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Hotel Edison Combines Vintage Achitecture with Central New York Charm

Edison Hotel

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Clambering out of our 17th-floor bedroom window, we found ourselves on a narrow, iron-railed balcony. From there, postcard-picture views of boats gliding gently down the Hudson River was one of the highlights of a recent stay at New York’s Edison Hotel.

Located around the corner from Times Square, this art-deco inspired, 810-room property dating from 1931 offers glimpses into the old-world of the Big Apple and was specially named after the legendary inventor who obliged by turning on the lights when it first opened, via remote control from his home in New Jersey.

 

Edison Hotel
Photo Credit: Edison Hotel

Sean Hillen

During an international media career spanning several decades in Europe and the US, Sean Hillen has worked for many leading publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Times London, The Daily Telegraph, Time magazine and The Irish Times Dublin, as well as at the United Nations Media Center in New York. Sean's travel writing for JustLuxe.com and worlditineraries.co has taken him across A...(Read More)

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