Name: Best Western New Brunswick - East Brunswick
Address: 195 Route 18, East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, East Brunswick, New Jersey, US
Price range: $88–$151 per night
Rating: 8.33

What guests think

At Best Western Rutgers University Hotel, travelers highlight friendly staff, practical value, and clean, updated accommodations in a location handy for Rutgers and major highways, while recurring drawbacks include highway noise and sometimes tricky entry to the parking lot.

Rooms are often spacious and comfortable, but Wi-Fi performance can be unreliable for some stays. Breakfast earns frequent praise for waffles and hot items, though the space can feel crowded and selections or coffee quality may disappoint. Some guests report maintenance or housekeeping issues, including odors, clogged drains, stained linens, pests, or out-of-order amenities. Expect a straightforward, good-value stopover.

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Facilities

Attached Hooters provides on-site dining; there is a small gym but no pool. Parking is generally available, though EV charging is limited or inoperable at times, elevators can be slow, and the laundry was reported out of order.

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Bruce

Aug 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice. Had casual dining (Hooters) on site

10

Carol

Dec 19, 2024

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Very clean. Very nice and professional staff. Easy to access from the interstate. Parking was limited and parking lot was not well lit at night. Noise from the interstate. Still gave it an excellent rating. Would stay here again.

10

Kimberlee

Jul 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was clean. Wasnt a luxury hotel but is great for 1 or 2 night stay. Breakfast was ok. Small gym no pool.

10

Nelson

Jul 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Love this hotel! Very clean and with excellent staff from the front desk to the cleaners. They serve breakfast in the morning which consists of sausage, eggs, waffles. As well as cold items like muffins and cereal. Theres just 2 negatives I would give. I was in need of a laundry room and theres was out of order/none available. The other being the location of the hotel. Its on a very busy 1 way street. God help you if you miss the turn into the parking lot. You will easily spend another 20 min if not longer trying to turn around then to go back the way you just came. Yet its still 5 stars from me!

8

Julia

Sep 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very close to highway, can hear the traffic all night. Room is clean and large. Decent breakfst choices. Electric chargers were not working with no way of knowing this before arrival (doesnt show upcpn ev charging apps) . Had to find another place to charge

8

Hugues

Aug 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel. EV charging was only for tesla.

10

Brooke

Aug 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, nice comfortable beds, nicely remodeled, and updated room and bathroom, great little gym and good breakfast selection

10

Ulrich

Jul 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Trasch in the oarking area. EV charging was advertised, but has not been instaled (yet?).

8

Jennifer

May 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel is run down. Hooters attached to it. Slow elevators. Looks dirty, rooms were okay though.

10

lisa

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hooters on property

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Cleanliness

Many guests find rooms and common areas very clean, even spotless. However, reports also note lapses such as odors or mold, dirty tubs, stained or itchy bedding, pests, and inconsistent in-stay housekeeping.

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Paul

Oct 24, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

We stayed 3 nights, not once did housekeeping enter our room! Now listen I wasn’t looking for fresh sheets everyday or mints on my pillows but we complained the first day that no towels were replaced or trash emptied we had to go to front desk to get trash bags and towels. We were told to just put dirty towels and trash outside our door. I hate doing that because then they can say we stole towels and charge my card.

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Darnejah

Nov 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was spotless and the staff was excellent!

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Kathy

Aug 3, 2025

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Stayed 13 nights

Filthy elevators,itchy sheets. I changed rooms because my nasty tub bottom was flaking off. Tub in new room was dirty and in need if reglazing or replacement. Only bright spot was Nick at front desk. Very sweet. Only person who greeted me and he tried to help with new room

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David

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Wonderful staff! Everyone was so nice and helpful. However, the room reeked of something awful. A cross between cigarette smoke and industrial cleaner. Gave me a headache in an hour. Asked around and this occurred in more than our room. Hopefully, they rectify this

10

Ryan

Aug 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great clean hotel nice staff

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Eric

Feb 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We checked in seamless, our blankets were stained through all the way to the mattress. We called the front desk to change rooms and offered us a different type of room… then gave us new sheets that were the wrong size for the bed. After we talked to the front desk who told us they would help us the next morning, when we got to the fro t desk the next morning the front desk told us “I can’t do anything about this” after showing him pictures of what happened. He then told us “you can try to call tomorrow a see If you can speak to the manager” giving us a card. Would not recommend again

10

Dulce

Nov 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The place was super clean and very comfortable, and the staff was very friendly and helpful.

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Karim

Apr 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The water in the bathtub never gets hot. Heard there were bugs coming out of the wall in another room too.

4

Onyx

Jul 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Mold was on the ceiling and the room smelled

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Tyler

Sep 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room. Clean hallways, clean lobby, just quiet and clean. That's exactly what i look for in a hotel.

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Rooms

Rooms are generally spacious, updated, and comfortable with decent amenities; highway noise is a recurring concern. Wi-Fi is unreliable for some, and a few mention firm pillows/beds or minor issues like AC performance or slow drains.

