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Check-in
Check-in time: 3 PM
Please be aware of the policies and requirements which follow:
Check-out time: 11 AM• We reserve the right to cancel any reservation with an invalid credit card.
• Chelsea Star will preauthorize one night's fee 72 hours before your arrival.
• Our Cancellation Policy: Reservations must be cancelled or changed 48 hours prior to the arrival date, otherwise one night's rate will be charged to the credit card.
• Upon check-in we require a valid passport for all registered guests.
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Airport Transportation
You can travel into the city by airport express coach services, taxicab, or train. Car and limousine services are also available from John F. Kennedy International, La Guardia and Newark Liberty International airports. Our concierge service will be happy to arrange a mode of transportation to fit your budget and offer advice on public transportation.
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Email
We offer an Internet kiosk as well as universal wi-fi connection for your easy access to email and online information.
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Faxes and copies
You can receive and send faxes at the Front Desk for a small charge.
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Security
Our premise is equipped with close television cameras installed in the hallways, front door area, and all common areas. Safes are featured in the Apartment Suites, Superior Rooms, and Deluxe Rooms. In-room safes are large enough to accommodate a laptop. For a one-time charge of $5.00 you can buy extra peace of mind with our safety deposit boxes for your valuables. We also offer a storage area for your bigger items (laptop or camera).
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Maid service
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Wheelchair access
We are a walk-up hotel, with NO ELEVATOR, although we have wheelchair accessible bathrooms in the deluxe and superior rooms in compliance with local and federal laws.
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Laundry
Pick up and same-day delivery service is available for dry cleaning and regular laundry in the area.
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Food delivery to room
You name it. Anything from light sandwiches, pizza, Chinese or Mexican food can be ordered and delivered to your door within minutes. There is no restaurant at the hotel.
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Also available
1.Complimentary street, subway, bus and tourist brochures and maps.
2. Bike and blade rental and storage
3. Concierge help with booking tours, restaurants, transportation, our own expert insider guidance on where to go for shopping, eating, drinking and sightseeing.
4. We are committed to making your stay in New York and the Chelsea Star Hotel a fun and safe experience.
Services
From The Little Wonder Hotels of New York
"From street level, the nondescript door hardly looks like a hotel entrance. But up a narrow stairway, you'll find one of bargain lodging's best-kept secrets. Two years ago, owners Ted an Claudia Howard transformed the former hot-sheets transient hotel (Madonna lived here before her big break) into a charming, funky find facing Madison Square Garden. The clientele is largely youthful and European; the flavor, decidedly arty. A small second floor lobby is painted a cheerful yellow with blue cityscapes and glass brick; sounds of a fountain echo through industrial-chic hallways of pressed tin and exposed brick."
"...artist Rob Graf designed each [room] with a unique theme. The Shakespeare Room's walls are lined with sonnets and gray velvet swags; the Orbit Room's deep blue walls and ceilings glow with fluorescent stars at night. Baths are clean and new, with gray slate and black marble; all are shared (generally one shower and two toilets per six-room floor). All the rooms have TVs.
"...light sleepers might want a room facing away from Eighth Avenue. Décor varies dramatically, so get a room list ahead of time and choose one to suit your taste."
"Suites with baths are available in the building next door..."
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel
September/October/November 2000
