It was noticeable that the hotel had been partially upgraded. There were marble flooring and walls in the hotel lobby. New carpet in the hallways. There was no mentioning of Priceline at check-in. We arrived at 10am and a room was not available so we asked that they hold our luggage. When asked, they were going to give us a smoking room. We requested non-smoking and did not have a problem getting it. Overall, the room was fine except a few things such as low water pressure for showers; the TV remote was dirty with sticky-goo; there was something on the headboard that resembled dry blood smear and you could feel the bedsprings when laying on it. I was glad it was only one night as I was trying to get AmeriSuites in Seacacus but won this hotel instead.

There is a shuttle to Manhattan available that runs every hour for $5/person. We used public transportation instead and the fare was $2.10/person but you had to walk quite a ways to catch the bus#125 (at the northeast corner of 26th and J.F. Kennedy Blvd.) that takes you to the Port Authority in NYC. Whereas, the bus to AmeriSuites stops right in front of that hotel and is more convenient.