the story of my first stays at the chelsea hotel...

by Rachel Lynch

I had the great pleasure of staying at the Chelsea Hotel three times before they closed their doors for nearly a decade. I was eighteen.

I spent my childhood selling handmade jewelry, so by the time I went to college, I had saved up a good amount of money.

I used most of it to sneak off to New York and Los Angeles, (I should have been in class).

Rooms at the Chelsea used to run you about $90-$120 a night.

One room I stayed in was on the cheaper side, but you had to share the bathroom with the entire floor.

My dad was terrified when he got wind of that. 🤣

That’s one of the most beautiful things about youth - we can be so happy with so little.

As we age, It seems we spend more time and energy on maintaining a lifestyle if only for the approval of others. When you’re young - you don’t care about things like that.

I feel like I’m one of the lucky ones - to have spent a few nights in the Chelsea before her renovation.

I am in no way old enough to have been there for anything iconic - and yet, I still feel like the magic shaped me.

The Chelsea and all her historical glory are part of the reason I am an artist today.

Cheers to many more nights at the Chelsea Hotel.

xx

this divine life 💗

by Rachel Lynch

this divine life 💗 full of pleasure, pain, song and dance. i want to sink my teeth into every sensation - the late nights, the heartache, the things that make your soul expand. this way of living is not for everyone - but it is one way to be ✨♾️

"i bloom with elegance"

by Rachel Lynch

I’m entering that space where I wanna move slow and make things beautiful. If only I knew this metric when I was with you. I was too young, I wanted altered states and endless experiences.

Growing into my woman, my body, my time.

I bloom with elegance.

I was always this person, it just took the majestic passing of time to reveal.

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