Chelsea Hotel - NYC?

Question

Can anyone tell me if the Chelsea Hotel in NYC rents out Room# 100. Thats the room Nancy Spungen and Sid Vicious stayed in. We are planning a trip and I want to stay in that room for one night. Thanks Inadvance.

Answer 1

Unfortunately, its not....according to this USA Today article:
•New York's Hotel Chelsea, where punk icon Sid Vicious allegedly stabbed his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, to death in October 1978 in Room 100. (The former Sex Pistol was charged with homicide but died three months later from a heroin overdose.)

Some guests still request Room 100, "strangely enough," says longtime managing director Stanley Bard. It isn't available, however, because the room became part of a larger suite in a renovation 20 or so years ago.

Bard prefers to talk about other notables — Bob Dylan, Madonna, Leonard Cohen and Allen Ginsburg — who have checked in. As for the Sid and Nancy episode, "I'm not happy about it, but you can't control these things," he says.

Rooms: $195-$785. Information: 212-243-3700; www.chelseahotel.com.


Also check out Chuck Klosterman's attempt to check into the room:

When I finally walk into the Chelsea, I can't decide if I'm impressed or underwhelmed; I can't tell if this place is nicer or crappier than I anticipated (I guess I had no preconceived notion). There are two men behind the reception desk: an older man with a beard and a younger man who might be Hispanic. I ask the bearded man if anyone is staying in Room 100, and — if it's unoccupied — if I can see what it looks like.

"There is no Room 100," he tells me. "They converted it into an apartment 18 years ago. But I know why you're asking."

For the next five minutes, these two gentlemen and I have a conversation about Sid Vicious, mostly focused on how he was an idiot. However, there are certainly lots of people who disagree with us: Patrons constantly come to this hotel with the hope of staying in the same flat where an unlikable, opportunistic woman named Nancy was murdered for no valid reason. The staff is not thrilled by this tradition ("We hate it when people ask about this," says the younger employee. "Be sure you write that down: We hate it when people ask us about this."). I ask the bearded gentleman what kind of person aspires to stay in a hotel room that was once a crime scene.

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Answer 2

Unfortunately, its not....according to this USA Today article:
•New York's Hotel Chelsea, where punk icon Sid Vicious allegedly stabbed his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, to death in October 1978 in Room 100. (The former Sex Pistol was charged with homicide but died three months later from a heroin overdose.)

Some guests still request Room 100, "strangely enough," says longtime managing director Stanley Bard. It isn't available, however, because the room became part of a larger suite in a renovation 20 or so years ago.

Bard prefers to talk about other notables — Bob Dylan, Madonna, Leonard Cohen and Allen Ginsburg — who have checked in. As for the Sid and Nancy episode, "I'm not happy about it, but you can't control these things," he says.

Rooms: $195-$785. Information: 212-243-3700; www.chelseahotel.com.


Also check out Chuck Klosterman's attempt to check into the room:

When I finally walk into the Chelsea, I can't decide if I'm impressed or underwhelmed; I can't tell if this place is nicer or crappier than I anticipated (I guess I had no preconceived notion). There are two men behind the reception desk: an older man with a beard and a younger man who might be Hispanic. I ask the bearded man if anyone is staying in Room 100, and — if it's unoccupied — if I can see what it looks like.

"There is no Room 100," he tells me. "They converted it into an apartment 18 years ago. But I know why you're asking."

For the next five minutes, these two gentlemen and I have a conversation about Sid Vicious, mostly focused on how he was an idiot. However, there are certainly lots of people who disagree with us: Patrons constantly come to this hotel with the hope of staying in the same flat where an unlikable, opportunistic woman named Nancy was murdered for no valid reason. The staff is not thrilled by this tradition ("We hate it when people ask about this," says the younger employee. "Be sure you write that down: We hate it when people ask us about this."). I ask the bearded gentleman what kind of person aspires to stay in a hotel room that was once a crime scene.

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Chelsea Hotel - NYC?
Can anyone tell me if the Chelsea Hotel in NYC rents out Room# 100. Thats the room Nancy Spungen and Sid Vicious stayed in. We are planning a trip and I want to stay in that room for one night. Thanks Inadvance.

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