rooms are sparsely decorated but stately. El Patio 77 The hallways are brimming with plants. Rooms at El Patio 77 start at $87 for a private bedroom with a shared bathroom, $114 for an en suite bathroom. Hotel Praktik has four hotels in Barcelona. This one, which is next to a huge garden, has cozy bright bedrooms. The walls are filled with hanging prints. Hotel Praktik has four hotels in Barcelona. This one, which is next to a huge garden, has cozy bright bedrooms. The walls are filled with hanging prints. Hotel Praktik Barcelona The reception area is filled with books and greenery. The reception area is filled with books and greenery. Hotel Praktik Barcelona The shared common space is quiet and perfect for doing work, offering a stunning view of the garden outside. The shared common space is quiet and perfect for doing work, offering a stunning view of the garden outside. Hotel Praktik Rooms at Hotel Praktik start at €67 non-refundable for a twin-sized bed. The Volkshotel is a quirky hotel in Amsterdam. The most affordable rooms feature concrete support columns that lend an industrial feel. Large windows offer a great view of the city, and the compact space also fits a sink, private shower, TV, and safe. The Volkshotel is a quirky hotel in Amsterdam. The most affordable rooms feature concrete support columns that lend an industrial feel. Large windows offer a great view of the city, and the compact space also fits a sink, private shower, TV, and safe. Mark Groeneveld/Volks Hotel If you're able to splurge, however, the hotel also offers a handful of one-of-a-kind "special" rooms. The room pictured below features sharp-angled furniture and unusually painted walls, making it feel like a German Expressionist set piece. If you're able to splurge, however, the hotel also offers a handful of one-of-a-kind Volkshotel Rooms at the Volkshotel start at €59 ($66) for the smallest room. Want to find your room at Hotel Not Hotel? It's just there on the left. Really. Want to find your room at Hotel Not Hotel? It's just there on the left. Really. Hotel Not Hotel The hotel's bookcases swing open to reveal a small room with two twin beds. But that's not the only weird room you can book at the hotel. The hotel's bookcases swing open to reveal a small room with two twin beds. But that's not the only weird room you can book at the hotel. Hotel Not Hotel Other rooms are quirky too. This bed is inside a laser-cut wooden house inside the hotel. Other rooms are quirky too. This bed is inside a laser-cut wooden house inside the hotel. Hotel Not Hotel Rooms at Hotel Not Hotel start at €80 ($89). Ostel in Berlin rents out fabulously wallpapered rooms that look straight out of the 80's. Ostel in Berlin rents out fabulously wallpapered rooms that look straight out of the 80's. Ostel Berlin There are even appliances and German furniture that give the feel of what a room might have looked like in East Germany, before the Berlin Wall came down. There are even appliances and German furniture that give the feel of what a room might have looked like in East Germany, before the Berlin Wall came down. Ostel Berlin Rooms at Ostel start at €41 ($46). The Estalagem Hotel is a quaint seaside resort at the Ponta do Sol in Madeira, Portugal. The rooms are simple and bright. The Estalagem Hotel is a quaint seaside resort at the Ponta do Sol in Madeira, Portugal. The rooms are simple and bright. Ponta do Sol Though what you're really going for are the sights. Here, a walkway that's part of the hotel gives guests a great view of the surrounding cliffs. Though what you're really going for are the sights. Here, a walkway that's part of the hotel gives guests a great view of the surrounding cliffs. Ponta do Sol Some parts of the hotel, like this indoor pool, also provide great views of the ocean. Some parts of the hotel, like this indoor pool, also provide great views of the ocean. Ponta do Sol Twin beds at the Estalagem start at €90 ($100) The rooms at Banana Backpackers, a guest house in Seoul, incorporate bright, geometric designs. The layout of the place is more like a hostel, with common spaces and shared laundry facilities. The rooms at Banana Backpackers, a guest house in Seoul, incorporate bright, geometric designs. The layout of the place is more like a hostel, with common spaces and shared laundry facilities. Banana Backpackers But many rooms are private and have en suite bathrooms. The decor gives them more character than your average hotel. But many rooms are private and have en suite bathrooms. The decor gives them more character than your average hotel. Banana Backpackers Private singles start at 30,000 KRW ($27) a night. At Hotel 55 in Ealing, London, booking a "cozy" room gets you a king-sized bed, a minibar, and a flat screen TV. At Hotel 55 in Ealing, London, booking a Hotel 55 The larger suites and studios come with a kitchenette, a wall-mounted TV and sleek, modern furniture. Budget travel has never looked so good.