I have been to Atlantic City once, and, although barrels of fun, glamorous it was not. The Chelsea Hotel is ready to change that. Atlantic City, once called the "Queen of Resorts" in the 50s and 60s, had no casinos, slot machines or table games.  It exuded an old Hollywood-type glamor which has been replaced by high rolling gambling addicts, tour buses and chain smokers.   Cape Advisors Inc. and Normandy Real Estate Partners L.L.C. decided it was time to bring the town back to its old standard, and envisioned their new spot, the span of two old hotels on the Boardwalk, doing just that.

The hotel, which snatched some big names (the Beatrice Inn boys, Paul Sevigny and Matt Abramcyk, restaurateur Stephen Starr, etc) to help ensure exclusivity and class will officially be opening on August 1st. And the reviews sound surprisingly....well good, considering this is AC:

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