The Hotel Chelsea hosts private dinners, cocktail receptions, daytime meetings and weddings for 10 to 100 guests, in six spaces spread across its ballroom, lobby and restaurants. The hotel stands at 222 West 23rd Street in Chelsea, Manhattan, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.
Seminars and company events
The hotel suits client dinners, launch parties and small working sessions rather than large conferences. The Tea Room, set in the former general manager's office off the lobby, takes 20 people for a daytime meeting or a private dinner, with daylight from a street-facing window and a sound system. The Piano Room can be set for meetings of up to 20 or cocktail receptions of up to 75. Most spaces can be booked for breakfast, lunch or dinner. For larger groups, the Bard Room takes 100 and has its own entrance from 23rd Street.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel hosts weddings and celebrations, from intimate dinners to receptions for 100 guests in the Bard Room or in Teruko. Adjoining rooms and two- or three-bedroom suite combinations can be reserved for bridal parties and family groups.
Rooms and capacities
The Bard Room, named after the former owner and manager Stanley Bard, is a ballroom with antique brass chandeliers, a built-in bar and a private street entrance. It holds 100 seated or standing, can be divided into two rooms, and comes with tables and chairs.
The Piano Room sits within the Lobby Bar, with a baby grand piano, lounge seating and a glass-enclosed solarium. It takes 75 guests for a full buyout. The Cave à Vin, Café Chelsea's mahogany-paneled private dining room, seats 32, or 50 standing with the adjoining Solarium Bar under its glass ceiling.
El Quijote, the Spanish restaurant that opened in the hotel in the 1930s, takes 60 for a buyout, and its Cervantes Room seats 10. Teruko, the Japanese restaurant on the lower level, offers 40 places semi-privately or 100 for a full buyout, with its own entrance on 23rd Street and a backbar from Tokyo's Hotel Okura.
Accommodation
Bedrooms range from the 19 m² Petite Chelsea to the 158 m² Two Bedroom Suite, with lofts and suites, many with Manhattan views and some with full kitchens. Accessible rooms have a roll-in shower. The hotel also has a spa and a fitness room.
Catering
Events are catered by the hotel's own restaurants: Café Chelsea, El Quijote and Teruko, plus the Lobby Bar. Several spaces offer prix-fixe menus with custom beverage pairings, and most have a private bar.
History and setting
The red-brick building on West 23rd Street opened in 1884 and became a hotel in the early 20th century. It is a New York City landmark, known for the writers, musicians and artists who lived there, among them Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin and Patti Smith. Andy Warhol filmed Chelsea Girls there in 1966. The hotel's public rooms have been restored.
Getting there
The 23rd Street subway stations on Seventh Avenue (line 1) and Eighth Avenue (lines C and E) are each about a block away. Penn Station is about half a mile north. The hotel has no garage of its own; Icon Parking at 51 West 22nd Street offers preferred rates to hotel guests.
