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not too many cars at the parking lot, but this hotel is still very nice, shine and clean. I got the room at first floor which is wonderful, for one reason, the ceiling is 14 feet, for another reason, you feel you got the whole facility not just a room ... This is a good base to go to Julliard for a nice violin concert at its Paul Hall near 65st and Broadway, straight highway 78 to Holland Tunnel and west side highway up ...

Got this at first bid! :) Glad that the min back to $37 ... Also noticed that now Basking Ridge joines Somerset, Bridgewater, Edison, Piscataway ...etc. instead of stand alone, which makes lots of sense ... Also, brand new Hampton Inn at South Plainfield 2* also shown at Somerset-Piscataway-SouthPlainfield group that makes lots of sense. I would prefer to get this brand new 2* hotel with complimentary breakfast for $37 ... Courtyard also has nice breakfast area, but it is not complimentary, yet, at night it can not be used and the front desk can see thru, not feel comfortable there... Whereas this brand new Hampton Inn also has nice breakfast area with tables and sofa and LCD TV ...etc on the wall that seperate front desk and the breakfast area... At night having a complimentary coffee and watch TV there or have a chat make you feel great, at least, your area not just in your room, but the whole place... But Courtyard has indoor pool and hot tub, so it is good for winter, Hampton Inn has nice outdoor pool ... But, if you go to Dunkin Donuts down Stelton Rd, you can get a one week free coupon for LA Fitness right next to Hampton Inn, so you got nice free service there ... Both have complimentary wireless Internet access and free parking... I think Courtyard can not compare with this Hampton Inn on the beds; when you sleep at Hampton Inn's bed, you really do not want to get up ...

Bid $32 on 2.5* as usual, and got countered $8 back, don't want to play games after coming back from Great Wolf Lodge, just accepted it. got it at $40! :) Have tried not long ago counter $33, $34, never got anything ... may be should try $35 and $36 ... but comparing to $10 chiken finger per kid at Great Wolf Lodge, I really miss this wonderful Summerfield Suites ...

Just got an email from AmeriSuite saying free movie tickets given ...etc. So, guess AmeriSuites need customers ... bid 2.5* at Princeton at $35 and countered $9, just accept it and got this wonderful AmeriSuites right next to the mall and Barnes & Noble; even better, the brand new PF Changs is right in front of it ...

$52 is not a bad price ... the best I ever got was $47 ... in order to get that, you need to bid $44 to start with and you should get a counter of something like $13 ... then reject, then rebid ...etc. This a very new and nice hotel with nice pool ... and of course, can walk over to Bridgewater Commons Mall, nice food court, movie theater ... Border bookstores and Best Buy down the road ... You won't regret!

Just came back from the hotel. Can't believe so many cars in the parking lot after mid nights and saw many of you at the great complimentary breakfast !! :)

Well, you may be able to get Holiday Inn for only $33 ...

This is nice hotel right next to Newport Center Mall and one block from PATH Newport station, easy to go to NYC ... Check out this Confucious Chinese restaurant, you will love it ... behind the building is Ferry to NYC ... You got BJ's and Target's around ...

Just curious if you can get one down Atlantic City since there is going to be New Jersey Teachers Conference down there; this is annual thing, and there is no schools in New Jersey during this period ... i.e. we have a 4 day LONG weekend ... :)

I am glad you like the hotel ... I liked it very much too and it is very deterministic, I always got it at $37 for many years till recently it was up $1 to $38, but still very good price, and no guess, just pick 2.5* and got it... next time you been there, go further down the road there is a small plaza has many nice restaurants ... I went there every weekend ...

The hotel has been renovated, so it is well worth the money ... :)

This is great to know ...

You are welcome! Do you use SavingBarn dot com?

Told a friend to bid 2.5* at $35 and countered $9 and accepted got $44 this nice newly renovated Courtyard ... :)

Not sure why you got it that high? I often got $40 or $41 ... :) may be because you got a whole week?

Did you come? The concert just finished; it was great! I am at the Music Library ... If you missed it, there is another one FREE tomorrow (Friday, 8pm) same place. This time would be Purcursion Ensemble ... Saturday night 8pm also has another one, but that one cost $15 ...

Great! and on 10/26/06 Thu 8pm, don't forget to come to the wonderful Rutgers Symphony Bank concert at this 740 people Rutgers Univ Nicholas Music Center that's only 7 miles away from Somerset Marriott and you can have a nice dinner at New Brunswick at one of dozens nice restaurant ... Yes, it is FREE!! :) This does not mean its quality is not good. Hey, when they play at Carnigie Hall, you will have to pay $100 !!! It it music major and professors ... Yes, also FREE parking, and if you arrive 30 minutes earlier, you can also walk around the Masson Gross Performing Art Center, walk thru those bridges to get a great feeling and may be check out the nice Music Library (yes, free Internet access ...) I will be their enjoy the 2 hour concert while my kids going to Rutgers Sinfornia Orchestra rehearsal and other kids doing homework at Music Library ... and at the lowest floor there is a great music media library where you can even borrow and watch China Opera and listen to all kind of music CD's ...etc. Oh, don't forget to visit Music Dept Marryet Building and standing at the front door you will see thru the whole Raritan River and the arch bridge for NJ Trainsit train ...etc.

