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Hotel Chelsea
New York City, New York, United States · Independent · High Luxury
Philip Hubert's 1884 Victorian Gothic co-op at 222 West 23rd Street, once among Manhattan's tallest apartment houses, became a hotel in 1905 and home to Dylan Thomas, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, and the cast of Warhol's Chelsea Girls. After closing in 2011 it reopened in 2022 with 155 rooms and the restored El Quijote, and it now holds a MICHELIN Key.
- 155 rooms
- Opened 1905
- Neighborhood: Chelsea
- Architect: Philip Hubert
About Hotel Chelsea
- Designed by Philip Hubert of Hubert and Pirsson and completed in 1884 as one of New York's first housing cooperatives, it converted to an apartment hotel in 1905.
- Andy Warhol filmed Chelsea Girls here in 1966. Residents have included Dylan Thomas, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Janis Joplin, and Arthur C. Clarke.
- The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1966 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
- After closing to new guests in 2011, it reopened in 2022 with 155 rooms under BD Hotels, keeping a core of long-term residents.
- Ground-floor El Quijote, a Spanish restaurant in the building since 1955, reopened in 2022 with its Don Quixote murals intact.
Restaurants and bars
- Café Chelsea — Café
- El Quijote — Restaurant
- Teruko — Restaurant · Japanese
Experiences
- The Bard Room — Grand ballroom with antique brass chandeliers; seats 100, divisible into two rooms, with a private street entrance.
- Tea Room — Set inside the original General Manager's office off the main lobby, with original fireplace; capacity 20.
- Cervantes Room — Private room at El Quijote, a Spanish restaurant; capacity 10, with a semi-private Wine Room also available.
- Piano Room — The hotel's 'living room' within the Lobby Bar, with a Baby Grand Piano and a sun-filled Solarium; up to 75 guests.
- Cave à Vin + Solarium Bar — Café Chelsea's private dining space with mahogany walls, adjoining the glass-ceilinged Solarium Bar; dinners up to 32.
Amenities
- Spa
- Sauna
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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