Location:
222 West 23rd Street new-york
The Hotel Chelsea is located at 222 West 23rd Street, Manhattan. The building is situated in the middle of the block between 7th and 8th Avenues. If all else fails, hail a yellow cab and tell them you want to go to West 23rd and 8th.The New York neighborhood called Chelsea takes its name from the estate of Captain Thomas Clarke, who retired to the then rural land after winning glory in the French and Indian Wars. He named the estate, ironically, for the home for retired soldiers in London, but during the Revolutionary War the British occupied Chelsea.