Can you cut through the Hotel Edison?

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 8/31/19 at 3:26pm

I know you used to be able to use the Hotel Edison to cut through from 46th to 47th Streets back in the day. A few years ago, I tried and hit a dead end. This was after the lobby redo was complete but before the Cafe had reopened as Bond 45. Now that the 46th St side is complete, can you walk through to 47th? 

(We'll likely be seeing The Inheritance and Six! on our upcoming trip and my husband has mobility issues. Skipping that stretch of Broadway would be handy since we're staying at the Marriott Marquis.)

Updated On: 8/31/19 at 03:26 PM

[JBroadway]

Posted: 8/31/19 at 3:40pm

Yes! The hallway to 46th street was closed for renovation but it is now re-opened!

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 8/31/19 at 3:45pm

YAY!  Thanks.

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 8/31/19 at 4:22pm

Echoing the yes (it’s a wonderful shortcut) but I do recall having to climb several steps cutting thru from 46–47. Not sure about the mobility issues you’re working with, but thought it was worth mentioning.

Someone, please, correct me if I’m wrong!

[JBroadway]

Posted: 8/31/19 at 4:42pm

I don’t recall there being any steps. I think it just has a bit of an upward incline (maybe that was the purpose of the renovation? Wheelchair accessibility? I don’t really remember what it looked like before to be honest)

But then again, maybe there are a couple of steps and this is just my able-bodied privilege making me not have to notice things like that.

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 8/31/19 at 5:52pm

Thanks for the heads up!. Luckily in our case, a few steps with handrail is not a problem. (Much less so than crosscurrents of crowds of oblivious tourists when we're  slowly making way with his cane.)

Updated On: 8/31/19 at 05:52 PM

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 8/31/19 at 6:06pm

...and for what it's worth, it looks like six of the seven slots are shows within a block or so of the Marquis! (except Lincoln Center which is a cab in any event) ...As penciled-in at the moment, Lunt-Fontanne, Barrymore x2, Jacobs, Brooks Atkinson, [Vivian Beaumont], Broadhurst.
 

Updated On: 8/31/19 at 06:06 PM

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 8/31/19 at 8:28pm

I stayed at the Hotel Edison a few years ago, and after a certain hour, they make you show your card key to get in. During the day, you should be fine to cut through if you're inconspicuous.

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 8/31/19 at 8:43pm

Thanks. The latest would be in the post curtain rush after the PM performance of The Inheritance (3+ hrs, I think). With my husband with his cane, I think most hotel security would let us through the lobby upon request.

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 8/31/19 at 8:47pm

MarkBearSF said: "...and for what it's worth, it looks likesix of the seven slots are shows within a block or so of the Marquis! (except Lincoln Centerwhich isa cab in any event)...As penciled-in at the moment, Lunt-Fontanne, Barrymore x2, Jacobs, BrooksAtkinson, [Vivian Beaumont], Broadhurst.
"

Oooh...you two are gonna have a fantastic time!!!

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 8/31/19 at 8:47pm

Double post. 

Updated On: 8/31/19 at 08:47 PM

[starcatchers]

Posted: 8/31/19 at 9:17pm

JBroadway said: "I don’t recall there being any steps. I think it just has a bit of an upward incline (maybe that was the purpose of the renovation? Wheelchair accessibility? I don’t really remember what it looked like before to be honest)

But then again, maybe there are a couple of steps and this is just my able-bodied privilege making me not have to notice things like that. "

Having walked through there just this afternoon, I can confirm there are no steps! 

[Olivia11]

Posted: 8/31/19 at 10:32pm

MarkBearSF said: "Thanks. The latest would be in the post curtain rushafter the PM performance of The Inheritance (3+ hrs, I think). With my husband with his cane, I think most hotel security would let us through the lobby upon request."

You can also say you are going to the restaurant or meeting a guest at the bar. 

[Lin-Manuel Miranda]

Posted: 9/1/19 at 3:56am

Yeeeeeeeeeees. Still miss the Edison diner so much but I’m so glad you can walk from 44th to 47th between avenues again.

[Melissa25]

Posted: 9/1/19 at 4:57am

Me too!  Just thinking recently about this skit and the matzoh ball soup.

 

Updated On: 9/1/19 at 04:57 AM

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 9/1/19 at 1:31pm

Can you still use the bathroom?

[mailhandler777]

Posted: 9/1/19 at 5:04pm

Alex Kulak2 said: "I stayed at the Hotel Edison a few years ago, and after a certain hour, they make you show your card key to get in. During the day, you should be fine to cut through if you're inconspicuous."

They are talking about walking through the alley and not the actual hotel itself. 

[JBroadway]

Posted: 9/1/19 at 10:39pm

mailhandler777 said: "Alex Kulak2 said: "I stayed at the Hotel Edison a few years ago, and after a certain hour, they make you show your card key to get in. During the day, you should be fine to cut through if you're inconspicuous."

They are talking about walking through the alley and not the actual hotel itself."

 

We’re talking about walking through the hotel itself, actually. 

[Will3700]

Posted: 9/3/19 at 9:14am

We always stay at Hotel Edison and they only ask for a room key if you care going up the elevators. The lobby restrooms are usually unlocked also. It is such a great way to get from 47 to 46.