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The bar at Music For A While

Music For A While: Listening Bar & Lounge · Chelsea, NYC

A place where time stands still. Sounds from around the world, cocktails and late nights — beneath the Alameda Hotel at 518 W 27th St.

Fri · Sat
10 PM — 4 AM
Sound
Vinyl & DJs
The Place

An escape for every music lover, beneath the heart of NYC.

Location
Beneath the Alameda Hotel
518 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001
Hours
Friday 10 PM — 4 AM
Saturday 10 PM — 4 AM
The Space

Two rooms, one floor below

A sleek underground dual venue beneath the Hotel Alameda: the Vinyl Room on one side, the Club Room on the other, each with its own fully private bar and a way in that never crosses the hotel.

Guests standing
300
Rooms, each with a private bar
2
Entrance & private elevator
Own
Podcast studio inside
4K
The curved, amber-lit bar in the Vinyl Room, stools along the counter and the glowing bubble wall behind
The on air booth and record shelves beside low lounge seating
The curved DJ booth with its red acrylic rail in front of the bar
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The Vinyl Room

Vinyl, low light, a curved bar

The record-lined side of the house. A lamp-lit curved bar, banquettes and lounge seating with table service, and the on air booth spinning vinyl all night.

  • Built-in, fully private bar
  • Banquette and lounge seating with table service
  • On air DJ booth and record wall
  • Podcast studio tucked inside
The club room under a ceiling of red laser lines, DJ booth centred over a Persian rug
A packed club room under red light, guests crowding toward the booth
Guests dancing in front of the DJ under the laser ceiling
02

The Club Room

Lasers overhead, room to dance

The other side turns the lights down. A laser-lined ceiling, a DJ booth front and centre, a full sound system and banquettes along the walls for when the floor needs a break.

  • Its own built-in, fully private bar
  • State of the art sound system and DJ equipment
  • Banquette seating along the walls
  • Separate lobby entrance and private elevator
The podcast studio set inside the Vinyl Room, lounge chairs under warm lamps
Inside the Vinyl Room

Conversations for a While

A podcast studio inside the Vinyl Room, for the kind of event that leaves with a file as well as the photos.

Floor plan

The layout

The Vinyl Room and the Club Room share one floor below the Hotel Alameda, linked by a passage. Each has its own private bar.

Up to 300 standing across two rooms

Vinyl Room

Vinyl, a curved private bar, banquettes and lounge seating, and the on air booth.

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518 W 27th St · Chelsea, NYC

Illustrative top-down plan: lobby stairs and private elevator at the top; Club Room with left-side DJ booth, wall banquettes and right-side bar; an L-shaped passage leads down to the Vinyl Room with lounge tables, left banquettes, bottom-center on air booth and curved bar at bottom right.
Illustrative rendering, not to scale
A group of friends posing under the on air sign on a Friday night at Music For A While
Friday
A guest in front of the silver bubble wall in the Vinyl Room
A DJ mixing on CDJs while the crowd dances behind the booth
On the decks
A packed room in front of the lit record shelves and speakers
Guests dancing and talking near the on air sign in the Vinyl Room
The room
The empty Vinyl Room before opening: record wall, lounge seating and the curved DJ booth
See it live

A night at Music For A While

A vinyl sound system on one side, a basement club on the other. Take the tour, then picture your guests walking in.

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Private Events

Make the room yours

Wow your guests with the ambiance, the drinks and the sound. Two rooms, two private bars and a separate entrance. Up to 300 standing across two rooms.

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A velvet corner banquette and marble table under a brass arc lamp
Google reviews

Heard downstairs

Read more on Google
“We worked with Rachel to organize a private event in the Vinyl Room at Music For a While. … They ensured we got a tour of the venue, made sure all dietary restrictions were accomodated, and were very transparent about costs. Any responses from the team came within 24hrs which was amazing. … The food and the bartenders were fantastic and everything was beautifully presented.”
Rohit KrishnagopalPrivate event · 2026
“In one room they had one of my favorite DJs playing some bangers and in the other room they had a vinyl DJ playing records. The drinks were sooo good and the staff was so kind. Will definitely be back!”
Tess LeConeyGirls night out · 2026
“My friend recently held her 28th birthday here and it was so fun! The music was super enjoyable. But the drinks were the star of the show! My bartender was so kind and the drinks tasted great! Highly recommend.”
Amanda BeckwithBirthday · 2026
“Absolutely incredible vibe on the roof at Creatures, downstairs at Music for a While, and even the lobby bar / restaurant.”
Thatcher Shultz2024
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Capacity
Up to 300 standing across two rooms
Reply time
Within one business day
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+1 (917) 920-5536
events@FullLifeHospitality.com
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