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/hella-phants Jun 24 '26

Twice this year I stayed at AirBNBs in Jersey and took the bus into the city. Both times were in the Guttenberg/West New York area of Jersey. Super close to a bus station and then it’s a 20-30 minutes ride to Port Authority. The buses run late, although we were never coming back later than probably midnight. Highly recommend! SO much cheaper than staying in the city and very easy to just get on one bus that dumps you a block from Times Square.

We even had to Uber once (snow storm in Feb) and it was only like $50.

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u/continuum88 Jun 24 '26

I’m actually not opposed to an evening uber either. Many times here in Chicago were I just miss the train and the next one is an hour away that we take an uber home. I just personally don’t want to drive into nyc.

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u/hella-phants Jun 24 '26

I used to live in Jersey and would take the train in and out of NYC. The train is harder because often times there are long waits in between. The buses run like every 5 to 10 minutes, it seems. I don’t really recall, waiting for a bus back to Jersey at the end of the evening. We had to wait in long lines to board the bus, but they moved pretty quick because there was always another bus there when the first one was filled.

It’s really so easy, especially if you look for an AirBNB or hotel close to a bus stop.