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The article reports on the management change for the Hotel Chelsea in New York City. The hotel has a history of resident artists. With Stanley Bard as the longtime manager and part owner, the residents were allowed to stay even if they could not pay rent. Bard's two other board members outvoted him for hiring new managers. INSET: City Room.

Reports that the owner of the Plaza Hotel in New York City, Elad Properties, and union workers reached a tentative deal to preserve the hotel's Grand Ballroom, Palm Court, Oak Bar and hundreds of guest rooms. Report that Elad Properties had sought to convert most of the building into condominiums, which would have put many employees out of work; Role of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in helping the two sides come to an agreement; Severance pay for employees who do not retain their jobs.

CORRECTION APPENDED Feinstein's, the popular high-end supper club at the Loews Regency Hotel in Manhattan, will close on Dec. 31 after 13 years. Beginning at the first of the year, the hotel will undergo an extensive renovation, hotel management said Friday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THINK of Anthony Melchiorri as a capeless crusader for ailing hotels, swooping into troubled properties and conjuring cures. He is the host and driving force behind ''Hotel Impossible,'' a new show on the Travel Channel, and fixing what ails hotels is a skill he has been honing over decades in the industry. As general manager of the iconic Algonquin in New York, he oversaw a major renovation of the building and its image. He is also a former vice president of Tishman Hotels and is the founder of Argeo Hospitality, a hotel management and consulting firm. Here are excerpts from a conversation about how to find a great hotel and what to expect -- and sometimes demand -- from it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

FOR those fortunate New Yorkers who use the word summer as a verb, weeknights in the city during this humid season can be woefully lacking in socially aspirational activities. What luck then that the recently renovated Plaza Hotel's gilded new lounge, the Rose Club, opened in July, just in time to offer them a fresh urban haven where they can unwind for an evening -- until they flee to the South Fork on Fridays. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Address: 575 Park Avenue, at 63rd Street, #305 The Property: This one-bedroom one-bath co-op in the former Beekman Hotel is an ideal pied-a-terre. The monthly maintenance of $1,891 is probably too hefty for first-time home buyers, but it does include daily maid service and utilities. The kitchen is small and needs updating, and the rest of the apartment could use a paint job. But the bedroom is a nice size and has ample closet space, and the bathroom has been renovated with marble tile. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SEAN MacPHERSON, the New York hotelier, has been to Europe dozens of times. And he knows that across the Continent, many hotel rooms have master switches that help reduce power use. Usually, a guest inserts a card into a slot when entering the room to turn on the electricity. Removing the card (which doubles as the room key) on the way out the door shuts off the power. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents information on various hotels in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City that are being refurbished by new management teams. The Chelsea Hotel under the management of BD Hotels is set to raise its 12-story, 250-room buildings to new heights. The project of expansion of Greenhouse 26 hotel has been taken up by the Anacona family, which owns and operates many residential properties in Manhattan. The architecture firm Handel Architects is also working on two projects in Chelsea.

Features the renovated rooms of the Pickwick Arms Hotel located on East 51st Street between Second and Third Avenues in New York.

Presents the author's views on the closing of the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Efforts made by the New York Hotel Trades Council to prevent the closing; Comments from employees of the hotel; View that nobody involved in the hotel's closing cared more about it than the maids and doormen who upheld its traditions and standards.

Reports on the increased business in Manhattan hotels. Impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on occupancy rates; Decisions hoteliers have had to make; Why chain hotels such as the W Hotel in Times Square are doing better than competitors; Ways hoteliers have cut costs; How the demand induced by rate cuts has led to rehiring laid-off workers; Drops in hotel revenues; Problems attracting international tourists; Concerns; Outlook.

Reports on the hotel occupancy rate in Manhattan in 1996 and 1997. How the 1996 hotel occupancy rate was strengthened; Suggestions of New York Conventions and Visitors Bureau in finding a hotel room.

Discusses the constant changes in the hotel industry. Situation with the Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan, New York City; Renovation of hotels; Information on hotel management.