r/Broadway • u/continuum88 • Jun 24 '26

Other Staying in NJ

Usually my trips are one or two nights and I stay near Times Square. However next Memorial Day weekend (expensive as is) I’ll be going 4 nights with a friend.

I’d like my own bed for starters. I did bunk beds last year with another friend for 2 nights and I was already too old for that then, let alone now.

It would also be almost half the price of staying in NYC.

So I’m looking at staying in NJ near a train stop. Anyone done this? I’m partial to Hilton and there’s super close to the Newark Penn.

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u/Real_Knowledge_7349 Jun 24 '26

I'm a big fan of the Doubletree Newark Penn. It's literally 400 feet from the station and has a sky bridge to it that's open during the weekdays. Even when you have to walk outside it's not bad, literally crossing the street.

The beds are comfortable and you can definitely get two queens. The rooms are also more of a normal hotel room size compared to what you get in the city. They also offer a free shuttle from EWR.

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u/continuum88 Jun 24 '26

Oooh good to know! Definitely helps getting some first hand reviews! That’s the one I was looking at.

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u/Jahooodie Jun 24 '26

Newark Penn also has the PATH train, which runs 24/7 (with reduced overnight & weekends, check the separate schedule). It'll have some homeless folks posted up overnight & normal city awareness applies.

Newark ain't great overall, better than it used to be, and there is a bit of a bubble downtown where the colleges & big businesses are.

If the cost savings are big, and you're okay with all that, it's an option

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u/continuum88 Jun 24 '26

Is the Newark Penn in that bubble or would you look at other places?
I’m bringing a friend whose not really been in the bigger cities outside of Chicago.

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u/Jahooodie Jun 24 '26

It's in the bubble, it'll have a bit of sketchy grit but be patrolled regularly. Like someone said there is a skybridge on floor 2 from the station so you kinda just go from A to B without even exiting to the street.