Some check-in problems - but still a great value and location!
We spent a week here during our stay in NYC. It's the third time we stayed at the Edison Hotel. We pre-booked the room long ahead through our travel agent and we got a really good price. The staff was very helpful when we arrived with our car (and loads of luggage). 
But then the Check-In: We did book a room for two with a queen bed. The quite unfriendly desk staff told us there's only a double-bed left (smaller than a queen). We argued a while but then decided to take it anyway. But then we went to our room....what a shock! It was so small, the bed did barely fit in there and was tiny. The furniture and bed looked so old and tired. And we almost couldn't fit our luggage in the room. We couldn't accept that. The other two times we were here we got much bigger rooms with a much newer interiour. So my wife went back down to the front desk and told the we will not accept this. We booked long ahead, we stayed here before, we will stay for 7 nights and will not accept this room. If not, we want our money back and stay somewhere else.
After a few minutes the manager stepped in and....surprisingly there WAS another room available. A lot bigger room with a King-Bed ... the room was more than twice the size of the other one.
After that our day was saved and we could enjoy our 7 nights in NYC. 
The Hotel itself is dated, but the location is, for this price, unbeatable! The room was clean and actually really big (by NYC standard). The bathroom was also a quite dated, but clean enough. And even though the Hotel is so close to Times Square, we had quiet nights here and a really good sleep. We had a good week, after a pretty bad start. It's comfy, it's safe and you just really get great value here. Staff is helpful and nice (not counting the Check-In). We sure would stay again. But just be aware that room sizes and qualities do very much vary obviously. Check your room and, if you're unhappy, insist on getting a better one.
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