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A 60-minute massage starts at $205.
There’s a reason Lou Reed, Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, and Leonard Cohen were drawn to the Hotel Chelsea (and no, we’re not counting amorous encounters with Janis Joplin): its madcap, anything-goes, bohemian spirit. If you long for the bohemian spirit but possess enough madcappery as it is, you’re in luck: The legendary hotel, as part of a multiyear transformation, boasts one of the most tranquil spa oases in New York City. Here, amid soft lime-washed walls, beneath barrel-vaulted brick ceilings, and atop paved floors, you can choose from a variety of treatments, from deep-tissue massages to a signature Dr. Barbara Sturm facial. If you’re looking to sink even deeper into bliss, opt for healing energy work like craniosacral therapy or reiki, which ends in a relaxing herbal soak in a luxuriant marble tub. Bathed in fragrant water and the golden hour light that streams in, you’ll feel as luxuriant as the hotel’s most glamorous resident, Edie Sedgwick…without setting your mattress ablaze, of course.
