Floating above Times Square, this 452-room EDITION turns New York’s busiest intersection into a surprisingly calm lifestyle hotel with garden dining, Paradise Club nightlife and sleek skyline-facing rooms.
The Times Square EDITION rises directly above the signs and crowds of Seventh Avenue, occupying one of New York’s most famous addresses without fully surrendering to its intensity. Midtown theaters, Rockefeller Center and Bryant Park are all within walking distance.
There are 452 guestrooms and suites, many compact by luxury-hotel standards but exceptionally polished, with floor-to-ceiling windows, white-oak detailing and EDITION’s signature neutral palette. Balcony and penthouse categories provide the more dramatic experience, including direct views over Times Square and toward the Hudson.
A 24-hour fitness center provides the principal wellness amenity; there is no spa or pool. The hotel instead creates retreat through elevated public spaces, landscaping and the visual separation of being several floors above street level.
Chef John Fraser directs the culinary program, including The Terrace and Outdoor Gardens, which hides greenery above Times Square, and the Lobby Bar. Paradise Club adds theatrical late-night programming and gives the property genuine nightlife rather than simply a hotel bar.
The Times Square EDITION is best for travelers who want to stay at the center of New York spectacle without feeling trapped inside it. The hotel’s success lies in making one of the city’s loudest addresses unexpectedly refined.