Springhill Suites By Marriott Newark Liberty International

“Comfortable pre-cruise hotel”

This hotel was booked primarily because I was flying in to Newark airport and then, the next day, boarding a cruise ship sailing out of the Liberty cruise terminal. For those purposes, this hotel worked very well. The hotel has a free shuttle from the airport to the hotel. It is scheduled at 3… lisää

This hotel was booked primarily because I was flying in to Newark airport and then, the next day, boarding a cruise ship sailing out of the Liberty cruise terminal. For those purposes, this hotel worked very well. The hotel has a free shuttle from the airport to the hotel. It is scheduled at 30 minute intervals, but on arrival I was lucky, as it came within 10 minutes, and the shuttle trip to the hotel took only about 10 minutes. For getting to the Liberty Cruise terminal, many cruise lines have bus transfers which can be prebooked for transfer from the Newark airport to the cruise ship, and that option worked very well: first taking the hotel shuttle to the airport, then taking the inter-terminal train to the correct airport terminal for the cruise terminal bus, and then taking the airport-cruise terminal bus transfer. The hotel does request that you book a time the previous evening for any morning shuttle to the airport. As for the hotel itself, as expected the room was large, with adequate storage space, and a comfortable couch and good workdesk area in the living room. The bathroom had a tub/shower, and a separate vanity area. The room did smell a bit musty on arrival, but once the fan for the heating/cooling was turned on, the smell went away. The breakfast was good by chain-hotel standards, with the normal eggs, sausage, bananas, apples, yogurt, etc. The front-desk people deserve special mention for their welcoming attitude and helpfulness. For example, I wanted to use the hotel's laundry room, but had no laundry detergent - and this hotel doesn't sell any in the laundry room. The front desk person tried to find some in the hotel itself, and when that didn't work out, he phoned the hotel next door to see if they had any to sell. They did, so I was able to get laundry detergent there. By the way, the laundry facilities were clean, the machines worked well, and the cost was reasonable. The only complaint was that I had a room with a connecting door to the next room. Unfortunately, the connecting door had a large 1-inch gap at the bottom, so all the talking from next door was clearly heard in my room. Fortunately, they stopped visiting after about 10:30 PM, but if I was to stay here again, I would request a room without a connecting door. Overall, this worked very well as a pre-cruise hotel. Suggestion: Before flying in to the Newark airport, check the airport website to see the pickup/dropoff location for hotel shuttles. Because of ongoing construction at the airport, the pickup location changes from time to time. You may have to use the (very convenient) free inter-terminal train to get to the pickup location, depending on which terminal your flight arrives at.

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“Room layouts were strange”

The hotel was fine for one night, but I wouldn’t choose it as a top option. The large room layout was strange because it did not flow and was awkward. For example, the TV was split between a sitting room and the bed so that neither location was good for viewing. The toilet was extremely close to th… lisää

The hotel was fine for one night, but I wouldn’t choose it as a top option. The large room layout was strange because it did not flow and was awkward. For example, the TV was split between a sitting room and the bed so that neither location was good for viewing. The toilet was extremely close to the shower even though the bathroom was large. The bedside tables had granite tops right next to the bed. Those sharp corners could definitely leave a mark.

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