Perhaps The Chelsea Really Does Let the BedBugs Bite

September 29, 2008 at 4:14 PM | 0 Comments

Uh-oh. When the last woman wrote into the Living With Legends blog -- that little corner of the Internet that has been chronicling the drama at the Hotel Chelsea for fans of the famed establishment and the residents who have suffered from the management changes -- and said she had bedbugs, we sorta implied that maybe she was a bit of a nutter.

But a little glance into the comment thread beneath that particular post on the LL blog revealed another recent guest at the Chelsea coming forward with a similar problem.

Commenter Lyn writes:

My daughter just spent $3000 on exterminating bed bugs after our visit at the Chelsea (I helped with the expense). I didn't have the same problem since I was diligent about keeping my luggage closed while I was there.
I felt like I was crawling during my nights at the Chelsea, however, I thought perhaps that it was only the Ghosts!!! The thought of having to sleep with bedbugs is nowhere as difficult as trying to sleep with the glass rattling sound of the Star Lounge. I still love the Chelsea and will return simply because I respect the residents past and present. I will always keep the luggage closed...

Even if the management and the residents are at odds here, it's not good for anyone if the big shots don't clean up their act (literally) and realize that evicting the bed bugs should have been more of a priority than evicting the tenants.

Tags: Hotel News / Bedbugs / Hotel Chelsea Takeover / Manhattan Hotels

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