Priceline Hotel: 2* Newark (Newark - Newark Airport EWR) Ramada

[dahammer]

made another same day bid in the Newark area and used savingsbarn.com to access the PL website. I didn't want to get stuck with the Sheraton 4 Points, so I started in the Newark-Newark Airport zone with a 3* and bid $52, but was rejected. Added 2.5*, rejected. Added 2* and won. (I THINK)

Your Offer Price: $52.00

Number of Rooms: 1

Number of Nights: 1

Subtotal: $52.00

Taxes & Service Fees: $14.72

Total Charges: $66.72

Plenty of mixed reviews on tripadvisor.com, this place looks fine from the photo on the website. Lobby not too bad, the rooms are decent sized but a bit worn. Upon check in, I asked for and received a non-smoking room, but it seemed like the clerk had to get aproval from the manager to meet my request. I had to change rooms because I could not get a signal on my wireless card as well as there were two voice mail messages intended for the previous guest....something like "I'm going to come back and get you". I asked for and got a new room, and after a call to tech support, finally got a signal and was able to use the $9.95 per day wireless internet. The rate on the Ramada website was $119, but on the Hotel's direct website, the rate was $55 for a non-cancellable smoking room. Lots of aircraft noise, so light sleepers might want to avoid this property...oops, there goes another jumbo jet flying a mere 100' above me...... :) Is this a new property for the list of pinned hotels? At least this reservation was not totally for naught! The Hotel has an airport shuttle and a mini-workout room, an outdoor pool, and a restaurant with cocktail lounge on site.

[thereuare]

Yup, thanks for the new hotel and for using the links at SavingsBarn.com to begin your priceline bid.

Sounds like this may only be slightly better than the Four Points!

Try to get some sleep.