Finding a good reasonable priced hotel in NYC can be challenging. We usually stay in mid-town, but the prices of hotels in mid-town has increased quite a bit. We decided to stay in Chelsea and we found the Chelsea Savoy Hotel for less than $200 a night (unusual for NYC). The hotel was a basic hotel, much like a Holiday Inn. What we found the rooms were clean and roomy for NYC standards. The bathroom was larger than most hotels we have stayed in mid-town. The staff was friendly enough and they were always happy to store your luggage. There is a continential breakfast included with the room, but it looked rather sad so we only had some coffee. We had a great breakfast at the restaurant "Cafeteria" on 17th St. & 7th Ave. The location of the hotel is great, 23rd St. & 7th Ave. It is a safe & convenient neighborhood. There is the 1,2,3 subway lines right outside the hotel door or a block away at 8th Avenue is the A, C, E lines. Whether we were walking or taking the subway, it was easy to get around the city. What we really loved being in Chelsea was the many great restaurants and bars at reasonable prices. If you like shopping there are many stores and the Chelsea flee market is on the weekends. For the price and the location of this hotel we look forward staying here again.

We just returned from spending 3 nights at the Chelsea Savoy - we stayed there during "Welcome Weekend" for Parsons, the New School for Design (college freshman orientation), so there was naturally a lot of walking and possession-schlepping going on. In the evenings, we just wanted to collapse in a decent room - and we really did choose an ideal place.

Our room featured a king-sized bed (2 feather pillows on it, 2 foam pillows in the closet), small refrigerator (genius), tiny safe, iron/ironing board, TV and remote. Bathroom had little containers of shampoo/conditioner, body lotion, etc. - which surprised me. Bathroom also had a make-up mirror and an in-the-wall hairdryer - nice touches, reminiscent of a higher-priced hotel. Two things to note about the bathroom: the sound of the toilet flushing is VERY loud, and there are no facial tissues provided. Also, be aware that the water pressure in the shower is pretty weak, although the termperature is great.

"Continental breakfast" is bagels/muffins/pastries in the lobby with pots of coffee - absolutely nothing fancy (for one thing, there are no tables or anything, so you bring stuff back to your room), but welcome nonetheless. The one ice machine in the hotel is also on the lobby floor.

Front desk staff is helpful and courteous. There are no bellmen, per se, but we were asked if we needed help with our bags, so presumably someone could have helped us if we'd needed it. Housekeeping is efficient - we never saw them, but our room was spotless every night when we returned.

The hotel is at 23rd Street between 7th and 8th Avenue, right in the middle of Chelsea, and pretty close to midtown. Lots of interesting stores, decent restuarants, etc. nearby, and of course a cab ride can take you pretty much anywhere you want to go in New York.

The best part of our Chelsea Savoy experience was that we only paid $203 per night - WITH tax! For that price, a very nice room indeed. For New York City, an amazing deal to boot.

I planned a nice getaway for my boyfriend and I for August 2nd and we arrived to only find that we had no reservations for the night. They redirected us to the other Chelsea Hotel down the street. We decided to go back to the Chelsea Savoy Hotel to ask again if the reservations were there and they claimed that none were to be found under my name. So we decided to stay the night. The rooms are not a bargain for the price you pay. They are very casual and low-class for a New York City stay. A month later, after receiving my credit card statement, I had found that they charged another 224 dollars for a stay for the next night. When calling them, I found that we DID have reservations but for the next day, which we failed to cancel because they said that our reservations never existed. As a very disatisfied customer, I wanted to know if any compensations could be made. Monica, who claimed to be the manager, blamed the whole situation on us. After retelling my dilemma again and again, she finally said that Debbie (I guess the rightful manager) was to return on the 25th, she could perhaps make some arrangements. I think that this is truly an unfair trade for what turned out to be an unromantic night in a cheap hotel. If you are to stay here, watch out for their ways with money. They are not on your side.

Hello everyone. I'm not writing to trash this hotel, however, I must tell the truth. I called to inquire on a room with a queen-sized bed and I was quoted $195/night. Upon checking into the hotel I was charged $250/night and since I had no written proof of the original phone quote (my fault) hotel management would not budge. My partner and I both thought the room was clean, however, the overcharging tainted our view of the overall experience.

If you're going to stay here, make sure you get an email or fax confirming the rate you're given on the phone.

p.s. the free continental breakfast consists of day-old muffins and dried out bagels. My partner took one sip of the coffee and threw the rest of the cup out.