It begins on Dec. 9 at the Gershwin Hotel on East 27th Street.

Mr. Atkatz was plumping for a trip to the Gershwin Hotel for stand-up comedy.

It is also the site of The Gershwin Hotel.

Four blocks away, at 7 East 27th Street, is Mr. Jakob's hostel-style Gershwin Hotel.

Video tours of hotel rooms, including the Gershwin Hotel and the Affinia Dumont, are at nytimes.com/travel.

The first art fair was held at New York's Gershwin Hotel.

At the Gershwin Hotel, Living Room, 7 East 27th Street, Manhattan.

"Tongues and Flames" sprout from the chic-on-a-budget Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th Street.

Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th Street (Fifth and Madison Avenues), 212-545-8000; www.gershwinhotel.com.