New York City EDITION [Master Thread]
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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What an odd Resort Fee. Is it really $35 + $50 + $40 = $125 in daily credits for a $35 resort fee? I got this email today for my upcoming 5-day stay:
Lastly, please note that our property now provides the following daily credits to your room through a daily $35 destination fee. The credits are a daily credit and do not accumulate. We hope you enjoy each of the below benefits.
$35 Food & Beverage credit for our Lobby Bar
$50 Spa credit
$40 Laundry and dry cleaning services
Unlimited local, long distance, & international calls
Lastly, please note that our property now provides the following daily credits to your room through a daily $35 destination fee. The credits are a daily credit and do not accumulate. We hope you enjoy each of the below benefits.
$35 Food & Beverage credit for our Lobby Bar
$50 Spa credit
$40 Laundry and dry cleaning services
Unlimited local, long distance, & international calls
#49
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#50
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The Edition is frequently available under $400 per night on an FHR rate (which will give you actual benefits, unlike Marriott status). At that price point, 60k for an award is not a good deal at all. In fact, the paid FHR rate would have to be over $500/night for the award to pencil out.
I personally did not like this property at all, though I love the location, which is IMO among the best in Manhattan.
I personally did not like this property at all, though I love the location, which is IMO among the best in Manhattan.
#51
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Hartford, CT
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I posted my review on Marriott Insiders:
https://insiders.marriottrewards.com...edition-review
A couple more reviews if you are interested:
https://insiders.marriottrewards.com/thread/54664
https://insiders.marriottrewards.com...-new-york-city
#52
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
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Edition hotels are heavily stylized, expensive, and offer few elite benefits. You have to like the style to like the hotel. The service can be good, but it can also be a bit aloof. I know this is the NYC thread, but I've stayed at the London property and loved it. However, you will notice the London property isn't much discussed or highly rated by Flyertalk members. Both hotels are highly ranked on TripAdvisor (above most other Marriott or Starwood options) but they don't get a lot of love here.
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Edition hotels are heavily stylized, expensive, and offer few elite benefits. You have to like the style to like the hotel. The service can be good, but it can also be a bit aloof. I know this is the NYC thread, but I've stayed at the London property and loved it. However, you will notice the London property isn't much discussed or highly rated by Flyertalk members. Both hotels are highly ranked on TripAdvisor (above most other Marriott or Starwood options) but they don't get a lot of love here.
I already know that the Edition is very W-esque, which obviously appeals to some (including us) and not others. I've also stayed at the London Edition (where I didn't get upgraded at all but very much enjoyed the stay and service). I like this New York Edition much more than the W properties in NYC. But not nearly as much as I love the StR and Chatwal!
#55
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SNA
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What an odd Resort Fee. Is it really $35 + $50 + $40 = $125 in daily credits for a $35 resort fee? I got this email today for my upcoming 5-day stay:
Lastly, please note that our property now provides the following daily credits to your room through a daily $35 destination fee. The credits are a daily credit and do not accumulate. We hope you enjoy each of the below benefits.
$35 Food & Beverage credit for our Lobby Bar
$50 Spa credit
$40 Laundry and dry cleaning services
Unlimited local, long distance, & international calls
Lastly, please note that our property now provides the following daily credits to your room through a daily $35 destination fee. The credits are a daily credit and do not accumulate. We hope you enjoy each of the below benefits.
$35 Food & Beverage credit for our Lobby Bar
$50 Spa credit
$40 Laundry and dry cleaning services
Unlimited local, long distance, & international calls
#56
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 98
Is this resort fee a new thing for this property? We are staying there in January and notice it's included on the reservation.
#57
Join Date: Oct 2004
Programs: HH Diamond; Marriott Tit, LTP;Omni Black;IHG Spire; Hyatt Glob
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The bar has a very limited food menu and the drink prices are in the high teens for a glass of wine. Two drinks plus tax and you'll be over the $35. Also this fee does not carry over to the ClockTower restaurant. One has to use the $35 at the bar, laundry service or for a massage. We basically ate outside the Edition for dinner, and came back for after dinner drinks and ice cream.
The Edition is a fine hotel, but not over the top great. It is nothing like the old Waldorf Astoria Towers, with their outstanding level of service. The door men were there, sometimes. There was a different bar tender each of the three evenings we stopped by the bar. Some pours were generous, others not as much. It looked like a lot of locals use the bar, many customers were using credit cards to pay their bills, not a room charge.
For public transportation, the location is is one of the best in NYC. Two different subway lines and a uptown and cross town bus line within a block of the hotel. The park across the street has a young children's play area and for NYC is well kept. Our room was next to a young couple with an infant. I could hear the child from the hallway, but not inside our room. There is a grocery nearby and several diners, where you can get a breakfast for about $10.
The Edition is definitely a hotel to consider in NYC if you are its price point.
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