Hotel Edison is nice. Decent. Nothing fancy and nothing awful. GREAT location.
But the BEST part is Cafe Edison. It's the diner in the lobby (down the hall from the piano lounge/restaurant). Not only is it good food at a good price, but it's the hot spot for those who work in the theatre industry. Dining at the Edison Cafe I have seen Nathan Lane, Kevin Chamberlain, the cast of La Cage, Matthew Morrison, Lillias White, Greg Jbara, and countless others. Needless to say, I eat there often. At least one brunch a week is spent there.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle