24-Hour Room Service: The Chelsea Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey

At a mere 20 storeys high, The Chelsea is one of the least imposing of Atlantic City's hotels, dwarfed by the huge, gaudy casinos that surround it. However, its distinctive sign - set in a retro 1950s font and lit up in dusky pink - heralds a change in direction for the New Jersey beach resort. Not only is The Chelsea the first boutique hotel in Atlantic City, it is also the first non-gaming hotel on the boardwalk since the 1960s. There are no slot machines or strung-out gamblers here; instead, stepping into the main lobby of The Chelsea feels partly like stepping into the chill-out room of a Miami nightclub and partly like stepping into your (rather cool) grandmother's living room. Split...

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