Chelsea Art Suites

About Chelsea Art Suites

Chelsea Art Suites suits travelers who want a simple, well-placed base in Chelsea and plan to spend the day out. The address on West 14th Street puts Penn Station about 0.9 miles (1.4 km) away in a straight line, so arrivals by train can walk or take a short ride. Couples, small groups of friends and business travelers on short trips fit here. Evening plans at Times Square, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away, are easy to reach. Confirm room details and arrival time with the property before booking.

Chelsea Art Suites is a 3-star hotel in Chelsea, Midtown Manhattan, and it keeps things simple: a place to sleep and leave your bags while the city takes the day. Treat that score as a starting point and read recent comments in the app before you decide. Listed facilities cover the basics, including air conditioning, free wifi, a restaurant and a bar or lounge.

Rooms and listed facilities

Chelsea Art Suites lists air conditioning, free wifi, free internet access in the lounge, a restaurant and bar or lounge, a concierge, luggage storage and banquet space. Couples can use the restaurant and bar as an easy first evening. Business travelers get wifi and a concierge for directions and bookings. Families should ask the property how many people a room sleeps and whether extra beds are available. Late arrivals should confirm check-in times and key collection in advance, since these are set by the hotel.

The setting

West 14th Street carries traffic across Manhattan and marks the northern edge of Chelsea; the West Village and the Meatpacking District begin just to the south. Chelsea Art Suites sits at 239 West 14th Street. Central Park at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street is about 2.2 miles (3.6 km), the 9/11 Memorial about 2.1 miles (3.3 km), and the Midtown observation decks about 1.6 miles (2.5 km).

Location and neighborhood

Chelsea covers the West Side between roughly 14th and 30th Streets, with Hudson Yards rising just north of it around 30th to 34th Streets. The two are often walked as one area. Chelsea keeps a low-rise, residential feel around its historic district and its gallery blocks, while Hudson Yards is tall, new and built around a public square and a cluster of towers. For a first visit, the appeal is density: an elevated park, a market hall, riverfront open space and a theater district all sit within a comfortable walk of each other.

The grid helps. Numbered streets run east to west and avenues north to south, so a walk from the river inland is easy to follow. Start at the water and work east: Hudson River Park and Little Island first, then the High Line, then the blocks of galleries and the market hall, then Broadway. Evenings belong to the Theater District, a short walk or one subway stop north. Weekdays are quieter than weekends on the High Line, and mornings are the calmest time on the river. Chelsea Art Suites puts all of this within a short walk or a single ride.

Getting there and around

Airports are the usual arrival point. JFK and Newark Liberty are both reachable by rail and subway links, and LaGuardia is closest by road. This part of Manhattan lies around 13 miles (21.7 km) from the airport, and travel times vary through the day, so check live conditions before setting out. Penn Station is the nearest major rail terminal, 1.6 miles (2.5 km) away, with Grand Central Terminal and the Port Authority Bus Terminal a little further east. The area center sits around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the hotel. Subway service changes are common at weekends; check the transit authority before you travel.

Nearby sights and food

The High Line is the anchor sight: an elevated park on a former freight rail line, running from Gansevoort Street to West 34th Street, free to enter and best walked early in the day. Hudson Yards holds the Vessel and a 100th-floor observation deck with an outdoor terrace and glass floor. Little Island and Hudson River Park give riverfront paths, lawns and views across to the harbor. The Intrepid Museum occupies a pier to the north. Broadway theaters cluster around Times Square, a short walk north, and other observation decks across Midtown are one or two subway stops away, all within easy reach of Chelsea Art Suites.

Chelsea Market is the obvious starting point for food: a covered market hall of stalls and small counters, useful for a quick lunch or a coffee between sights. Around it, the neighborhood eats in a few registers. Pizza by the slice, bagels, delis and diners suit a fast meal; Italian, Mexican, Thai, Japanese and Middle Eastern kitchens fill the blocks between Sixth and Ninth Avenues. Hudson Yards adds polished modern dining rooms. Reservations help at dinner, especially near the Theater District, where pre-theater sittings fill early. Vegetarian and vegan options are widely available.

A day from Chelsea Art Suites

Begin early at Chelsea Art Suites and head for the High Line while it is quiet, entering near Gansevoort Street or at one of the mid-block stairs and walking north toward Hudson Yards. Break for coffee and a late breakfast in the market hall, then spend an hour on the river at Little Island or along Hudson River Park. In the afternoon, ride up an observation deck at Hudson Yards for the view, or cross town to a Midtown deck. Rest before an evening curtain: theaters around Times Square usually start at 7 or 8 pm, so check the show. Finish with a late supper near Chelsea Art Suites, where the blocks stay busy.

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Facilities listed by the supplier

As listed by the booking supplier; a facility not listed here may still exist. Confirm anything important with the property.

• Air conditioning
• Banquet
• Bar and lounge
• Coffee
• Concierge
• Fan
• Free Internet access (Lounge)
• Free Wi-Fi
• Housekeeping
• Iron and board
• Luggage storage
• Microwave
• Refrigerator
• Restaurant