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Despite the fact that I’m a Marriott Platinum guest and the fact that I rack up at least 75 nights a year with the hotel mega-chain I have never stayed at an EDITION property.
This doesn’t have anything to do with the quality of the properties nor does it have anything to do with the fact that the all-caps name appears to be screaming at me from my screen – it has everything to do with the fact that there are currently just 4 Edition properties world-wide.
Marriott describes its EDITION properties as….
[A]n unexpected and refreshing collection of individualized, customized, one-of-a-kind hotels.
Showcasing the best of dining and entertainment, services and amenities, each EDITION property is completely unique, reflecting the best of the cultural and social milieu of its location and of the time.
Conceived by Ian Schrager in a partnership with Marriott International, EDITION combines the personal, intimate, individualized experience that Ian Schrager is known for, with the global reach, operational expertise and scale of Marriott.
So it’s a boutique brand…and you don’t get much more boutique-y than a brand with just 4 properties.
These are the four properties you can visit right now (click links for more info):
- The London EDITION
- The Miami Beach EDITION
- The New York EDITION
- The Sanya EDITION
An Oceanfront room at the Miami EDITION
This is all set to change in 2018 when the EDITION brand will more than double its portfolio and the good news is that the properties will be springing up all over the world – one property in particular has me excited.
No exact opening dates have been given just yet but here are the EDITION properties that are opening up in 2018 together with Marriott’s description and a suggestion of when we can expect their doors to open.
The Shanghai EDITION (China)
LAUNCHING MID 2018
The Shanghai EDITION, to be located at the northeast corner of Nanjing Road East and Henan Road in Puxi, West of Huangpu River and just a 5 minute walk from The Bund, is a unique combination of two separate towers featuring 147 guest rooms.
The hotel’s design includes 10 levels of public space including 5 meeting studios and 2 forums, totalling to over 2,800 sq. ft.
Food and beverage outlets include:
- a signature Japanese restaurant on the 23rd floor
- a Cantonese dining venue featuring 5 private dining rooms
- an all-day dining venue
- a lobby bar
- a member’s club bar with a screening room,
- an indoor nightlife venue and a rooftop bar.
The Shanghai EDITION – Image courtesy of Marriott
For more information head on over to the hotel’s webpage.
The Bodrum EDITION (Turkey)
LAUNCHING MID 2018
The Bodrum EDITION will be located just 3 kilometers from Plamarina in Yalikavak at the western point of the Bodrum peninsula.
The hotel features 99 guest rooms, suites and villas all with views of the Aegean Sea — some with private pools, balconies and gardens.
The hotel’s design includes an infinity pool, garden lounge, state-of-the art spa facilities with Turkish Hammam and fitness center, kids’ club and an exclusive beach club with jetty that houses private cabanas.
The Bodrum EDITION gourmet grill overlooking the bay – Image courtesy of Marriott
Unique food and beverage outlets include…
- a library bar
- gourmet specialty grill overlooking the bay
- night club
- an all-day dining venue
The hotel also has over 4,000 sq. ft. of indoor/outdoor meeting and event space including meeting studios, a ballroom and boardroom.
For more information head on over to the hotel’s webpage.
The Times Square EDITION
LAUNCHING MID 2018
The Times Square EDITION, to be located at 701 Seventh Avenue on the corner of 47th Street….
New York Times Square EDITION
…..features 457 guest rooms with four levels of public space including:
- a 5,000 sq. ft. performance venue
- a 1,900 sq. ft. meeting studio, state-of-the-art fitness center
- a lobby lounge at check in level.
The New York EDITION Times Square – image courtesy of Marriott
The hotel also boasts distinctive food and beverage outlets including a signature restaurant leading out onto a 5,800 sq. ft. beer garden and event deck overlooking Times Square, and an all-day dining venue also featuring terraces with views of Times Square.
For more information head on over to the hotel’s webpage.
The Barcelona EDITION
LAUNCHING MID 2018
The Barcelona EDITION will be located in the Ciutat Vella District on the edge of El Born District, only 15 minutes from the beach.
The hotel features:
- 100 guest rooms
- a signature restaurant
- lobby bar/café
- Sky bar
- swimming pool
- state-of-the-art fitness center
- night club
The Barcelona EDITION – Image courtesy of Marriott
For more information head on over to the hotel’s webpage.
The Bangkok EDITION
LAUNCHING MID 2018
Known as Thailand’s tallest building, The Bangkok EDITION will be located along Naratiwat Road, close to North Sathorn Road junction.
The Bangkok EDITION
The hotel features 155 guest rooms and 5 levels of public space, offering over 5,500 sq. ft. of combined meeting space including:
- a boardroom
- main function room
- outdoor banquet terrace.
Food and beverage outlets include two signature restaurants, a lobby bar and pool bar. A pool, state-of-the-art fitness center and spa with 4 treatment rooms will also be available for hotel guests.
For more information head on over to the hotel’s webpage.
The Abu Dhabi EDITION
LAUNCHING LATE 2018
The Abu Dhabi EDITION will be situated in the downtown district on the waterfront of Al Bateen in the Abu Dhabi Marina.
The hotel features 244 guest rooms and 57 exclusive residences.
The Abu Dhabi EDITION – Image courtesy of Marriott
Unique food and beverage outlets include…
- 2 signature restaurant
- a gourmet market
- lobby bar
- tea lounge
- pool bar
- 3-story nightclub.
A pool, state-of-the-art fitness center and spa with 7 treatment rooms are also available for hotel guests. The hotel also has over 107k sq. ft. of meeting and event space including several meeting studios, ballrooms and boardrooms.
For more information head on over to the hotel’s webpage.
The West Hollywood EDITION
LAUNCHING LATE 2018
The West Hollywood EDITION, to be located at 9040 West Sunset Boulevard on the east corner of West Sunset Blvd. and North Doheny Drive, features 190 guest rooms, 20 luxury residences and over 5,200 sq. ft. of meeting space.
The West Hollywood EDITION
Food and beverage outlets include…
- a signature restaurant
- a lobby lounge
- rooftop venue
- a nightclub/bar.
Also available will be a rooftop pool /pool deck and a 4-treatment room spa.
The West Hollywood EDITION – Image courtesy of Marriott
For more information head on over to the hotel’s webpage.
Thoughts
While I’m not going to get excited about yet another Marriott property in NYC (we already have a billion options there) or a luxury hotel in Turkey (a destination that becomes less and less appealing the more I read about the country’s leadership), a few of the other properties show promise.
EDITION properties are expensive (we can expect all of these to cost 45,000 Marriott Rewards points when they appear in the reservations system) but I suspect the more affordable properties will be the Bangkok EDITION and the Shanghai EDITION both of which I’d love to visit.
The property that has me most excited, however, is the West Hollywood EDITION on the Sunset Strip.
I’ve been watching this property since it was just a hole in the ground….
…and I’ve been checking out the renderings and following its progress pretty closely since.
A rendering of the West Hollywood EDITION – Sunset Blvd in behind the building as you look at it
West Hollywood is where I base myself whenever I get back to Los Angeles but, aside from the Andaz West Hollywood, there aren’t any properties in the area that participate in any of the major hotel loyalty programs – it’s why I often use AirBnB when I’m back in town.
Having an EDITION property in my favorite LA location may be an expensive way to use points but at least it’s another option for me to use.
Overall it’s great to see the EDITION brand grow so significantly in 2018 as it will give Marriott loyalists a nice set of new aspirational hotels at which to spend their Rewards points – they may not be luxury resorts like the IC Bora Bora or the Park Hyatt Maldives but, as city properties go, they look pretty darn good.
