Our flight arrived from Toronto at around 5:30PM, and we were connecting to Tel Aviv the next day at 1:15PM. I had a lot of work to do between those flights and also wanted to arrive at Newark early the next day, so we decided to stay near the airport so we could get lots…
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Nice review. I almost stayed at this hotel last month because it was so close to EWR and I had an early morning flight. Having Marriott gold (I'm one of those guys) next time I will.
I have stayed at the EWR Marriott several times, and the convenience cannot be beat. All the off-airport properties involve a air-train + hotel shuttle ride. Several years ago, I had a minor service issue (failed to deliver on promise) and the recovery was poor (promised upgrade on next visit, but that was not delivered either.) Other than that, I would recommend this hotel for an overnight as it is a nice property with a decent restaurant and lounge, and as mentioned, convenient location.
How early does the Concierge lounge open for breakfast in the morning ? Thanks
This is so much nicer than the EWR Newark Hilton. Long wait for a shuttle, tired rooms with weird stains, overpriced lounge and skimpy 'continental' breakfast for Golds. At least the lobby could double as a set for Mad Men. That was the only cool thing about the Newark Airport Hilton. My next stay at EWR is Newark Hilton Penn Station as I have a lot of time and am going to visit NYC. But, if the prices are comparable, this looks like a much better hotel.
Everybody is Marriott Gold these days due to the generous SPG match (and via AMEX Plat). Meanwhile as a Marriott Platinum I don't get SPG 75.
That looks like a fairly good gym for an airport hotel...or for most any hotel aside from 5-star properties, resorts, or those attached to an actual membership-required gym. I think that's one of the most overlooked amenities in hotels these days. Internet should be considered a public utility and free of charge - a whole 'nother discussion - but gyms seem to be a hot commodity these days. I know I'll purposely choose one hotel over another based on their fitness center. The days of a converted guest room and a broken elliptical being the "exercise studio" are over; seems like hotels are finally getting with it.
My husband and I also stayed at this Marriott at the end of Oct. and feel your review is spot on. Very enjoyable for an airport hotel, clean rooms, good food. I have Marriott status as well so was able to experience all of the above amenitites.
Hotel choices in Newark are certainly much better than options at either JFK or LGA. Love the EWR Marriott yet parking there is not preferable as there is no covered parking. The Hilton offers covered parking and their Diamond breakfast is better than what is served at the Marriott.
Although close to the terminals 'as the crow flies', it is not walkable as there would be various impediments, like roadways, barriers and no path anyway. As you need to take their shuttle, it stands to reason you could also take any other hotel shuttle to their nearby property, opening up your options.
I stayed there a week or so ago, and agree with your review. As I had a very early flight out (the reason I was there) I had no time to graze, unfortunately. A pretty good hotel and would do it again.
This was a much nicer stay than going into Manhattan to stay at the much costlier Marriott Marquis. What was worse was that the Executive Lounge at the Marquis is closed on weekends. To compensate, they offer 1000 reward points. That’s equivalent to $8 total for two people. That will just cover the tip for breakfast in NY. We were boarding a cruise ship the next day out of Manhattan. Had I used the Marriott shuttle and stayed at the Newark Airport and Ubered to the ship directly, I probably would’ve saved over $300 in one day.
I enjoy reading your hotel reviews and viewing the photos. There seems, to me, to be a sameness to all these places that mainly cater to business travelers. And while the décor is kept up to date, you could blindfold me and I could probably feel that I'm in familiar surroundings regardless of brand.
To be honest, I'm glad that I got to retire -- 3 X's -- from what was then known as the rat race; flying 5 days/nights a week, sometimes overseas, meet and greet my clients, etc., etc.
Once upon a time, I was flying out of LAX. I boarded my plane and sat in my business class seat. Along came another traveler and he apologetically said that I was apparently sitting in his seat!
So I pulled out my boarding pass, which showed that the same seat had also been assigned to me. The FA examined both of our boarding passes and sure enough we had the same seat!
What to do?!
It turned out that I had tickets for every Friday night for several weeks on the LAX-IAD flights. And I had pulled out my ticket for this flight but which was scheduled for the following week.
Fortunately, I also had a ticket for this flight, but with a different seat assignment. It was good for a laugh. This and other miscues livened up my travels.
I stayed here once. The lounge was full of pilots making vulgar comments about flight attendants.
@glenn t - to take a shuttle to any property other than the Marriott Airport, you have to take the gawdawful "Air Train" monorail (which is totally inadequate for an airport EWR's size and can get extremely crowded) to the P4 parking garage and get the hotel shuttle from there. The Marriott Airport can pick up at the terminals, so it saves quite a bit of time, especially since to get to some of the off-airport hotels requires some vehicular gymnastics on the 1&9 and takes longer than you'd expect.
Lucky, you always include in your write-up how much you value points for, in explaining your decision to pay or use points. Is there a table listing all programs and how much you value the points? Then I'd know if I'm getting a good deal or not when I have the option to use points or $$.
I stopped staying at Marriott when they took away the desks and started leaving the tipping envelopes. At least they brought back the desks, but under no circumstances will I tip a chambermaid when I've already paid $150.00 to stay there. Especially at an airport hotel which is a transient operation anyway. Maybe they should just leave me a dustpan and some mops so I can clean my own room! Marriott can afford to pay their staff a bit better and still be profitable.
Nice, clear review. Hope to make use of the information in the near future. Thanks!
Was there meant to be an actual Taylor Swift quote in the review or was it a coincidence?
Agreed. This property is not walkable from the airport thanks to concrete highway dividers.
I've had the same pleasant experience as everyone else and the shuttle goes direct to the terminals. One thing I've not liked in the last few years is this shutting down of the lounge on weekends.
This review allowed me to make a decision to book at the Marriott EWR. Very glad I did. It met all expectations