Well, believe or not, when I stayed at this hotel every weekend, I was visiting New York City ... Here are some routes I took: 1. If I want to go lower manhattan like Chinatown, South Street Seaport, I would take Fwy 287 S then Rt 24-E then Rt 1 to Staten Island and park the the $6 24 hour parking next to Ferry and take the FREE Ferry over to Battery Park, and walk along Wall St area along Water St to South St Seaport to Chinatown ...etc. This is a great summer route since you will visit many places and has a wonderful view from ferry of Manttan, day view on the way in and night view on the way out. The parking is very safe with security guards and very cheap. Frankly speaking, you can park the car there and take ferry to stay at NYC hotel if you want. 2. If I want to go to World Trade Center area, I would take Fwy 287-S then Rt-24-E then i-78-E all the way to Newport at Jersey City, and park at the Target parking lot FREE and walk two blocks to take PATH to Manhattan. I may also dropby the Newport Mall. I also take this route to Midtown at 33rd St thru PATH next to Courtyard which is one rest stop with nice restroom and NYC info. When arrived 33rd St, end stop, it is right under Manhattan Mall, so you also have food court, restroom, downstairs ...etc. Then, hey, you can walk along Broadway to 42nd Time Square to watch show or just do whatever you want to do. You will see many more people in one hour than in whole month ... I can't tell you where to go as I never plan where to go, and every time I found new fantasy ... but I got ESPN game cards, so I have a good reason to stop there for an hour or two ... 3. If you drive into NYC, that means you are not New Yorker, or not familiar with New York City, but I have found if you want to go to Museum, you may be better just drive all the way into NYC. e.g. I always drive into Natral History Museum where there is parking for member; somehow, museum parking are well worth; they are at great spot and not as expensive. and can walk over to Central Park. 4. There are many other routes that you can drive depending on where you want to go and when the events are. I drove to SUNY at Stony Brook back and forth every weekend and has tried all different routes; I have found driving is not a big deal if you willing to pay some extra toll and know when to drive which route. Even if you drive to place as crowd as Chinatown, if you would just pay $15 parking without hesitation, you will find Chinatown is very easy access right after Holland Tunnel. 5. Another detour route is to drive to Liberty State Park and park your car there and take the Light Weight Rail, very new and nice, this is great during weekdays ... I know many people moving every year or two depending on where their jobs got in NJ, but their life activities are around New York City. They took train to work at NYC when got a job there, but when they don't, the still take train to NYC during weekend. So, I have found the best way to get to know New York City is park "far away" then take NJ Transit train, then PATH then Ferry or NYC Subway ... eventually to the interesting point. You will find you learn a lot about the city and the surrounding area ... I have been doing so for many other cities like Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston, Pittsburgh ...etc, and I found I got real live experience like living in those cities ...

When I left today around 1pm, I passed by a janitor room and saw this Chinese female staff working very hard on cleaning, I saw her every morning at the wonderful complimentary breakfast around 7am since she and another staff were preparing the great breakfast. Every time I saw her, I felt very touched since she was always working very hard, trying to help provide best service to the customer. For all these years, I never saw her not working busily when I stayed, but this was the first time I saw her working very hard in addtion to preparing breakfast... So I stopped and said hello to her and gave her a tip, telling her that I am leaving and my family got a great time staying here; thanks for wonderful breakfast she prepared always. She was very surprised seeing a $20 tip and asked if we are moving out of state? Then, after some conversation, I was so surprised that she has been working in this great hotel since dozen years we start visiting... She even remembered the days when my kids came with strollers ...etc. :) This great Summerfield is her home, and it is our home too ...

It's great to be here again!!! and SAME ROOM!!! :) Nice complimentary luxury breakfast, nice room, nice weather ... except vacant parking lot ... Hay! come over here for a weekend getaway!!

Yes. Elizabeth zone seems to have the best price, so, if you do not care which area to get, you may start at Elizabeth, I got $45 on 3* Wyndham (now Doubletree) and $40 2.5 Country Inn & Suites ... But, Extendstay is a nice hotel with full kitchen ...

$30 is valet, self parking is $15 or $18 ... only two blocks away, very safe parking deck with security guards ...

Try to bid $35 on 2.5* and you will get $9 counter back, if you accept, you will get $44 on 2.5* Courtyard by Marriott at Princeton ... The brand new Homewood Suites right next to it is going to be available any time, so that will ease a bit the hotel in the area ...

Every time I tried it, I got Courtyard Parsippany instead around $45, but since now we got $32 on this suite hotel, I believe you should be able to get it during weekdays ... because Courtyard is much more expensive during weekdays than weekends ...

First bid and got it !!! :)