There is no dearth of hotels in the Big Apple. We've selected a few that offer amenities of interest to the sophisticated traveler who exercises regularly or loves being pampered. The hotels here all offer great fitness or spa facilities, luxury accommodations, and excellent service. We'll tell you who has a swimming pool long enough to actually swim in and where to find a tennis court on premises. Location matters, too: we'll tell you which hotels make it easy to get to a run or leisurely meander through Central Park. We offer trainers in that category who can show you the trails and help you pick up your pace.

Clubs of all stripes are in abundance in New York City; on West 43rd between Fifth and Sixth Avenues ones of an intellectual stripe are nearly on top of one another: the Princeton Club, Century Club, Penn Club, the Harvard Club. The benefits of membership are many: often inexpensive fitness facilities, hard-to-find squash and racquetball courts, comfortable lounges, elaborate libraries, and a relaxed bar scene. Further, the rates for guest rooms are sometimes incredibly low: as much as half of the price for a room in a ritzy hotel on the same block . Of course each club requires membership, beginning with alumnus status. But all accept guests of members, and if you are coming to town for an extended stay, you might enjoy the comaraderie, midtown convenience, and enormous savings to be had for knowing a member. It is worth inquiring among your colleagues.