Category Archives: Guesthouse

Hey, Trekkies! It’s Captain Pike’s Birthday!

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Chelsea Pines Inn

We are very fortunate that many of our guests are repeat customers, or have read about the hotel’s “theme” online, and will often ask, “Whose room am I in?” For those of you who have been with us before, you … Continue reading →

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Chelsea Pines, Spartacus and New York: A Great Relationship Begins in the ’80′s

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Chelsea Pines Inn

Briand Bedford-Eichler is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Spartacus.  He lives in Berlin and visited Chelsea Pines Inn for the first time 23 years ago.  His recollection is shared below in English and German. I will never forget my first visit … Continue reading →

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Fay Jacobs: Chelsea Pines, Prom and Mame. We’ll Always Be Bosom Buddies!

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Chelsea Pines Inn

by Fay Jacobs Fay is the author of author of three hilarious memoirs about lesbian life, politics and her beloved hometown Rehoboth Beach DE.  She is the Publisher and Managing Editor of A&M Books, a successor to the legendary Naiad … Continue reading →

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Tom Viola: Positively 14th Street

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Chelsea Pines Inn

by Tom Viola Tom Viola is the executive director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), the nation’s leading industry-based not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization.  In 2010, Tom received a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre.  BC/EFA presents several … Continue reading →

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Armistead Maupin on Mrs. Madrigal and Chelsea Pines

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Chelsea Pines Inn

Armistead Maupin is the author of nine novels, including the six-volume Tales of the City series, Maybe the Moon, The Night Listener, Michael Tolliver Lives, and, most recently, Mary Ann in Autumn. Three miniseries starring Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney were made from the … Continue reading →

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How to Make an Inn

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Chelsea Pines Inn

by Jay Lesiger Jay Lesiger is the founder and owner of Chelsea Pines Inn. I wish I had a dollar for every time a Chelsea Pines guest or acquaintance has said to me, “I’ve always wanted to run an inn. … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Our Anniversary Blog Series!

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Chelsea Pines Inn

Chelsea Pines Inn, New York’s premier guesthouse, has been located at the nexus of three of the city’s hottest neighborhoods — Chelsea, Greenwich Village, and the Meatpacking District — for 25 years. And, boy, have we seen a lot of … Continue reading →

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