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  • How To Learn German in 25 Minutes or Less

    We’ve always wanted to learn German, but it just seemed like too much time and effort.  Now we find   that it wasn’t that hard at all.  Here we are, speaking fluent German on German Public Radio (download mp3), with nary a trace of an accent at all!  Here’s a picture of our instructor, Martina…

  • The Best Superstars Are Dead or No Shows at the Gershwin

    Our guy from Australia happens to be in NYC this week. You’ll be reading more about him on this blog later.  Yesterday, he drug himself out of his cozy warm room to party crash the Warhol celebration over at the Gershwin.  OGFA writes, "As exciting as was, there isn’t much to say just now except…

  • Betina’s Magical Elixir

    Longtime Chelsea Hotel resident Betina has a recommendation for us all: Papaya Enzyme.  If you’re in a lot a pain this is a good natural alternative to Tylenol or other medicine that may dull the senses or harm the internal organs.  Pineapple Enzyme also works well if you want to mix it up.     …

  • Who Can Help?

    Here’s another e-mail we received this week from a gentleman who wants the Chelsea experience, but doesn’t want to pay an arm and a leg. Southern writer looking for information on living in Chelsea for a couple of months.  I am wrapping up a year in the Quarter in New Orleans and will be sidelined…

  • Greetings From Nowhere

    Although the blog is a lot of work, letters like this make it all worthwhile.   J. is the second person we’ve heard from who plans to take advantage of the hotel’s winter special — affordable rooms, like the good ol’ days!  We hope Julie is able to maintain her enthusiasm after a night within these…

  • Massage Parlor Front For Canine Prostitution Ring

    So The Ritz Carlton offers massages for dogs.  On top of the $125 pet fee, it costs $12.95 a pound.  Of course, the obvious question is, does fido get the happy ending?  At those prices, he’d better.  I’m sure we can expect the Chelsea Hotel to add doggy massages in the New Year.

  • A Valentine’s Day Gift Suggestion For The Girl Who’s Got It All

         Cindy Gallop, out neighbor across the street at the old McBurney Y building, has a thing for the work of the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who lived here at the hotel with Patti Smith back in the 70s.  (And hey, I bet he paid a few visits to the Y as well.)  The other…

  • A Nagging New Year’s Greeting from Patti Smith

    Patti Smith’s New Year’s greetings arrived in our e-mail box a little late this year.  Frankly, I wish I hadn’t received it at all.  Who wants to be reminded by Patti Smith to go to the dentist and to change their socks. Give us a break! Sex, Drugs, and Rotten Teeth forever! Her advice for…

  • Translation Services Needed

    We’ve received a tremendous amount of traffic this week from the link below.  We have no idea what the blurb says beyond "Giving you head on the unmade virutal bed".  Damn, why didn’t we think of that.  It’s a much better tagline than "Last Outpost of Bohemia." Giving you head on the unmade virtual bed:…

  • Can You get a Room at the Chelsea Through Priceline or Expedia?

         I recently read this piece on BudgetTravelOnline called “Confessions Of… A Front Desk Clerk.”  I was going to say that I’m sure our desk clerks here at the Chelsea have much better confessions to relate, but actually, this piece is mis-titled.  These are just bitchings of a front desk clerk, or, at best,…