Hotel Chelsea

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Step inside one of our perennial favorites with this rare look inside the now-gone, kinda creepy Hotel Chelsea: http://curbed.cc/1ddpdO2

The Hotel Chelsea — also called the Chelsea Hotel, or simply the Chelsea — is a historic New York City hotel and landmark, known primarily for the notability of its residents over the years. Located at 222 West 23rd Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, the 250-unit hotel has been the home of numerous writers, musicians, artists, and actors, including Bob Dylan, Virgil Thomson, Brigid Berlin, Charles Bukowski, Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Viva, Gaby Hoffmann, Jobriath, and Larry Rivers. Though the Chelsea no longer accepts new long-term residencies, the building is still home to many who lived there before the change in policy. As of August 1, 2011, the hotel is closed for renovations.