Edge Hotel

Opened in 2016, the Edge Hotel appears modern and stylish from the street. The wood-paneled facade and metal signage form a sleek and functional contrast to neighboring brick apartment buildings. Inside, the compact lobby features a vibrant design that showcases gray floors and walls and a shiny white reception desk. Orange leather benches, stump-like wooden end tables, and a checkerboard decoration behind the front desk add some interest. The lobby and rooms also feature colorful abstract impressionist and screen printed artwork by New York City artists. A snack corner next to the front desk sells coffee and tea as well as cold drinks and various grab-and-go food items. The contemporary meeting room is decorated in gray tones, and is the only other common space, but guests (mostly families, couples, and singles) tend to leave early in the morning to explore the city or head to nearby Columbia Presbyterian. 

The Edge Hotel is located at west 168th Street and is the only hotel in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. There's a church next door, and other neighbors include residential buildings, a coffee shop, beauty salon, and hardware store. Restaurants, yoga studios, and pharmacies are also within fast walking distance. New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is only two blocks away, making this a convenient location for visitors in the medical profession or who need to be near the hospital. The subway station on the corner connects to the 1, A, and C lines for access to midtown in about 20 to 30 minutes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Times Square, and Rockefeller Center are all about 30 minutes by subway. By subway, the West Village is about 30 minutes away; SoHo is 30 to 45 minutes away; and the East Village is about 50 minutes to one hour away. LaGuardia and Newark International Airports are a 30- to 35-minute drive away. JFK International Airport is a 45- to 60-minute drive from the hotel. 

Rooms at the Edge Hotel have a contemporary and functional design that make excellent use of limited space. Wood floors, closets, desks, and wall-mounted shelving are accented with light-gray wallpaper and white bedding on pillowtop beds. Pops of orange and turquoise are featured in artwork, blankets, and desk chairs. Rooms are nicely lit and some offer views of Manhattan. Rooms are available with a single queen-size bed, two double beds, or a double bed and a sofa bed. Each room has free Wi-Fi, a 42-inch flat-screen TV with cable, Keurig coffeemaker, safe, and clock radio with a USB port. Mini-fridges are available on request. Bathrooms are tight, but stylish and clean, with a gray-and-white color scheme, glass-door shower stalls, Lather toiletries, and hairdryers. Guests note that walls are thin and sounds can travel between rooms. All rooms are air-conditioned. 

For a boutique property, the Edge Hotel has a nice selection of features. A free continental breakfast is served daily and includes items like tea and coffee, juice, fruit, hard-boiled eggs, and yogurt. Wi-Fi is free throughout the property and the hotel has both a business center and a small meeting room with a conference table and flat-screen TV. A microwave is available for guests in the meeting room. The fitness center, while somewhat small, is bright and clean and offers modern Precor cardio and weight machines, free weights, medicine balls, and yoga mats, along with a water cooler. Only valet parking is available, for a fee, as is typical of NYC hotels. Guests consistently praise the friendliness of staff at this property.