The Hotel Chelsea

About The Hotel Chelsea

The Hotel Chelsea suits travelers who want a Chelsea address near the High Line and the West Side galleries, with the Theater District a short ride north. Couples can use it as a base for the neighborhood and for evening theater. Business travelers get Penn Station about 0.4 miles (0.7 km) away in a straight line, which keeps regional trains simple. Families have listed family rooms and cots to request. Late arrivals find a 24 hour front desk.

This is a 4-star hotel at a Chelsea address, and the booking supplier gives it a guest score of 4.8 out of 5 from 494 reviews. That score reflects past guests' ratings rather than any single feature, and it is worth reading recent comments before you book. Expect a city stay rather than a quiet retreat: the listed restaurant, bars and fitness center put services on site, and the address places you in a busy Manhattan neighborhood.

Rooms and listed facilities

Listed facilities at The Hotel Chelsea include air conditioning, a kitchen, a minibar, a safe and free wifi, plus room service and laundry service. Couples can ask for a room type and floor that suits them. Families can request a cot or a listed family room and should confirm the sleeping arrangement with the property. Business travelers have internet access and a fitness center. Guests arriving late can rely on the 24 hour front desk, and it is worth confirming luggage storage and check-in times with the property before you travel.

The setting

The Hotel Chelsea stands at 222 W 23rd St in Chelsea, on Manhattan's West Side, on a numbered cross street within the grid laid out north of 14th Street. Penn Station is about 0.4 miles (0.7 km) away in a straight line, Times Square about 1.1 miles (1.8 km), Grand Central Terminal about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) and the 9/11 Memorial about 2.4 miles (3.9 km). The High Line runs along the neighborhood's western edge, and the Theater District is a short ride north.

Location and neighborhood

Chelsea and Hudson Yards reward a weekend with slack in it. The district runs along the West Side from roughly 14th Street to 34th Street: brick blocks and converted warehouses between Seventh and Tenth Avenues, then a cluster of new towers where Hudson Yards stands over the rail yards at the northern edge. The High Line crosses the middle, a free elevated walk on a former freight line, and it makes an easy spine for two days. The Hotel Chelsea sits inside this grid, so most of the neighborhood unfolds on foot.

Slow weekends here tend toward a rhythm rather than a route. Gallery afternoons fill the blocks south of 28th Street, where white rooms open onto the sidewalk and few of them ask for anything but a look. Mornings are quietest near the river, on the piers of Hudson River Park, and Little Island, the small park on pilings just off the shoreline, draws couples in the late afternoon. Evenings are simple: a table, a walk back through the side streets, the lit towers of Hudson Yards in view. The Hotel Chelsea keeps you inside all of it.

Getting there and around

Getting here is straightforward. Trains run to Penn Station, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) away, and to Grand Central for the east side. From the airports, JFK and Newark are typically 45 to 75 minutes from Midtown depending on traffic and connections; the road distance to JFK is around 13 miles (21.7 km). Walking distances are short once you arrive: the area center sits around 1.1 miles (1.8 km) from the Theater District. The subway runs all night, and you tap a contactless card or phone at the turnstiles, with a weekly cap applied automatically. Check current service changes before a late trip.

Nearby sights and food

The High Line is the obvious first walk, entered from staircases along its length between Gansevoort Street and West 34th Street. Hudson Yards and the Vessel stand at the northern end, with observation decks in the towers above. Hudson River Park runs the full waterfront with piers, lawns and benches facing the sunset; Little Island sits within it. The Intrepid Museum, on an aircraft carrier at the water's edge, fills a morning. Broadway and the Theater District begin a short walk north. The Hotel Chelsea puts all of these within an easy day.

Food here leans casual and generous. Chelsea Market, a converted industrial building near the High Line, holds counters and small kitchens along its corridors, useful for a slow lunch. Beyond it, the side streets offer Italian trattorias, Spanish tapas, Thai and Japanese, wood-fired pizza and a run of bakeries and coffee bars. The High Line's edges have wine bars and small-plate rooms that suit a long evening. Near Hudson Yards, choices turn toward larger dining rooms and cafés. For a couple, booking one good dinner and improvising the rest works well; check opening days, which shift.

A day from The Hotel Chelsea

A day from The Hotel Chelsea starts slowly: coffee at a café, then the High Line before the crowds, entering at the Gansevoort Street end and walking north with the river to the left. Stop at the Hudson Yards stretch for the Vessel and a look at the towers, then drop to the street for lunch. The afternoon suits galleries or Hudson River Park, with a bench and the sunset over New Jersey. Dinner is a short walk away. In the evening, the Theater District is close if a show is booked; check curtain times with the venue.

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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.

• 24 Hour Front Desk
• 24-hour security
• Air conditioning
• Alarm clock
• Babysitting service
• Banquet
• Bars
• Bath
• Bathrobe
• Bathroom
• Cleaning
• Coffee
• Concierge
• Crib
• Dishwasher
• Dry cleaning service
• Family rooms
• First aid
• Fitness Center
• Free Wi-Fi
• Gym
• Hairdryer
• Housekeeping
• Internet access
• iPod dock
• Iron and board
• Kitchen
• Laundry Service
• Elevators
• Luggage storage
• Microwave
• Minibar
• Non smoking rooms
• Oven
• Pay per view
• Pets allowed
• Radio
• Refrigerator
• Restaurant
• Room Service