Chelsea Hotel

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  • Address
    222 W 23rd St btwn Seventh & Eighth Aves, Chelsea
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  • Phone
    212 243 3700
  • Transport
    underground rail: 1, 2, C, E to 23rd St

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Lonely Planet review

The prime sight on noisy 23rd St is a redbrick hotel with ornate iron balconies and no fewer than seven plaques declaring its literary landmark status. Even before the Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious murdered girlfriend Nancy Spungeon here, the hotel was famous as a hangout for the likes of Mark Twain, Thomas Wolfe, Dylan Thomas and Arthur Miller. Jack Kerouac allegedly crafted On the Road during one marathon session here.

Musicians have long favored the Chelsea, and it counts many local eccentrics among its permanent residents. Its basement lounge bar, Serena, is a sexy, low-lit spot for a martini.