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Chelsea Inn

3.0 star property

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Exterior
In-room safe, individually decorated, desk, laptop workspace
Reception
Reception
Hallway

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

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46 W 17th St, New York, NY, 10011
  • Place, Madison Square Garden
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Empire State Building
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Times Square
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, New York, NY (LGA-LaGuardia)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, individually decorated, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Double Room with Shared Bath

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Triple Room

Standard Triple Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(13 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bunk Bed

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In-room safe, individually decorated, desk, laptop workspace

Junior Studio

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(21 reviews)
  • 12 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, individually decorated, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Double Room Private Bathroom

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(120 reviews)
  • 12 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

New York

With a stay at Chelsea Inn, you'll be centrally located in New York, just a 3-minute walk from 5th Avenue and 10 minutes by foot from Gramercy Park. .This hotel is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Chelsea Hotel and 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Washington Square Park.

What's nearby

  • Madison Square Garden - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Empire State Building - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • New York University - 4 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Grand Central Terminal - 4 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Times Square - 4 min drive - 2.5 km

Getting around

  • New York 14th St. Station - 4 min walk
  • 14 St. Station (6th Av.) - 5 min walk
  • LaGuardia Airport (LGA) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hollywood Diner - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Think Coffee - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Hummus & Pita Co. - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Raines Law Room Chelsea - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Oramen - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Chelsea Inn

Hotel in New York, a short walk to 5th Avenue
Chelsea Inn offers 45 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. These individually decorated accommodations include desks. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Stay in one of 45 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided on request.
This smoke-free hotel was built in 1880.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and a safe deposit box at the front desk.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Conveniences

  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • No lift

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 5 floors
  • Built in 1880
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cash deposit: USD 250.00 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Housekeeping fee: USD 35

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Alcohol is not served at this property

Property is also known as

Chelsea Inn
Inn Chelsea
Chelsea Inn - 17th Street Hotel New York City
Chelsea Hotel 17th Street
Chelsea Inn Hotel
Chelsea Inn New York
Chelsea Inn Hotel New York

Chelsea Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 803 out of 1764 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 499 out of 1764 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 237 out of 1764 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 102 out of 1764 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 123 out of 1764 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Matthew

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

ROSA

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I never been to New York before so I don’t know if the price I paid is reasonable. But the room was extremely small and the staircase was very narrow. But the lady working the front desk was so helpful! She carried all my bags up to the room. And helped us get a cot in the room as well. Upon checking out, there was another lady working in the front desk, who was very helpful as well and held our bags for us until we left.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Marjorie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I had two different rooms and could not get property to combine to one room. My complaints are with the outrageous reservation system.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Marjorie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff onsite is very helpful. The problems are all with the absolutely inflexible reservation system. I’d booked one night and tried to add another. Nope, have to use Expedia. Now I’m in two different rooms and must transfer during our stay. Again staff made it easy to transfer but then was told I could stay in my original room which was a shared bathroom rather than the private bathroom. Nope. So staff had to move my bags and clean up room. Really needs a way to adjust reservations. First room was awkwardly shaped. Second room better but no side table for bed.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Mohammed, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arkana

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trent

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Katharine

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Self service hotel with safety in mind.

It was an unexpected stay due to a flight cancellation. I had to find something quickly and on a budget, as last minute hotel stays can be VERY expensive in New York. When I found Chelsea Inn it was in a nice neighborhood and the photos looked good. However! What wasn't in the description was the fact that it is a partial self serve hotel with a four floor walk up. I have had previously BAD experiences with self serve hotels and became VERY concerned almost to the point of taking the no refund/cancellation and booking another hotel. BUT I gave her a chance. Make sure you check you email because the instructions on how to get in after the clerks have gone will be there in addition to the instructions on registration. Got to the hotel and made the DAUNTING trek up three flights of stairs with luggage. The room was small, but very clean. I had a private bath - be sure you check the descriptions as there are rooms that have shared baths. I had a quiet street view. The A/C was okay - temps were in the 100's, so it was warm in the room. The bed was lumpy, so with the heat of the room there was not much sleep. It was a quiet street view and I felt safe coming back around 11pm alone. All in all not bad, but not transparent information at the time of booking. Don't know if that is the hotel's fault or hotels.com - as my last experience with a self service hotel was not as pleasant. I feel it is the duty of hotels.com to make sure customers know EVERYTHING about a hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Tanya

Business traveller
I thought it was very clean and had an old European hostel feel to it. Staff were helpful. It was clean. Pay attn when you book whether there is a shared bathroom. Wasn’t a big deal.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice. Clean. Quite and nice area. Very close to shopping and dinning.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

john

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Ken

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness
nice but noisy
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

RAMON, Omaha

Disliked: Staff & service
contactless, yet humanless response. Called thousands of times in front of the front door and never responded. Quite frustrating trying to communicate with a human being over the phone after 3pm. There is no elevator and my room was located on the the fifth floor. Awfully inconvenient for those carrying their own luggage.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Stay was wonderful, location was wonderful but most of all the staff especially Wilma were amazing! I felt safe and secure and Wilma made sure we had everything we needed to make our experience perfect!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I’ll stay there again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worth the price

Very clean! Front desk was extremely helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Check the details well before booking

The Chelsea Inn is an ok stay. The location was good and accessible but the facilities are far from great. I was on the 5th floor with no elevator and the stairs are narrow. I was able to get help taking my luggage up and down which helped a lot. The room was small but ok. Unfortunately, I didn't realize I had to share a bathroom with another room which made the stay uncomfortable. The hotel also promises high level cleanliness and the room was not so clean. I found used tissue on the window seal and a bag with veggies in the fridge.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Alexandra

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Calvin M.

Great location in lower Mid-Town.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great

Great place. Very convenient to subway lines. Many bars and restaurants nearby. Temp controls worked great. Water pressure excellent in shower. Small room and no elevator, but this did not bother me.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Property is conveniently located on west 17th between 5th and 6th avenues in Chelsea. No elevator so it may be an issue if you have trouble with stairs. Staff was friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Adrijana

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Inconvenient all around. Cumbersome check in process, no elevator to the 5th floor, condescending staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025