Hotel Edison

CB84

Could not fault this hotel from start to finish. I read some bad reviews of the hotel before travelling to New York from the UK, so was a little worried the stay was going to be a nightmare. All the staff were polite and efficient at doing their jobs from front of house to cleaners, bar and restaurant staff to bell boys, nothing was ever a trouble. You do pay room tax upon arrival which is around $45 (£34) per night which I believe is the case for all hotels in the city (I may be wrong) they do hold $100 as a deposit on the room. Yes if you are not expecting this it can come as a shock so do understand people's frustrations with this but it didn't bother me. You get a breakfast voucher per person, per night these can be used for a grab and go breakfast downstairs in Bond 45 (you don't pay any extra for this), this is a multiple choice of either Fruit of Pastry then a choice of either two different hot sandwiches, yogurt or hot pancakes then a drink selection of Fresh Juice, bottled water or tea and coffee, all of the options where pretty decent remember this is a grab and go breakfast, its quick simple but very tasty and does the job its intended to. You could also use the vouchers for the restaurant experience which you pay $6.95 extra, it is a basic menu but food was all good but in my opinion the grab and go was the best option for me personally. The restaurants do have a full breakfast, dinner, lunch menus you can pay to eat, as the puplic can walk in off the street to eat and drink in them. We had two bottles of water in our room every day and were not charged extra for them, each floor in the hotel has filtered water stations and ice dispensers to use, if anyone is worried about being charged for bottled water. Rooms were clean, tidy, beds are firm but me and the wife, every night, both got a decent nights sleep (I don't sleep well at home so says something) We stayed during the blizzard and the city was on lockdown, we received a letter of apologies on the morning of said blizzard explaining there was a staff shortage but didn't really notice, again staff were fantastic at making our stay as comfortable and easy going as possible, credit to all the staff for this. We paid to eat and drink in the restaurant once and Bond 45 a few of times and drinks and food were really good in both. The bar staff in Bond 45 are fantastic the cocktails have got a kick 10/10 for the them. We were travelling in a family party of 3 married couples and we all pretty much had the same opinion in regards to the hotel etc. This hotel was only ever booked as a base, somewhere to get our heads down for exploring the city but it exceeded our expectations. Thank you to all the staff at The Hotel Edison for making our trip to New York that much more comfortable and easy going.

Martin Walsh

This hotel is great but not perfect. Some of the issues we encountered was the huge delays when checking in. Appreciate it was busy, but they should be prepared for this. Alot of the staff were lovely, but there were a handful who were quite miserable - mainly baggage handler. We also found the hotel itself to be very hot which I know in the winter sounds like a silly complaint, but almost too hot to sleep comfortably which we could not seem to fix with using the AC which was also broken. Also heard a constant dripping noise coming from within the wall, possible pipework, which for the first few nights was pretty annoying With the above being said, it is a solid 4 star rating. Great options for the grab & go breakfasts. The gym was brilliant for a hotel gym. Also found the beds very comfy. Locations wise its perfect. You are ever so slightly out of the loudness and constant traffic of time square and its quite quiet despite what other reviews say, however it takes no more than 3 minutes to walk to the heart of times square. I would definitely recommend this hotel and would happily come back.

les hitchinson

Just stayed at the Edison with 10 others to celebrate a birthday and had a 4 day stay. Reception staff in the main are polite as are the security. The location is brilliant, just around from Time Square. Rooms are clean, comfortable but dated and asked for a room change as the room I had was very noisy with air conditioning Units outside. The replacement room was no better. My main gripe was a very rude luggage handler and should be nowhere near dealing with hotel guests. I stood there with my luggage taking my turn to be seen to. Hesaid to me that I need to communicate better. I challenged him and stated its obvious that im waiting for him or another handler to take my cases from me to place in the luggage store. He just became even more rude and very obnoxious. Awful person.

LaDawn White

Nice hotel, central location to time square, theatres and not a bad walk to rockfeller and 5th ave. Rooms are small but tolerable, Clean and updated. Secuity to get to rooms was phenomenal. No cost low cost breakfast was a nice bonus. Free wine on Friday while we were there. Wish they would accommodate early check with no cost. Enjoyed the stay, would recommend.

Connor Hamons

Pretty great hotel. Decent rooms and great location right next to time square and all the Broadway shows. Plenty of fun places right around the hotel. Hotel service was pretty good and gave some free breakfast coupons for a couple restaurants inside the hotel as well as a few places nearby. However Bond 45 inside the hotel was not great. We sat at a table forever, never to be greeted by a server so we decide to do their grab and go breakfast and it was just not good at all. Overall I'd say it was a great stay due to the location alone.