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Ruth

Oct 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location quick to get to the NJ Turnpike and short trip to Mancini’s Pizza. Great room, quiet, and loved having a nightlight in the bathroom. My only suggestion is to have an extra grab bar on the wall in the shower.

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Brian

Jun 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I called the hotel in the afternoon to advise I’d be arriving very late. No problem, I was told. They’d let the front desk know. Well, 3am I get a call that they’ve cancelled my reservation, before I could reply that I was 15 minutes away. Thankfully they didn’t give away my room. They reinstated the reservation. Room was slightly above my expectations. Bed was comfortable. The noise, however, from the NJ Turnpike was incessant. Good thing I was exhausted and could sleep through it, because normally I would not have found that possible.

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Jie

Apr 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It is too close to the highway and was very noisy, and we couldn't sleep at all for the night.

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Christina

Apr 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed one night for work. It was right by a major road so it was pretty noisy all night. The bed was a little firmer then id like. Breakfast was standard fare. It was an okay stay overall.

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Rudy

Sep 30, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Good stay, just bad wifi.

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Ron

Sep 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean and spacious room.

10

Brooke

Aug 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, nice comfortable beds, nicely remodeled, and updated room and bathroom, great little gym and good breakfast selection

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Padma

Nov 22, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Internet needs connecting by opening browser very frequently. This is the only negative.

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Barbara

Oct 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Breakfast room is WAY too crowded. Room is WAY too noisy…..too close to highway!

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Zaheer

Nov 22, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Room was fine, the staff is very helpful and accommodating. Overall ambiance is not of a five star hotel. The Internet was so slow that it was unusable. We stayed for nights and I had to use my own device to connect to the Internet. I could not use the hotel Internet for my work conference calls.

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Service

Service is frequently described as friendly, professional, and accommodating, with easy check-in/out. A minority cite poor follow-up or unhelpful interactions regarding complaints, late-arrival communication, or breakfast issues.

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Brian

Jun 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I called the hotel in the afternoon to advise I’d be arriving very late. No problem, I was told. They’d let the front desk know. Well, 3am I get a call that they’ve cancelled my reservation, before I could reply that I was 15 minutes away. Thankfully they didn’t give away my room. They reinstated the reservation. Room was slightly above my expectations. Bed was comfortable. The noise, however, from the NJ Turnpike was incessant. Good thing I was exhausted and could sleep through it, because normally I would not have found that possible.

10

Antonio

Apr 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Easy check in, friendly front desk employee, great breakfast.

10

Nicole P

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room, Very friendly helpful staff. We had a late arrival and front desk called to check on us if we were still coming and assured our room was reserved for us.

10

Mary

Apr 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I regularly stay at the Best Western Rutgers University Hotel several times a year when visiting relatives. While not a "luxury" hotel, it is clean, safe, and more then comfortable. I recommend this hotel highly. It is reasonably priced, and the staff is always helpful and friendly. That there is a restaurant right next door (you don't even have to go outside to switch from one building to the other and back) is a huge plus for a non-driver like me who would otherwise have to rely on car service to eat elsewhere.

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Peri

May 4, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff from the font desk to the cleaning staff were extremely exceptional. Very friendly and helpful, really made the stay much more comfortable and relaxing than it already was.

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Eric

Feb 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We checked in seamless, our blankets were stained through all the way to the mattress. We called the front desk to change rooms and offered us a different type of room… then gave us new sheets that were the wrong size for the bed. After we talked to the front desk who told us they would help us the next morning, when we got to the fro t desk the next morning the front desk told us “I can’t do anything about this” after showing him pictures of what happened. He then told us “you can try to call tomorrow a see If you can speak to the manager” giving us a card. Would not recommend again

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Meykel

Apr 14, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Overall hotel is good, really clean. The staff is really helpful and hotel policies are really good, flexible. For example I paid for 4 nights when we got there but had to leave early and only used two nights and they reimbursed the difference. Is a good hotel for a short stay. They do not have cribs for babys, is the only complaint i have from my stay.

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Irina

Dec 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel itself is clean, beds are decently comfortable (except for pillows - gave me a headache). Heater/ cooler seems broken: Room felt 90 degrees when we checked in although thermostat showed 61 degrees. We had to run air conditioning (in december) to keep it cool enough to sleep. It still showed it was set at 61, but at least cool air was coming out. My biggest issue was breakfast. We came down at 9.45 and there was no food left and the place was a disaster - food all over counters and floor. I asked the food attendant and she said: "Its busy and I am working by myself". No apology, just defensive. I told the guy at reception to which he just shrugged and directed me back to food attendant. So they technically do serve hot breakfast, but we did not get to eat. And reception did not seem to care at all about our bad experience. Would never stay here again.

10

Rose

Dec 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent stay. Nick at the front desk was wonderful.

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Muhammad

Nov 28, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Terrible Experience – Money Stolen & Zero Accountability - DONT EVER STAY HERE I stayed at the Best Western Rutgers Hotel and discovered after returning home that $75 USD had been stolen from my bag. I reported it to the hotel and was told someone would investigate and call me back. No one ever did. When I followed up myself, the front desk staff (Luke) dismissed my concern, implied I’d “left the money somewhere else,” and told me to file a police report , even after I explained I’m not a U.S. resident. No transparency, no investigation shared, no accountability. I’ve stayed at hotels around the world and have never experienced theft or such unprofessional, defensive customer service. This was my first time staying at a Best Western and likely my last.

