It is also known as the Chelsea Hotel or the Chelsea. It is a historic hotel built in New York City between 1883 to 1885. It is located at 222 West 23rd, Chelsea, Manhattan. It permitted long-term residencies until a recent change in policy. In 1966 it was designated as a New York City landmark.

Over the years, it has housed many famous residents. Many incidents with famous residents happened here. Some were mysterious and fatal, others simply romance inspiration for songs and literature. In the early 1960s, Arthur Miller wrote a piece titled “The Chelsea Effect” about life at The Chelsea in the early 1960s.  Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols, was found stabbed to death on October 12, 1978. Valerie Solanas, a resident evicted after failing to pay rent, shot resident Andy Warhol in June of 1968 out of jealousy and lunacy. Patti Smith had moved out of the Chelsea in 1970 when she fell in love with playwright Sam Shepard who was residing in a seventh floor room of the Chelsea. Patti Smith also lived here with Robert Mappelthorpe for some time.