Haunted Hotel Chelsea in New York

Hotel Chelsea is one of New York City's most notorious landmarks. The hotel has a Bohemian Character that has attracted actors, writers, artists and musicians throughout its history. There are reported to be numerous ghosts haunting the hallways and rooms of the historic hotel.

Ghost Stories

Hotel Chelsea in New York, NY, has been the lodging choice and inspiration of many writers, musicians and artists who enjoyed the Bohemian atmosphere of the popular hotel. Well known occupants have included Janis Joplin, Sarah Bernhardt, Thomas Wolfe, Dylan Thomas and Sex Pistol Sid Vicious.

Sid Vicious, Sex Pistol punk rocker, was suspected of stabbing and killing his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, in 1978 in room 100. Sid Vicious himself died of a heroin overdose in 1979, in Greenwich Village, NY, Sid Vicious was a known drug addict who was distraught after the murder of his girlfriend and reportedly said that he didn't want to live without her. The ghost of Sid Vicious is said to occupy Hotel Chelsea and has been seen in the elevator.

Thomas Wolfe, a writer, has made his presence known on the eighth floor. Thomas Wolfe wrote "Look Homeward Angel" and "The Web and the Rock" while he lived at the Chelsea.

Welsh poet Dylan Thomas,spent his final days drinking alcohol at the hotel. Dylan Thomas died in 1953 after reportedly drinking 18 whiskeys in a row and falling into a fatal coma. It is said that the spirit of Dylan Thomas continues to stay on at the Hotel Chelsea.

History of Hotel Chelsea

In 1750 Captain Thomas Clark, who was a veteran officer of the French-Indian Wars named his estate on the shores of the Hudson River, Chelsea. Chelsea was located two and a half miles north of the town of New York. Chelsea was located on 23rd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues. During the 1800's, Chelsea was developed and expanded.