OVERVIEW
Taking over Serena's spot beneath the Hotel Chelsea is Star Lounge, open since March 2007. Star Lounge is divided into three sections: an area dubbed "Room 100," with framed, backlit silk-screen images of chandeliers and black-and-white prints of the hotel during the 1960s and '70s; another with two small platforms (which can be used as stages), a backlit DJ booth, and LED lights inset in banquettes; and a third with a retro-style zebrawood bar, padded wrought-iron stools, and oversize sofas. The entire venue holds 150.