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Location

Convenient to Rutgers, bus/train links, and major highways, making it practical for stopovers and NYC trips. The immediate area is not very walkable, entry can be tricky on a busy one-way road, and highway noise is common.

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Ruth

Oct 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location quick to get to the NJ Turnpike and short trip to Mancini’s Pizza. Great room, quiet, and loved having a nightlight in the bathroom. My only suggestion is to have an extra grab bar on the wall in the shower.

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DIANE

May 14, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Stayed here (instead of Manhattan) to obtain more reasonable prices. It was great. It is close to the train station and the ride into Manhattan was much shorter than staying on Long Island.

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Alexandra

Jun 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Conveniently located just off the highway, nothing fancy but good value. Clean, spacious room in good condition. The area is not one to spend your time in, but good for staying fir a night on a way somewhere else.

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Stanelle

Oct 14, 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

The entrance is quite dangerous and inconvenient to access but otherwise a good location.

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Sharif

Aug 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This Hotel is 15 minutes away from RUTGERS

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lisa

Sep 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was surprisingly clean and comfortable. The road work right by the hotel made it a little difficult to enter and exit but not too bad.

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Kathleen

Oct 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was courteous and professional. The parking lot was right off the highway, so it was loud and there wasn't much around the hotel.

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Nelson

Jul 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Love this hotel! Very clean and with excellent staff from the front desk to the cleaners. They serve breakfast in the morning which consists of sausage, eggs, waffles. As well as cold items like muffins and cereal. Theres just 2 negatives I would give. I was in need of a laundry room and theres was out of order/none available. The other being the location of the hotel. Its on a very busy 1 way street. God help you if you miss the turn into the parking lot. You will easily spend another 20 min if not longer trying to turn around then to go back the way you just came. Yet its still 5 stars from me!

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Jeff

Jul 9, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

It was a great place to stay for our trip. Clean, convenient and easy to get to for going to NYC and Philly in one weekend.

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Barbara

Oct 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Breakfast room is WAY too crowded. Room is WAY too noisy…..too close to highway!

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Dining

Complimentary breakfast is often good with hot items and waffles, but the room can be crowded and items or variety sometimes run out; several disliked the coffee. Hooters next door offers a casual alternative.

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Michael

Feb 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

has a hooters connected to it very nice room for the price breakfast was lacking

6

Amir

Dec 2, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The breakfast options were very limited, and most items ran out without being replenished. The hotel was not as clean as it seems in photos. But the staff were very friendly.

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Tricia

Mar 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The only thing that I would offer as a suggestion is to dispose of the Nescafé coffee etc machine and buy carafes for coffee. The coffee was horrible! The coffee in the little packets in the rooms was much better.

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Hamid

Jul 10, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

we have stayed there 3 days and morning breakfast daily pork , they didnt consider that other people concern who dont eat pork , daily they given pork in morning breakfast , also some other religious people dont eat pork , but they can put different date difftert meet , but always pork in breakfast

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Tamara

Jul 14, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Pleasant front desk staff. Nice breakfast in the morning. Waffle stations and hot foods along with juices, coffee and cereals. The pillows were all very soft and we would have liked firmer options. Easy access to Turnpike, Rt 18 and Rt 1. Less than 1 mile from bus transit to NYC. Highly recommend.

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Valeisa

Oct 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The AC definitely works, the room was clean and housekeeping was very accommodating. Breakfast was standard but good and convenient.

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Richard

Dec 1, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

This place is just fine. Nothing fancy, but generally clean and comfortable. Pricing is good for what you get. The worst part about it is the breakfast. Plan to go to the Wawa nearby if you want to grab breakfast to go.

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Barbara

Oct 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Breakfast room is WAY too crowded. Room is WAY too noisy…..too close to highway!

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jon

Nov 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was clean and cozy. However the beds were a little too firm for my liking. Wish they were a lot softer. But that's my preference. However the breakfast was very good and was one of the reasons why we chose it. The highway noise was a little bit much though however we understand there's not much they can do about that

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Susan

Jun 15, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent breakfast, very clean and good maid service. Quiet and nice hotel. My only suggestion is fruits for breakfast and my wakevup call did mot work out.

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13	14 $110	15 $96	16 $96	17 $96	18 $133	19 $133
20 $105	21 $96	22 $104	23 $113	24 $105	25 $147	26 $134
27 $95	28 $96	29 $96	30 $96

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				1 $97	2 $104	3 $148
4 $97	5 $98	6 $97	7 $96	8 $98	9 $125	10 $123
11 $96	12 $88	13 $98	14 $88	15 $96	16 $96	17 $105
18 $96	19 $88	20 $96	21 $96	22 $96	23 $105	24 $122
25 $88	26 $88	27 $96	28 $96	29 $96	30 $105	31 $151

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Standard Room,1 King Bed, Accessible, Roll-In Shower, Refrigerator & Microwave

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave

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