I am just back after a fabulous if not cold trip to New York where we were lucky enough to stay at the Hotel Edison. I would like to share my thoughts on the hotel with you. The Edison hotel was built in 1931in true Art Deco style it is situated on 228 West 47th Street just half a block from Times Square and one block from restaurant row. A few steps in either direction and you can enjoy the great theatres of Broadway so the situation of this hotel is perfect. From our bedroom window we could see Times Square.
Check in We arrived at the hotel by taxi from JFK airport and were immediately greeted by the bellboy who retrieved our cases from the taxi and set them down in the lobby for us he then left just as quick and did not wait for a tip. The desk was long and well staffed I did not have to wait and handed over our hotel voucher and after a couple of signatures I was given the card keys to room 2118. We were on the 21st floor of this 22 storey hotel. I was then shown where the lifts were and wished a nice day. There were a row of lifts servicing the 22 floors ( 6 I think ) and 1 came in seconds. There was a security guard at the entrance to the lift area and key cards had to be shown before entry was permitted
though it has to be said I never really saw this being strictly enforced.
The Room (2118) I unlocked the door and ahead was a small passage that lead into a large corner room. It was very bright as sun streamed in three large windows. And together with the high ceilings made it very light and airy. When you entered the room the first thing you came to was the dressing table / Writing desk which had a drawer with writing paper postcards and a pen also in the drawer was the laundry bag. Above it hung a large round mirror and on top was a lamp and a clock radio. There was a chair to sit at the desk. There were twin beds with wooden headboards and navy patterned bedspreads, between which was a bedside table with lamp and telephone. Above the beds were framed pictures.
At the other side of the room was a round table with two comfortable chairs one with matching footstool ( a godsend after a hard day sightseeing) also a standard lamp in the same style as the other lamps in the room they were reminiscent of Rennie McIntosh.
There was a large 4 drawer chest with a cupboard on top which when opened housed a large TV and the remote was on another small table between the windows. The windows were beautifully dressed with nets, cream curtains, pelmets and tiebacks. There were ample plugs for recharging the batteries and a small bin for rubbish.
There were three doors of the room so on further investigation one was a large shelved cupboard that had all the phone books in it. Door two had a full length mirror on the outside and was a walk in wardrobe with loads of hanging space also hooks for coats and a luggage rack plus ironing board and iron. Door three was the bathroom.
The Bathroom Had a bath, shower, toilet and wash hand basin in white with a shelf over the sink, there was also a strip light over the sink and a small opening window behind the toilet. There was also a hairdryer but after seeing blue flashes coming off it decided just to towel dry my hair.
On a shelf there were loads of soft white towels in all sizes extra soap, tissues, paper cups, shampoo, shower caps, and spare loo roll. It was not a large room and tiles were a bit dated but perfectly adequate.
The room was fitted with smoke alarms and fire instructions were on the back of the door. The room was heated by storage heaters and though these were not on the room was pleasantly warm even though it was freezing outside, the bathroom did have a hot water pipe running through it that made it very warm. The room was cleaned daily with sheets and towels also being changed.
Café Edison this family run café is open 7 days a week mon - fri 6am to 10pm and sun 6am to 8pm and offers good food at reasonable prices. We only ever had breakfast but the cereal was Kellogg's and my son loved the waffles. If you expect a huge Florida brekkie you will be disappointed.
Sofia's This is a three level Restaurant serving a touch of Italy 7 days a week lunch and dinner. I can't comment we didn't eat there.
Rum House Cocktail Lounge with live entertainment open tue-sat 8-30pm to 1am and sun 12pm - 4am. It was quite small and dark so we didn't go in so again can't comment
Other Services Currency exchange at reception desk Safety deposit box available free at desk a key is supplied on application. Airport transportation desk we arranged this and saved a few dollars but if I was there again I would just get a taxi as our transport went to La Guardia airport first and with heavy traffic took nearly 2 hours to get to JFK. Gift shop in foyer sold essentials and lots of I love New York gifts. Concierge we booked a show and dinner package and tickets were delivered promptly. Room service didn't use Health Club Didn't use Wake up call Didn't use There was a mail box in lobby and telephones, wireless internet was available throughout the hotel. Check out was at 12 midday and we left our bags with the very efficient baggage service who looked after them at the charge of 50cents per case. There was a large comfortable lounge just off reception decorated with art deco murals. From 2007 this is a non smoking hotel which suited us fine. I have tried to find the star rating for this hotel and have seen it as 2, 3 and 3 and a half I would personally give it a 3.
Most of the décor is fresh but some of the carpets on the way to the room can only be described as tired and in need of replacing though room carpet was fine. I am not sure if the lower floors may be affected by traffic noise we certainly were fine. I loved this hotel the staff were all so friendly nothing was too much trouble which made for a very enjoyable stay. I would highly recommend this hotel.
Hotel Edison 228 west 47th Street New York New York 10036
Tel 212 840 5000. Thanks for reading It has been pointed out that I did not include the price but as this was a gift bought as a package I do not know the nightly rate sorry.
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Very good review; appreciate you can't include the price you paind but some readers might like a guide by way of some of the on line booking sites and I am sure that would further enhance your review in the eyes of some Ciao members. Very good though.
nubbler 11.06.2007 00:44
marvellous stuff - will keep for a planned trip there, thanks.
sghawken 26.05.2007 15:27
Just printed this out as my Grandmother is going to be staying here in November believe it or not - Cheers Spence
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