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  • Patti Smith Reflects

    The great singer/songwriter and poet Patti Smith sent along her reflections on the month of August.  Patti lived in the Chelsea with the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the early 70s.  She returned to the Chelsea and lived her for a time in the late 90s as well. August 9 full moon. This is the day…

  • Maybe Now People Will Stop Saying We’re A Corporate Blog

    Recent posts about our illustrious proprietor Stanley Bard have generated a lot of controversy.  Three daily readers weigh in with differing views on the matter:    Something has recently struck me as somewhat unseemly, if not rather meanspirited. I’ve enjoyed     this blog from the time you all kicked it off, but in catching up…

  • Queer Eye Gets Help from Suite 303

    Tonight’s episode of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy features a female to male transgender makeover.  April Barton of Suite 303 will be on hand to lend her expertise. 10:00 p.m. Bravo channel.

  • Who Is The Hotel Chelsea’s Mystery Stud?

    We knew we had a prostitution ring around here, but we didn’t know about the stud services reportedly received by this tourist.  When Heidi checked in, either one of the bellmen–bellhops, she calls them– or a desk clerk, apparently started flirting with her immediately, and then, after she took a break to sample some of…

  • Falcons and Parrots

    If you’ve ever wondered about that bearded guy in the flowing robe and the turban who’s been wondering the halls of the Hotel Chelsea with a bird on his arm, well, wonder no more.  His name is Alan Parrot (the T is silent), and that bird is not a parrot, but rather a falcon. Parrot…

  • Are You Experienced?

    According to a recent article in USA Today, “The hotel is about having an ‘experience’.”  At the Ritz-Carlton, a “bath butler” will sprinkle rose petals on your water, while at the Hyatt you can get a blackberry hand massage.  Visit a Sofitel and consult a “romance concierge,” or take a “hot-tub detox”  at the Regent…

  • Another Superstar Drops by the Chelsea

    Last Wednesday I was sitting in the lobby and some kind of old time vaudeville-looking character walked by. Now I had no idea who on earth he was, but I could tell by the way he carried himself that I should’ve known who he was.  He went to the front desk and chatted with the…

  • She Dreams of Living At The Chelsea

    Here’s another e-mail from an obviously well qualified potential Hotel Chelsea resident.  She doesn’t say so in her e-mail, but I bet she would be willing to add another blog to her resume by joining the Legends team if she could score a room.  Can anyone help her out?   We would love to help since…

  • CHELSEA HOTEL ON CUTTING EDGE OF THE INDUSTRY

    Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine has helpfully provided us with a list of 11 concepts that have changed the face of the hotel industry in the past few decades.  Because we had nothing better to do today, we thought we’d see how our own favorite hotel measures up to the industry standard: 1. The Internet.  Amazingly,…

  • What Are You Looking For?

    Here is a random survey of Google, Yahoo, and MSN searches that brought people to the blog this week.  A search for David Bard, but not Stanley Bard?  If only we knew what was on their minds. In any event, at least this tells us what sort of topics readers of the blog are interested…